My first Harry Chapin experience was in the spring of 1976 when I bought Varieties & Balderdash, and saw him in a solo concert at Northern IL Univ. in May of that same year. I say it was only the first experience because I was fortunate to have many more.…
Unfortunately Harry was gone by the time I discovered him, but once I did, I would listen to everyone I could tell me what he was like in concert, as a friend, or how they were simply touched by him and his stories. I was a disc jockey at Kent…
I am originally from Scranton, Pa., and grew up in Punxsutawney, Pa. I was introduced to Harry Chapin’s music when I was little..perhaps 8 or so. My father and I come to visit the relatives all the time in Scranton, and one day he put in a tape and the…
I am so grateful that I discovered Harry Chapin in time to experience his presence before his tragic death. I had heard Taxi, Cat’s Cradle and I Want to Learn a Love Song and I was mildly fond of them, when one day, on impulse I bought Greatest Stories Live.…