When I was very young, I caught "Taxi" on the radio one day. I loved the fact that Harry Chapin was just belting out, so loud and clear, "When I'm stoned!" That got me hooked. I bought all his previous albums, and always kept on top of his new ones.…
It was early 80's when I first heard the song "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" by Harry. I was living in a small, rustic cabin on the banks of Hamburg Cove in Lyme, CT for two weeks at a summer camp by the name of Camp Claire. In order to wind…
I Love Harry. I saw him 5 times in concert. At one of those concerts, Harry Chapin opened for Little River Band (can you believe that?) at Red Rocks in Colorado. It was raining and everyone was under their umbrellas and blankets when Harry came out on stage, shaking his…
I have listened to Harry since I was 14 and am now 43, and still listening. When he would hold his charity concerts in North Dakota, I went anywhere in the state where he was playing. To this day, I remember them as being my most favorite of any concert…