best known in particular for his folk rock
songs including "Taxi
", "W*O*L*D", and the number-one 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, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work.
Chapin was born into a middle-class family in New York City
, the second of four children—including future musicians Tom
and Steve
—born to Jeanne Elspeth (née
Burke) and Jim Chapin
, who was a musician—a percussionist.
I spent a week there one afternoon.
I never really drove a cab, but I do have a hack license in case of emergencies – like no money."
Here’s a song that I could probably talk about for two weeks.
Frankly, this song scares me to death.
You see, I have no real complaints of how you've left your past behind I guess what gets me worried is you've erased him from your mind.
You see, dream-lover of a lady, what shakes me to the core Is the thought as you caress me, you've done this all before I think about the future with me out and others in Will I, too, have disappeared like I've never ever been?
I'm in the danceband on the Titanic Singing "Nearer my God to thee" and the iceburgs on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me?
And I know you're frightened By my laughter But you're not afraid To hold my pain You see I'm never sure Just what you're after, Babe But it seems you only love me When it rains. How come you only love me when it rains?
Music was his life, it was not his livelihood, And it made him feel so happy and it made him feel so good. And he sang from his heart and he sang from his soul. He did not know how well he sang; It just made him whole.
Mr. Martin Tanner, a baritone, of Dayton, Ohio made his Town Hall debut last night. He came well prepared, but unfortunately his presentation was not up to contemporary professional standards. His voice lacks the range of tonal color necessary to make it consistently interesting. Full time consideration of another endeavor might be in order.