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Harry Chapin

real name Harry Forster Chapin

Brooklyn, United States · 1942-12-07 – 1981-07-16

Harry Chapin is credited on 733 releases across 200 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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733

Credits

200

Albums

7

Decades active

134

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Born on December 7, 1942 in New York City as son of Jim Chapin..
Died on July 16, 1981 when his car was hit by a truck in Jericho, New York.
American singer-songwriter who became one of the most popular singers of the 1970s. He is best known for his folk rock songs including Taxi, W*O*L*D, Flowers Are Red and the No. 1 hit Cat's In The Cradle.
Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key player in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977. In 1987, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work.

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733 releases · 200 albums · active 1966–2024

  • Performance · 1,127
  • Other credits · 68

Studios: Elektra Sound Recorders · Metronome Studio, Stockholm · Connecticut Recording Studio, Inc. · Georgia Theatre, Athens

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