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…
I found Harry Chapin during adolescence. Quite by accident, after hearing Taxi, I bought one of his albums and so began my life with him and his songs and the guys in the band. I went to one, then two , then a third concert of his and each was…
Today is the birthday of one of the greatest Singer/Songwriters of our past. He is also my idol. Unfortunately, he died in a tragic accident on the Long Island Expressway on July 16th, 1981. He would have celebrated his 55th birthday today. Harry Chapin lived the life he was born…
I must admit I took Harry for granted. I was 17 when I went to my first Harry Chapin concert. It went on for four hours, and I left feeling I needed to hear more. But I knew I’d see Harry the next time he came through Phoenix. And I…