Harry Chapin (
December 7,
1942 -
July 16,
1981) was an American singer and
songwriter. He originally intended on being a
documentary film-maker, and directed
Legendary Champions[?] in
1968, then decided to focus on music in
1971. With
John Wallace[?],
Tim Scott[?] and
Ron Palmer[?], Chapin started playing in various local clubs in
New York City.
Chapin's debut album was Heads and Tails[?] (1972), which was a success thanks to the single "Taxi". The follow-up, Sniper and Other Love Songs[?], was less successful but his third, Short Stories[?], was a massive success. Verities and Balderdash[?], released soon after, was even more successful, bolstered by the single "Cat's in the Cradle".
In the mid 1970s, Chapin focused on his social activism before returning to music with On the Road to Kingdom Come[?].
Harry Chapin died in 1981 in a car accident and was interred in the Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, New York.
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