Today marks 45 years since Harry Chapin died
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Bill Williams
Thursday, July 16th, 2026 12:58pm
Today marks 45 years since Harry Chapin died
The singer/songwriter died on July 16, 1981 at Nassau University Medical Center
Chapin was brought there, suffering cardiac arrest, following a horrific crash on the Long Island Expressway that involved a tractor-trailer crashing into the rear of his Volkswagen Rabbit. Chapin was 38.
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