we heard cats in the cradle in chorus in schooland his name sounded familier and it turns out hes my uncles brother. im not really sure how he died, i think it was in a car accident though can someone help
2007-02-02 11:35:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
well i didnt kno bc i had never heard the song b4 and he died b4 i wa born, his brother is famous too. tom chapin.
2007-02-02 11:48:36 · update #1
It was a car accident. He was driving a V W Beetle on a freeway in NY in 1980. As I recall they said he had a suspended drivers license.
I loved his music. He performed in Italy in '78 while we were in port serving on the USS Forrestal.
Taxi is my favorite Harry Chapin song & I do a reasonable cover of it I've been told.
Talented man who left us far too soon!
2007-02-02 11:44:52 · answer #1 · answered by SantaBud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Chapin is your uncle's brother and you did not realize this? Wow....
Anyway, he died in 81 from a (you guessed it) car accident. They say he died from a heart attack...
2007-02-02 19:45:01 · answer #2 · answered by Led*Zep*Babe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw him in concert at a community college in 1972. He sat on the edge of the stage and was open and kind. He was one of my favorite songwriters, and an influence on my own songwriting. Taxi is is eerie and distantly sad, while Dogtown has an interesting if twisted point of view. I liked his band, the bass player in particular, who had a surprisingly high clear voice which you can catch on the song Taxi.
2007-02-02 19:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by mythisjones 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I like Harry Chapin. I thought he died in a plane crash but don't really know......
2007-02-02 19:43:00 · answer #4 · answered by Step into the Freezer 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it was a car accident. His car was run into by a tractor-trailer on a highway
2007-02-02 19:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