Tom Chapin: Biography

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• Raffi
• John Forster

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• Harry Chapin
• Si Kahn
• John McCutcheon

• Vicky Forster
• Abigail Chapin
• Richard Crooks
• Jon Cobert
• Lily Chapin
• John Wallace

Born:

Mar 13, 1945 in Charlotte, NC

Genre:

Children's Music

Decades Active:

1970's|1980's|1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

Medium

Cultural Impact

Medium

Popularity

Medium

Ratings Guide

The younger brother of the late Harry Chapin, singer/songwriter Tom Chapin carried on his sibling's legacy admirably, becoming a popular children's entertainer. The son of jazz drummer Jim Chapin, he was born in New York City in 1945; he and his brothers performed music together regularly during their adolescence, later earning acclaim on the Greenwich Village club circuit. The Chapin Brothers band dissolved during in 1964, when Tom left the country; upon returning a decade later, he issued the 1976 solo LP Life Is Like That. In 1979, he released Mother Earth, the first of his many children's recordings; in the years to follow, Chapin moved back and forth between music for adults and kids, and for five years also hosted the children's TV series Make a Wish.

- Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide