Flute Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1133397 By Dion. By Richard Holler. Arranged by Ben Clapton. Folk,Rock. Individual part. 1 pages. Ben Clapton #733552. Published by Ben Clapton (A0.1133397). Written in 1968 by Dick Holler and recorded by various artists including Dion, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Moms Mabley, and Marvin Gaye, this song hit number 1 in Canada, and reached number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song references four American leaders who were assassinated: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy (Bobby).