Well, this is more like a set of ramblings than a short story but I feel compelled to write this after reading the story posted by Bob Marr (My father). Unlike in my father’s story I remember who turned me on to Harry Chapin’s music. It was in fact my…
"Could You Put Your Light On, Please" was the opening song to Harry's first album, TAXI. This phrase best describes Harry. He was a light in the dark valley. He knew where we were coming from. It's unfortunate that I was born after Harry died (I was born in 1985).…
Harry Chapin has been a large part of my family’s musical life since 1973 when he first performed at Pfeiffer College (now Pfeiffer University) near Charlotte, NC. His band played there twice again in 1974. Since that time my wife and I attended some 10-12 Chapin concerts all at Valley…
When I was in college everyone knew I was a "Chapin Fan". A friend of mine often got us free tickets to concerts at the Saratoga Performing Art Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, New York, where her brother worked. She called me one day and told me she had ten…