Chapin performed on Saturday night along with fellow new Elektra artist Carly Simon), February 2-6, 1972 Village Gate, New York City, NY (The Chapins, supported by Chelsea), February 12, 1972 Symphony Hall, Boston, MA (supporting Carly Simon), February 13, 1972 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence, RI (supporting Carly Simon), March 31-April 2, 1972 Stonehenge, Ipswich, MA (supported by John Pousette-Dart), April 3, 1972 "The Dick Cavett Show" (with guests Madeline Kahn & Dennis Smith), April 5, 1972 Bitter End, New York City, NY, April 17-30, 1972 Mr. Kelly's, Chicago, IL (supporting comedian David Steinberg), May 20, 1972 The Capitol, Passaic, NJ (supporting Mahavishnu Orchestra), May 30-June 1, 1972 Bananafish Park, Brooklyn, NY (2 shows each day), June 2-4, 1972 My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY (with Ronee Blakley), June 5, 1972 "The Dick Cavett Show" (with guests Alan Arkin, Dick Gregory & Kenneth Tynan), June 8, 1972 JFK High School, Sommers, NY (in aid of Children's medical relief international with Carol Hall), June 28, 1972 "The David Frost Show" performing "Taxi", July 6, 1972 NBC-TV West Coast Studios, Burbank, CA (US TV "Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" performing "Taxi"), July 24, 1972 Valley Forge Music Fair, Valley Forge, PA, July 26, 1972 Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park, New York City, NY (Schaefer Music Festival, supporting Arlo Guthrie), July 31-August 5, 1972 Cellar Door, Washington, DC, August 3, 1972 NBC-TV West Coast Studios, Burbank, CA (US TV "Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" performing "Sniper"), August 6, 1972 Orrie De Nooyer, Hackensack, NJ, August 7-13, 1972 Paul's Mall, Boston, MA, August 17, 1972 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH (supporting Bread), August 19, 1972 "American Bandstand" performing "Taxi" & "Could You Put Your Light On, Please", August 19, 1972 "The Midnight Special" (pilot episode performing "Taxi"), August 20, 1972 Aerie Crown Theatre, Chicago, IL, September 27-October 1, 1972 Bitter End, New York City, NY (supported by Aztec Two-Step), October 15, 1972 Central Park Band Shell, New York City, NY (Free folk concert to celebrate a tree planting in the park), October 20, 1972 Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, ENG (supporting Plainsong & Mickey Newbury), October 31-November 2, 1972 Bananafish Park, Brooklyn, NY (2 shows each night 9.30 & 11.30), November 13, 1972 NBC-TV West Coast Studios, Burbank, CA (US TV "Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" performing "Greyhound"), November 21-26, 1972 Troubadour, New York City, NY (with Hall & Oates), December 10, 1972 Alice Tully Hall, New York City, NY, December 14-17, 1972 My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY (2 shows each night), January 24, 1973 NBC-TV West Coast Studios, Burbank, CA (US TV "Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" performing "Better Place to Be"), January 26-28, 1973 Boarding House, San Francisco, CA, February 4, 1973 Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, February 6, 1973 SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY, February 16, 1973 Opera House, St. Louis, MO, February 23, 1973 NBC-TV West Coast Studios, Burbank, CA (US TV "Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" performing two songs), February 23, 1973 Burbank, CA (The Midnight Special), February 23, 1973 College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY, March 2, 1973 Casa Coffee House, Bronx, NY (2 shows 7.30 & 10.30), March 29, 1973 Foellinger Auditorium - University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, April 19, 1973 Harper College, Palatine, IL, May 4, 1973 Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ (supporting Cheech & Chong), May 6, 1973 Rochester, NY ("The Hike For Hope" benefit concert), May 9, 1973 NBC-TV West Coast Studios, Burbank, CA (US TV "Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" performing "Mr. Tanner"), May 27, 1973 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (WFiL Helping Hands Concert), August 25, 1973 University of Illinois Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, IL, September 13-16, 1973 Al's Bar and Grill, Boulder, CO, September 20, 1973 NBC-TV West Coast Studios, Burbank, CA (US TV "Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" performing "They Call Her Easy" & "Song for Myself"), September 22, 1973 Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, September 23, 1973 SUNY Moffett Center Gymnasium, Cortland, NY, September 28, 1973 Rochester Institute of Tech, Rochester, NY, September 29, 1973 University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, PA, September 30, 1973 University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, October 2, 1973 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, October 3, 1973 Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, October 5, 1973 Bethany College, Bethany, WV, October 6, 1973 Pfeiffer College, Misenheimer, NC, October 10-15, 1973 Bitter End, New York City, NY (supported by Lori Jacobs & Billy Braver), October 16, 1973 Illinois State University Union Auditorium, Normal, IL, October 18, 1973 Delta Community College, University Center, MI, October 19, 1973 Norbert College, De Pere, WI, October 23-28, 1973 Great Southeast Music Hall, Atlanta, GA, November 1, 1973 Miami Dade Community College North Campus, Miami, FL, November 12, 1973 Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, November 16, 1973 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC, December 15, 1973 Fordham University Ramskeller, New York City, NY, January 2, 1974 NBC-TV West Coast Studios, Burbank, CA (US TV "Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" performing "W.O.L.D"), January 25, 1974 Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT (supporting Mt. Harry Chapin Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT - Nov 15, 1976 Nov 15 1976. He later joined the Brooklyn Boys Choir where he met John Wallace ( "Big" John Wallace on stage), who would be his collaborator throughout his entire. The free concert "Harry Chapin: A Celebration in Song" will be held Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the Chapin Rainbow Stage, Heckscher Park, Huntington, L.I. His father's name is Jim Chapin. And there was never any whaling in Gloucester. King Concert Hall, Fredonia, NY, October 9, 1979 Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA, October 10, 1979 District Fair, Fresno, CA (2 shows), October 11, 1979 Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA, October 12, 1979 Uptown Theater, Kansas City, MO (2 shows), October 13, 1979 University Of Missouri, Rolla, MO, October 14, 1979 Pershing Auditorium, Lincoln, NE, October 16, 1979 Palladium, Dallas, TX (2 shows), October 20, 1979 Rainbow Theater, Denver, CO, October 21, 1979 Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, October 22, 1979 Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, AZ, November 1, 1979 Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville, FL, November 2, 1979 Gusman Hall, Miami, FL (2 shows), November 3, 1979 Bay Front Theater, Sarasota, FL (2 shows), November 4, 1979 Bob Carr Auditorium, Orlando, FL, November 6, 1979 West Palm Beach Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL, November 7, 1979 University of West Florida Field House, Pensacola, FL, November 11, 1979 Birmingham-Jeffferson Civic Center Concert Hall, Birmingham, AL (Solo), November 12, 1979 NBC-TV West Coast Studios, Burbank, CA (US TV "Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" performing "Mail Order Annie" & "Get On With It". In the film, Chapin's brothers recalled how unrelenting he could be, noting the family joke was: "Two's company, Harry's a crowd.". If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. "But I can put a record on or read an article, and there he is. ""Mostly I write in a conversational storytelling way and Harry did, too. Jennifer and Josh came along, joining Jaime, Jonathan and Jason, or "the five J's," as they are called. Although Harry's storytelling songs became hits, he could write and direct in any medium. All rights reserved. Josh, of course, was not the only one shedding tears that day. Harry was a great singer/songwriter perhaps best known for his signature songs Taxi, Cats In The Cradle and W. "Without question, you could feel he was wrapped in electricity and excitement. Forty years ago this week July 16, 1981 Chapin, nominee for an Academy Award, an Emmy, a Grammy, winner of a Peabody Award, all before he was 33, died in a fiery crash on the westbound Long Island Expressway, his 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit veering into the path of a tractor trailer near Exit 40 in Jericho. Certain elements had to be re-recorded in the studio due to technical problems with the live recordings. And when you stop to strut your stuff, my eyes go all afloat., Josh would appear onstage with his dad several times a year, usually during school breaks. Lots of things I just do. He was always talking of erasing that road, the symbolic dividing line of Long Island. The lumps in the throat grew to melons as Jennifer Chapin joined her uncle on stage to sing "Sandy," a love song that Harry had written for his wife and that Tom had sung at their wedding. The guy made quite an impact, didn't he? "After all, he used to raise 85 percent of the money. O. L. D. He was also a Grammy Award winning artist and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee and sold over 16 million records worldwide. His enthusiastic commitment to the issues of hunger, arts education and just making Long Island a kinder place made others care, too. We cant think of stepping into his shoes, because he filled them greater than any of us could have. But the best tribute to Harry, Tom suggested, would be to fill our own shoes a bit fuller, by getting involved.. I put him on a pedestal, but it's my mother that motivates me today. Josh was 8 and Jennifer 10 when their father died. Mrs. Chapin is part of the negotiations, "because I have the music," she said, "and they feel the music has to be part of the movie. When did kids get out of school in florida? "There were four boys who were very close growing up, and when Harry died it was just like, whoa. Harrys millions of fans were in shock over the loss of a beloved, charismatic performer whose music and lyrics touched their hearts, and whose non-stop, almost obsessive activism for various causes inspired a generation. John Davidson guest hosts), December 28, 1977 Rutland High School Gymnasium, Rutland, VT (Solo. "I came to work here in 1984," she said. When Harry met Sandy, she was looking for a guitar teacher. Chapin died at 38 in a fiery car crash on the Long Island Expressway. Surrounding them was a table filled with Harry's friends from Huntington. 38 were here. Benefit for Queens County New Democratic Coalition), June 8, 1974 Masonic Temple Theatre, Scranton, PA, July 24, 1974 Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park, New York City, NY (Schaefer Music Festival 1974), August 27, 1974 Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, NY (Benefit for Lowenstein for Congress, with Peter Yarrow), September 4, 1974 Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY (Gala evening to benefit the Ramsey Clark for US Senate campaign, supporting Helen Reddy), September 27, 1974 Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, October 11, 1974 Georgia State University Gymnasium, Atlanta, GA, October 26, 1974 The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, October 27, 1974 Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA (supported by David Bromberg), December 1, 1974 Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY, December 14, 1974 Civic Center, Saginaw, MI (Solo), January 17, 1975 East Hampton High School Auditorium, East Hampton, NY (Solo. Benefit to Fight World Hunger), April 4, 1980 University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, April 10, 1980 Civic Center, Hartford, CT, April 12, 1980 Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, April 14, 1980 Shippensburg St. College, Shippensburg, PA, April 16, 1980 Ocean State Theater, Providence, RI, April 17, 1980 Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY, April 18, 1980 Muskingum College, New Concord, OH, April 19, 1980 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, April 20, 1980 Landmark Theater, Syracuse, NY, April 21, 1980 Holiday Star Theater, Merillville, IN, April 22, 1980 George Williams College, Downer's Grove, IL, April 23, 1980 Civic Center, Des Moines, IO, April 24, 1980 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO, April 26, 1980 Austin Opera House, Austin, TX (2 Shows), May 1, 1980 Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI (Solo), May 2, 1980 Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (Solo), May 3, 1980 Irvine Bowl Amphitheatre, Laguna Beach, CA, May 6, 1980 Queen Elizabeth Hall, Vancouver, BC, May 