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From: "Message from Tom Chapin"
To: "Chapin Fans and Friends"
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 12:06 PM
Subject: [chapin1] Oct. 17th Chapin Family Concert: Tribute to Harry Near New York City

We received this email from Tom Chapin and wanted to pass it along to all Harry Chapin fans.

Friends, this is Tom Chapin. It's my happy task to tell you about one of my favorite concerts. On October 17th, we are creating a benefit concert for World Hunger Year and The Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger called, Harry Chapin: A Celebration In Song.

Yessir, The Chapin Family is getting together, descending on the Tarrytown Music hall from all parts of the USA, to celebrate the music of my late brother, the great singer-songwriter and humanitarian Harry Chapin.

This is the kind of evening Harry would have loved, with music and stories shared and sung by close friends and family, with the proceeds going to help those in need. We'll be revisiting those classic story songs, Harry's greatest hits and more: including Taxi, Cats In The Cradle, W.O.L.D.,Bananas and Circle.

Brother Steve Chapin will be there, along with other members of the original Harry Chapin Band: Howard Fields and, yes, Big John Wallace (the high voice in Taxi and the low voice in Mr. Tanner.)

Jen Chapin will be there with Stephan Crump, fresh from their first national tour in support of her critically acclaimed new CD, 'Linger.' She's Harry's daughter, she's Chair of the Board of World Hunger Year, and she's carving out her own distinctive niche as a NYC songwriter on the rise, who's been called a 'first-rate storyteller.'

You'll meet more of the next generation: Abigail Chapin, Lily Chapin and
as a trio called, (surprise) The Chapin Sisters. After hearing them, someone told me, "They sing like angels and harmonize like the devil!"

And, depending on his health, Papa Jim Chapin should be there, too. 85 years young, a legendary drummer and jazz drum teacher, and the first songwriter in the family, he is a delight and inspiration to behold.

I'll be there as well, guitar in hand, along with my wonderful band, Michael Mark & Jon Cobert and other special family members and guests, David Chapin, Jonathan Chapin & Clark Wallace.

I hope you'll make it a point to come. This doesn't happen very often and it's an evening you don't want to miss.

Visit www.harrychapin.com to purchase and print your own tickets to this very special one-night concert on Sunday, October 17th, 7 p.m., at Tarrytown Music Hall, less than 30 minutes north of New York City.