Family
Chapin often remarked that he came from an artistic family. His father Jim Chapin and brothers Tom Chapin and Steve Chapin are also musicians, as are his daughter Jen Chapin and two of his nieces who formed a band called the Chapin Sisters. His paternal grandfather, James Ormsbee Chapin, was an artist who illustrated Robert Frost's first two books of poetry; his maternal grandfather was the philosopher Kenneth Burke.
Harry Chapin's brothers, Tom and Steve Chapin sometimes performed with Harry at various times throughout his career, particularly during his live performances. They played together before his solo career took off, credited on the album, Chapin Music!, and later on his live albums Greatest Stories Live and Legends of the Lost and Found. They continued to perform together (often with his former bandmates) from time to time in the decades since his death. It is a common misconception that Mary Chapin Carpenter is closely related to Chapin, when in fact they are merely fifth cousins.
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