7, 1980 Civic Auditorium, Portland, OR, May 9, 1980 Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA, May 10, 1980 Center Of The Arts, Regina, SK, May 11, 1980 Convention Center, Winnipeg, MB, May 13, 1980 Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB, May 15, 1980 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, AB, May 18, 1980 Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA (2 shows), June 20, 1980 South Shore Music Circus, Cohaset, MA, June 29, 1980 Dick Clark Westchester Theatre, Tarrytown, NY, July 16-17, 1980 Criteria Studio, Miami, FL (RECORDING SESSION), July 18, 1980 Meadowlands, Rutherford, NJ, July 19, 1980 San Diego State Amphitheater, San Diego, CA, July 20, 1980 Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, July 21-22, 1980 Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA (with Arlo Guthrie), July 24-25, 1980 Criteria Studio, Miami, FL (RECORDING SESSION), July 27, 1980 Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, MA (2 shows), July 30-August 1, 1980 Club Casino, Hampton, NH, August 2, 1980 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD (supported by Janis Ian), August 3, 1980 Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY, August 4-5, 1980 Warwick Music Theater, Warwick, RI, August 7, 1980 Riverside Park, Agawan, MA, August 9, 1980 Chataqua Institution, Chataqua, NY, August 14, 1980 Poplar Creek, Chicago, IL, August 15, 1980 Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston, MI (with Arlo Guthrie), August 16, 1980 Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, NE (2 shows), August 17, 1980 Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN, August 19, 1980 Hamilton Place, Hamilton, ON, August 20, 1980 Palmer Auditorium, Davenport, IO, August 21, 1980 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH, August 22, 1980 Jackson Cascades, Jackson, MI, August 23, 1980 Grossinger's, Liberty, NY, August 25, 1980 Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, August 27, 1980 Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY, August 28-29, 1980 Temple Music Festival, Ambler, PA, August 31, 1980 Oakdale Music Theater, Wallingford, CT (2 shows), September 6, 1980 Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 1980 South Shore Music Circus, Cohassat, MA, September 30, 1980 Charleston Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, WV, October 3, 1980 Dick Clark Westchester Theatre, Tarrytown, NY, October 11, 1980 Albany Mall, Albany, NY (Daytime), October 11, 1980 Golden Hills Theater, Ocala, FL (2 shows), October 16, 1980 Sunrise Music Theater, Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 17, 1980 ST. Lucie County Civic Center, Fort Pierce, FL, October 18, 1980 Van Wezel Auditorium, Sarasota, FL (2 shows), October 18, 1980 Bob Carr Auditorium, Orlando, FL, October 23, 1980 Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville, FL, October 24, 1980 Peabody Auditorium, Daytona, FL, October 25, 1980 Florida State University, Talahassee, FL, October 26, 1980 Saenger P.A.C., New Orleans, LA, October 27, 1980 Lyman Auditorium, New Haven, CT, October 28, 1980 Civic Center, Birmingham, AL, October 30, 1980 Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA, November 1, 1980 Premier Theatre, Norfolk, VA, November 2, 1980 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA, November 3, 1980 Merv Griffin Show, Los Angeles, CA (TV Taping), November 3, 1980 Mike Douglas Show, Los Angeles, CA (TV Taping), November 6, 1980 Civic Center, Springfield, MA, November 7, 1980 Palace Theatre, Greensburg, PA (Solo acoustic), November 8, 1980 West Illinois University, Macomb, IL, November 9, 1980 Cornell University, Ithica, NY (2 shows), November 12, 1980 Symphony Hall, Boston, MA, November 15, 1980 Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, November 17, 1980 Constitution Hall, Washington DC, November 20, 1980 Auditorium Theater, Rochester, NY, November 21, 1980 State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ, November 25, 1980 Masonic Auditorium, Toledo, OH, November 26, 1980 Embassy Theater, Ft. Wayne, IN (After the concert Harry and Steve were stopped for speeding and played an impromptu version of Cat's in the Cradle for the officer), November 28, 1980 McAuley Theater, Louisville, KY (2 SHOWS), November 29, 1980 Vanderburgh Auditorium, Evansville, IN, November 