“God Rest His Soul” – paying tribute to Dr. King on the 45th anniversary of his murder

45 years ago today Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in Memphis. I think it’s important to remember that he was there marching in support of striking garbage haulers. I’m also sure many of those striking men could have and would have done a lot of other things had they had the opportunity to do so.

Gregg Allman wrote this song for Dr. King but it was never on one of his studio releases. He’s said that he never intended to release it and just wrote it as a personal tribute, but he also sold the song for way too cheap to producer Steve Alaimo when he needed money to get back to Los Angeles. Alaimo also bought “Melissa,” which ABB manager Phil Walden eventually bought back 50 percent of… Anyhow, I think it’s a great tribute to a great man and the person who put this video together with pics of Dr. King did it justice.

MLK’s haunting final speech, “I Have Been to the Mountaintop” is below that. Unbelievable.

Please pause to remember Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968).

MLK’s haunting final speech, “I Have Been to the Mountaintop”: