Controversy
Chapin wrote and composed "30,000 Pounds Of Bananas" less than ten years after Seski's death in the crash. Seski had left behind a widow and children when he died, and after being criticized for the song, Chapin said that he would donate proceeds from its royalties to them, but they received no money. Instead, Chapin donated proceeds from the royalties to his campaign against hunger.
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