30, 1980 Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, December 1, 1980 War Memorial Center, Milwaukee, WI (2 SHOWS), December 2, 1980 Ruether Auditorium, Kenosha, WI, December 4, 1980 Veterans Memorial Hall, Columbus, OH, December 5, 1980 Front Row Theater, Cleveland, OH, December 6, 1980 Front Row Theater, Cleveland, OH (2 shows), December 7, 1980 Whiting Auditorium, Flint, MI (3 shows 1.00, 6.00 & 9.30), December 9, 1980 Morris Civic Center, South Bend, IN, December 10, 1980 University of Illinois, Champaign, IL (2 shows), December 11, 1980 The Palace, Cincinnati, OH, December 12-14, 1980 Mill Run Theater, Niles, IL (2 shows on 13th & 14th), December 16, 1980 The Midnight Special, Los Angeles, CA (TV Taping), December 1980 Bottom Line, New York City, NY, January 3, 1981 Rutland High School Gymnasium, Rutland, VT (Solo. He finished the concert on the steps outside the hall), February 23, 1975 Ethel Barry More Theater, New York City, NY (The Night That Made America Famous Preview), February 26-April 6, 1975 Ethel Barry More Theater, New York City, NY (The Night That Made America Famous), March 31, 1975 Aerie Crown Theater, Chicago, IL (First show with new band), April 26, 1975 Brown University's Meehan Auditorium, Providence, RI, April 26, 1975 Huntington Jewish Center, Huntington, NY, April 28, 1975 University OF Illinois, Champaign, IL, May 5, 1975 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO, May 6, 1975 Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, May 26-29, 1975 US TV "Mike Douglas Show", Philadelphia, PA (TV TAPING), May 26, 1975 Westchester Premier Theater, Tarytown, NY, May 31, 1975 Huntington High School Auditorium, Huntington, NY (Benefit for the Performing Arts Foundation of Long Island), June 1, 1975 John F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Bridgeport, CT (with Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge & Billy Swan), June 6, 1975 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI (supporting Seals & Croft, with Michael Murphey), June 14, 1975 Temple Music Festival, Ambler, PA, July 18, 1975 Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park, New York City, NY, July 22, 1975 Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston, MI, July 26, 1975 Washington Park, Homewood, IL (with Janis Ian), July 28, 1975 Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY, August 11, 1975 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL (Mississippi River Festival), August 15, 1975 Mesker Music Theater, Evansville, IN (supporting Seals & Croft, with Batdorf & Rodney), August 17, 1975 National Arts Center, Ottawa, ON, August 18, 1975 Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY, August 23, 1975 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, August 26, 1975 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH, August 28, 1975 Government Center, Boston, MA, September 3, 1975 State University of NY, Oneonta, NY, September 5, 1975 Wake Forrest College, Winston Salem, NC, September 6, 1975 Painter's Mill, Baltimore, MD, September 9, 1975 NBC-TV West Coast Studios, Burbank, CA (US TV "Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" performing "Tangled Up Puppet"), September 16, 1975 Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI (2 shows), September 17, 1975 Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, September 20, 1975 Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, AZ, September 21, 1975 US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, September 26, 1975 Palace Theater, Providence, RI, September 28, 1975 Oakdale Music Theater, Wallingford, CT, October 3, 1975 St. John's University, Colegeville, MN, October 4, 1975 Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, October 9, 1975 Civic Center, Atlanta, GA, October 10, 1975 Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville, FL, October 12, 1975 Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, PA, October 13, 1975 Ford Motor Company Test Track, Utica, MI, October 14, 1975 University of Wisconsin, Steven's Point, WI, October 15, 1975 Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium, La Crosse, WI, October 16, 1975 Bradley University, Peoria, IL, October 17, 1975 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, October 19, 1975 Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY (2 shows).