The Hug

Rise Up Singing:

Friendship

p. 65

Find Under:

Hug, The

First Line:

Dan Murrow is a mighty friendly man

Artist & Tune

Composed by:

Fred Small

Rec/Performed by:

Fred Small

Reference

Genre:

composed folk US

About the Song

Print source:

Breaking from the Line: Songs of Fred Small

This song is on Small's "Love's Gonna Carry Us" & "Fred Small in Concert" albums.

The song is reported to be based on the true story of a doctor named Don Morrow who reportedly lost his job for hugging his patient in a psychiatric hospital.

There has been some confusion between the Morrow described in this song and Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams, a physician whose story was caricatured in the Robin Williams 1998 film. Dr Adams did not apparently appreciate the film.

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