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In the 70’s, The Harry Chapin Band featured the most prominent (and possibly the only) lead cellist in pop music history. Chapin’s best-loved tunes are often ornamented with unforgettable cello counter-melodies; Taxi, Mail Order Annie and Mr. Tanner are prime examples.
Harry Forster Chapin ( / ˈtʃeɪpɪn / CHAY-pin; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s.
When Harry Chapin and his brothers went on tour in 1971, Harry asked Wallace to continue with his backing band as bass guitarist and backup vocalist. John Wallace performed with Chapin for ten years, until Harry Chapin's death in 1981.
history of the harry chapin band In 1971, decided that he could sing his songs better than his brothers (“The Chapins”, Tom and Steve’s band, for which he was writing lyrics) could, and formed his own quartet.
May 15, 2024 · The Harry Chapin Band featuring Steve Chapin, Big John Wallace, Howard Fields, Clark Wallace, and introducing Arlen Hlusko on cello
This page is a discography for the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin. Chapin was a popular singer-songwriter in the 1970s and 1980s, achieving international success. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident in 1981.
Jul 17, 1981 · Harry Chapin, a folk-rock composer and performer active in many charitable causes, was killed yesterday when the car he was driving was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer on the Long Island...
Greatest Stories Live, Harry’s first live album, is released. The single “A Better Place to Be” charted on the Billboard Top 100, and the extended cut of “30,000 Pounds of Bananas” became a fan favorite. Buy Now.
Listen here to exclusive Harry Chapin music, including previously unreleased concerts, studio material and more is waiting! In between are interviews with band members, family, friends, fans and others who knew and loved Harry.
The son of a big band drummer, Chapin played in the Brooklyn Heights Boys' Choir and during his teens formed a group with his brothers, Tom and Stephen. Immensely talented as a writer and film maker, he directed the Oscar-nominated Legendary Champions in 1968, after which he returned to music.
