Your favourite memories of what Harry Chapin means to you.
Ever since my friend John introduced me to the greater powers of Harry Chapin (I had already learned Vacancy at about 14 years old) I have been playing his stuff for anyone who professes to be a fan, and delighting in playing it for first-timers. I have soothed pissed-off bikers,…
I only got to see Harry Chapin once in the early 80's at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario. I went on the recommendation from a girl I worked with that his concerts were fun because they were interactive. My girlfriend and I bought "cheap seats" as Harry Chapin called them…
I was introduced to the music of Harry Chapin at the age of about thirteen. I found and played the grooves right out of my older brothers copy of Short Stories live. It was a few short years later, when music became a part of my life as an artist…
I'm 24, when Harry died I was just over a year old. I'd always caught Taxi on the radio and Cat's in the Cradle reminded me very much of my own childhood experience. But I couldn't tell you who was the artist behind either song. Then one day, about 2…