MY IDOL, HARRY CHAPIN by Steven M. Cohn

I first started enjoying Harry Chapin in the late 60’s. I remember listening to Taxi and it stood out from all of the other music I enjoyed. The melody was catchy and the words ………… oh, the words. It was the "words" and was always the "words." It was so…

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‘A Better Place To Be’ by Ian Tait

I discovered Harry Chapin many years ago quite by accident by borrowing Verities from our local library. I just loved his lyrics, his voice, his feeling, his humour. Unfortunately to the best of my knowledge he never toured in Australia. He did a visit and appeared on a show hosted…

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One Stormy Night by Daniel Waltimire

I was "turned on" to Harry Chapin around 1975, by a photographer friend of mine, when he played the little remembered song "Dog Town" for me. I had never heard anything like it, and I became an instant Harry Chapin fan. Over the next couple of years I collected all…

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