Memories

We just finished watching a tape of the VH1 program with our kids, Kori and Jonathan Joseph. Both were named after the Harry Chapin song, "Corey's Coming" (we didn't want an additional John in the family, so we substituted Jonathan). My son is now scouring through the old albums (remember…

During a very short period of my life, around 1981, I decided to become a member of a record club. Almost by accident, needing to come up with enough tapes to order, I selected Harry’s Greatest Stories. Although I had enjoyed Taxi, W.O.L.D, Cats, etc. I did not consider myself…

I was 10 when Harry Chapin died. I didn’t really know about him, wasn’t sure exactly what he did to save the world. I knew that my dad and my uncles listened to him and there was that really cool album in our living room. I grew up listening to…

I fell in love with Harry Chapin’s music when I was quite young. I learned to play the guitar at age 14 and would always try and play Harry’s songs WOLD, Mr.Tanner, A Better Place to Be. Few if any of my friends listened to his music until they were…