In the 1971 hit song "Taxi" by Harry Chapin. Harold Forster Chapin (Dec. 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter and philanthropist best known for his folk-rock and pop-rock songs. In 1972 he released his debut album, 'Heads & Tales'. The single 'Taxi' was a worldwide hit becoming the number one requested song for 10 weeks in a row.

When asked by John Denver during "The Midnight Special" in 1973 if the song was true, Chapin said, "It's emotionally true, if not literally true." Billboard ranked 'Taxi' as the 85th song of the year. 'Taxi' also earned Chapin a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist of the Year.

Harry Chapin died on the Long Island Expressway on the afternoon of July 16, 1981. Chapin was to perform at a free benefit concert at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York that evening. Chapin was fatally injured in a fiery traffic collision.

​Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his campaigning on social issues, particularly his highlighting of hunger around the world and in the U.S. His work included being widely recognized as a key player in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger.

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