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The song became more popular in its live extended recording from Chapin's 1976 concert album, Greatest Stories Live that started the phrase "Harry, it sucks." The song is based on an actual truck accident that occurred in Scranton, Pennsylvania , in 1965.
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The lyrics of Chapin's "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" tell a story quite close to the actual events of March 18, 1965, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. On that day, 35-year-old trucker Eugene P. Sesky was returning home with a load of bananas he'd picked up in Weehawken, New Jersey. Coming down an extremely steep road leading from Lake Scranton to the ...
This was based on a true story about an accident in Scranton, Pennsylvania where a driver lost control of a truck full of bananas he was delivering. He was killed in the crash, and bananas were strewn all over the place. Sandy Chapin, who was married to Harry from 1968 until he was killed in a car accident in 1981, doesn't like this song at all.
Of course I was not aware of the tragedy behind the song. Harry Chaplin was a story teller. I can relate to his Greyhound song. Braneff from Abbeville, Louisiana been a fan since high school; Barry from Sauquoit, Ny Fifty years ago today {March 18th, 1965} on Moosic Street in Scranton, Pennsylvania the above accident took place.
In 1965, Gene Sesky crashed his semi truck in Scranton, PA while carrying 30,000 pounds of bananas. It is believed his clutch failed. Sesky barreled down Moosic Street, a
May 19, 2022 · Updated:4:31 PM EDT May 19, 2022. SCRANTON, Pa. — It was a horrific wreck many people still remember, one that inspired a Harry Chapin song. On March 18, 1965 Gene Sesky of Scranton lost control ...
Dec 11, 2018 · Chapin based 30,000 Pounds on a real tractor-trailer accident in 1965 outside of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Just as the song claims, the tractor-trailer actually did carry a load of bananas when it wrecked. The wreck actually did kill the truck driver, a real person, Eugene Sesky. Even worse, Chapin himself died in 1981 on the Long Island Expressway.
