The History of He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
A poignant ballad written by two Bobs
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5 min readApr 18, 2022
In the late 1960s, songwriters Bobby Scott and Bob Russell wrote their only collaboration, the ballad “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.”
The song became a worldwide hit for the English rock group, The Hollies, in late 1969. It was also a hit for Neil Diamond the following year. However, the first…
