I was only 13 when I heard of Harry Chapin. It was 1975 when my English teacher played "The Cat's In The Cradle" in class. From then on, the song kept reminding me, from time to time, how short and precious life is, that we should never take things for…
I first heard Harry's music when I was about 7 or 8 years old. When my Dad and I were driving to my Grandparent's house for the holidays, we would listen to Harry Chapin's music for the entire 4-hour round-trip ride. My family life was never good when I was…
As with JFK, John Lennon and a few others, I can never forget where I was or how I felt when I got the news about Harry's death. Eventually, I learned the details...that he had died in a collision with a tractor trailer on a Long Island freeway. Other details…
I've never been able to forget the first time I saw Harry Chapin live. It was at Milwaukee's Summerfest in 1974, either July 1 or 3, whichever was a Wednesday. A friend of mine had turned me on to Harry. Of course, I had heard TAXI and SNIPER and BETTER…