Any Old Kind of Day in Memory of Harry Chapin

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The Band

These are some Harry's old band mates and what they are doing today.

Ron Palmer Ron was Harry's first lead guitarist. He  released the self-produced Pigeon Hill Suite, a collection of instrumental guitar tunes. Big John Wallace plays bass on a number of tracks.
Howard "Howie" Fields Howard has stayed active in the music business.  He runs RockPaper , which  sells Rolling Stone magazine back issues among other things. 
"Big" John Wallace  Big John can be seen performing occasionally at the various Chapin tribute concerts primarily on the east coast.

Other Notables

Who wasn't a friend of Harry's! Stayed tuned for more here.

Bruce Springsteen  In addition to performing at the Carnegie Hall Tribute, Bruce also authorized a double CD, One Step Up, Two Steps Back. This album features various artists covering his music. For each CD sold, one dollar is donated to World Hunger Year.

Hearing Harry's music live!

These artists that indicate they were influenced by Harry or play Harry's music in live gigs (besides the obligatory Cat's in the Cradle or Taxi).  You can also check out the groups that have recorded Harry's songs for other opportunities to hear Harry's music. 

Jim St. James
Kevin Mulvenna Kevin is a Milwaukee area folk singer who plays a Chapin song or two in his performances.  He introduced himself to Harry at a concert and ended up helping out manning the Chapin  "boutique" at shows in and around the Chicago area. He also talked Harry into teaching him a song or two after concerts.
Shannon Breeze This group from the Netherlands includes Circle in their play list. Source: eGroups (9-10 March 2001) 
 

Copyright 1998, 2004 Marty Acks
This page was last updated on March 26, 2004  
email me at martyacks@anyoldkindofday.com