Your Stories & Memories of Harry Chapin and his influence on your life.
Harry may not have been the greatest singer of all time, yet his music had great meaning. A song that particularly comes to mind is "Mr. Tanner." It's a story of a man who is rejected by critics when he try's out for a record label. In a way, this…
I know that song was written for Don McLean, but it should have been written for Harry Chapin. I was "introduced" to Harry’s music when I was a wannabe Folk Singer in the late Seventies. I was having a bit of success, having written a few songs that proved to…
I first heard of Harry Chapin when my sister and her husband went on holiday to the states to visit his sister. They brought back Verities and Balderdash, which someone had recommended. The first time we listened to it I thought the 2ND word of the title was an apt…
Harry Chapin made songs sound like movies. I hear his songs and a movie plays in my head. It is my desire to write like that, though I doubt I will match him. I remember the day he died. I was teaching guitar lessons as a way to support myself.…