Harry Chapin
Harry Forster Chapin 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. Chapin, a Grammy Award-winning artist and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, has sold over 16 million records worldwide.
Background
- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Educated at
- Cornell UniversityBrooklyn Technical High SchoolP.S. 41
- Awards
- 🏆 Congressional Gold Medal
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Trending topics shown first"This commitment to end world hunger, and my music and story songs, are ways of dealing with the world as I see it. I'm playing 200 concerts per year-- half of them benefits-- all of them attempts at g…"
"The major thing I'm afraid of is being 65 and saying, 'Gee, I wish I had done this and that, and that.' I want to face old age knowing I've tried all I wanted to try."
"I never really drove a cab, but I do have a hack license in case of emergencies – like no money."
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Timeline
1942
Born
Birth1981
Died
Death
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