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Tom Chapin (born March 13, 1945) is an American musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and storyteller. Chapin is known for the song "Happy Birthday", [1] released in 1989 in his Moonboat album. [2] It takes its melody from "Love Unspoken", a song featured in the opera The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar.
General composer of the show was Bernard Green, who also wrote the music to the title song "Make a Wish," with lyrics by Cooper, sung by Chapin. In 1976, Make a Wish was replaced with Animals, Animals, Animals which featured much the same frantic visual-overload style, coupled with folk-style songs.
Thomas Chapin (March 9, 1957 – February 13, 1998) was an American composer and saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. His music spanned the full range of 20th century creative music, from his time as Lionel Hampton's bandleader to modern jazz and his own avant-garde explorations.
Stephen Chapin and Tom Chapin Cabbage Patch Dreams is the first album by the Cabbage Patch Kids , released in 1984 by Parker Brothers Music , which tries to put together a storyline for them. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Michael Mark is an American musician, composer, and actor. He won a Drama Desk Award for his performance in the Broadway Musical, I Love My Wife and he was also part of the original cast of Harry Chapin's Cotton Patch Gospel, which he also played for the televised version of the show.
The Night That Made America Famous is a 1975 musical revue featuring the songs of Harry Chapin.The music consists of a combination of songs written for the musical and songs from Chapin's four previous albums, the latter including "What Made America Famous?", a song about a plumber who rescues a group of hippies from a fire.
The song was included on the 1972 album Sniper and Other Love Songs. Though it wasn't released as a single, it quickly became a fan favorite and is the "Chapin theme song." [1] The song was recorded by The New Seekers and become one of their highest-charting singles, though Chapin's version is the most popular. It has been included on numerous ...
The song, nearly 10 minutes long, is based on the University of Texas tower shooting in 1966, with some fictional elements. The song does not name the actual sniper, Charles Whitman, or the location. The victims' names have also been changed. Harry wrote this piece using three distinct "voices" for dramatic effect. Chapin sings all three voices.