The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #93030 Message #1789117
Posted By: EBarnacle
21-Jul-06 - 11:16 AM
Thread Name: Harry Chapin
Subject: RE: Harry Chapin
I met with Harry several times. The last time was at a Clearwater Festival in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. As he did not bring his band with him, several of us were invited to join him on stage. I was invited to do the high part from Taxi. My recording of the set tells me I did it fairly well.
The strange thing about Harry's music is that it comes over quite well on a video or in person. An audio only recording is more reflective of his textual content. Most of his songs are sad and, without his presence, somewhat depressing, especially when played one after the other.