1975
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Harry's musical The Night That Made America Famous opens on Broadway early in the year. Once the run is over Howie Fields, Doug Walker, and brother Steve join the band and hit the road. Ron Palmer leaves the band. Portrait Gallery is released. Chapin also co-founded World Hunger Year with Bill Ayres in March.
Tom starts his fifth and final year of hosting of Make a Wish.
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Day by Day
February
- 3 - Chapin performed at Vassar College, the performance was interrupted by a bomb threat. In classic Chapin style, he finished the concert on the steps outside the hall.[1][2]
- 26 - The Night That Made America Famous musical opened on Broadway.
March
- 31 - Chicago, IL, concert was the first for the new band lineup including Howard Fields and Doug Walker.
April
Harry and Richie Havens were the opening act for John Mayall at Brown University's Meehan Auditorium. The exact date in April is unknown.[3]
June
- 6 - Harry and Michael Murphy opened for Seal and Crofts at The Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.[4]
July
- 12 - Artist James Ormsbee Chapin, Harry's paternal grandfather, passes away in Toronto.
September
- 27 - Harry's fifth album Portrait Gallery is released.
References
- ↑ Elizabeth A. Daniels "Vassar History, 1975" Vassar Historian. Retrieved 2011-3-19
- ↑ Rickster "Thread: Remembering Harry" Janis Ian official web site. Retrieved 2011-3-19
- ↑ "1975" Rhode Island: Rhode Island Rocks. Retrieved 2012-01-28
- ↑ "1975" Rhode Island: Rhode Island Rocks. Retrieved 2012-01-28
