"Not only was the original successful, but the song spawned several cover versions, making Bennett several million dollars. [...] Bennett realized that he was too old for the current rock & roll audience and decided to retire from performing", www.boydbennett.com
"He did not realize until later that his lungs and those of all his shipmates were filled with deadly asbestos dust from the insulation on the exposed pipes...a future death sentence. This lethal asbestos dust disabled and eventually killed many of the men who served on these ships years later."Biografie auf BoydBennett.com