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Widower sings heartbreaking rendition of ‘Blackbird’ to dying newborn son

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Musician Chris Picco lost his wife and newborn son within days of each other.


On Nov. 9, 30-year-old Ashley Picco passed away during an emergency cesarean section at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital in California. The baby, who was later named Lennon James Picco, survived the procedure, but was born several months premature.


As Lennon lay in the NICU holding on to life, his father sang a beautiful rendition of the Beatles' "Blackbird." Family friend K.C. Hohensee posted the video of Chris singing, and wrote in the description that “During the pregnancy, Ashley would often feel Lennon moving to music, so Chris asked if he could bring his guitar into the NICU and play for Lennon, which he did for several hours during the last days of Lennon's precious life.” Read more...


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