Tom Chapin "Once When I Was Young" on Stay Tuned

In a career that spans five decades, 24 albums and three GRAMMY awards, Hudson Valley
Troubadour Tom Chapin has covered an incredible amount of creative ground. In addition to his work
as a recording artist and concert performer, Chapin has acted on Broadway, as well as working
extensively in films, television and radio.

As a music-maker, the multi-talented singer/songwriter/guitarist has maintained two long and
productive parallel careers, both as a highly respected contemporary folk artist and as a pioneer in
the field of children's music. In both roles, Chapin has established a reputation for insightful, heartfelt
songcraft and effortlessly charismatic live performances. He continues to engage the hearts, minds
and imaginations of young listeners with witty, life-affirming original songs delivered in a sophisticated
array of musical styles. In either format, Chapin's infectious songs, sterling musicianship and
personal warmth consistently shine through, whether he's performing on record or in a concert hall,
an outdoor festival, a school, in front of a symphony orchestra or in an intimate coffeehouse.

The New York Times called Chapin "one of the great personalities in contemporary folk
music," while Billboard called him "the best family artist around" and described him as "totally
captivating." Parents magazine stated, "Nobody today is writing and performing better kids' songs
than Tom Chapin."

The son of noted jazz drummer and teacher Jim Chapin and the grandson of author/critic
Kenneth Burke and portrait painter James Chapin, Tom grew up in a family that encouraged artistic
pursuits. He began performing professionally as a teenager in the early 1960s, playing in Greenwich
Village folk clubs alongside his siblings Harry and Steve as The Chapin Brothers. In 1971, he began
a five-year run as the host of the Emmy- and Peabody award-winning ABC-TV children's series Make
A Wish. Chapin and his songs were also featured in the seminal 1970 documentary film Blue Water,
White Death, for which he spent six months sailing the Indian Ocean searching for great white
sharks.

Chapin launched his solo recording career with 1976's Life Is Like That. It was the first of a
string of albums that further established his reputation as both a gifted storyteller and a natural
entertainer, winning him an uncommonly loyal fan base in the process. He also continued to venture
into other creative areas, playing the lead role in the hit Broadway musical Pump Boys and Dinettes,
working off-Broadway as musical director of both Cotton Patch Gospel and Harry Chapin: Lies and
Legends, and serving as host of TV's National Geographic Explorer. He's also written and performed
satirical topical songs for National Public Radio's Morning Edition, and had a cameo role as the Vice
Presidential candidate in Jonathan Demme's 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate.

His new adult CD, simply titled 70, finds the songwriter full of vitality and brimming with
excitement. Songs of social activism address fracking, the importance of art classes in school and
ecological issues, resting perfectly beside heartfelt appreciations for family and friends.

Chapin's latest family release is The Incredible Flexible You, a collection of 12 songs that
help young listeners navigate the tricky waters of social interaction. It's ʻA Songbag of Social Clues.ʼ
Each tune is designed for preschool and early elementary children with social cognitive challenges,
and their parents and teachers, too. It won a Parentsʼ Choice Gold Award, a Family Choice Award, a
Momʼs Choice Gold Award and a Creative Child CD of the Year Award.

Chapin also serves as narrator of a series of children's books, three of which, Mama Don't
Allow, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly and The Train They Call The City Of New
Orleans, have won GRAMMY awards in the Best Spoken Word Album for Children category.
Simon and Schuster has released a childrenʼs book based upon the song The Backwards
Birthday Party, written by Chapin and John Forster.

In addition to his varied musical and media endeavors, Chapin is also a powerful advocate on
behalf of a variety of charitable causes. He is an active board member of WhyHunger, the
organization which the artist's older brother, the late singer-songwriter/activist Harry Chapin, founded
(as World Hunger Year) in the 1970s. He also remains active in a variety of environmental causes,
as well as efforts on behalf of music and the arts in our public schools.

FMI on Tom Chapin please visit his website at: http://tomchapin.com

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