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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.
733
Credits
200
Albums
7
Decades active
134
In collections
Biography
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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.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
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
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Verities & Balderdash
1974

America's Least Wanted
1992

Greatest Stories - Live
1976

Songwriter
2024

Short Stories
1973

Heads & Tales
1972

Living Room Suite
1978

Unt
2024

Sniper And Other Love Songs
1972

Dance Band On The Titanic
1977

On The Road To Kingdom Come
1976

Music Express
1975

Portrait Gallery
1975

70's Gold
1980

Sequel
1980

Legends Of The Lost And Found
1979

Icon
2010

The Gold Medal Collection
1988

Anthology Of Harry Chapin
1985

Precious Friend
1982

Cat's In The Cradle / What Made America Famous?
1974

W.O.L.D
1973

Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town / Boom Chicka Boom
2003

Ring Of Fire
1995
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