Bread (band)

. For his campaigning for social issues, in particular his highlighting of hunger around the world and in the US, including being widely recognised as being the key player in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977, Chapin was posthumusly awarded the Special Congressional Gold Medal in 1987. After a successful reunion, tensions between Gates and Griffin drove the band apart again, this time permanently. His epitaph is taken from his song "I Wonder What Would Happen to this World." It is :. Royer left the group, replaced by Larry Knechtel in time for a series of hit singles and a hit album called Baby I'm-A Want You, followed by Guitar Man. Personal disputes soon broke up the band, with Gates and Griffin beginning solo careers. Harry Chapin died on July 16, 1981 in a car accident at the age of only 38 and was interred in the Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, New York. Hiring Mike Botts (drums), Bread began touring and recording Manna, which included their most enduring hit, "If". He also released a book of poetry, Looking...Seeing, in 1977.

Bread, the band's debut album, was a failure. Their second album established Bread as a major act, hitting the mainstream with "Make It With You". In the mid 1970s, Chapin focused on his social activism, including raising money to combat hunger in the United States and co-founding the organization World Hunger Year, before returning to music with On the Road to Kingdom Come. Bread was a 1970s rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California. David Gates (keyboard, vocals) and James Griffin (guitar, vocals) formed the group in 1968, adding Robb Royer (guitar, vocals, of Pleasure Faire) before signing to Elektra Records. Verities & Balderdash, released soon after, was even more successful, bolstered by the single "Cat's in the Cradle.". Chapin's debut album was Heads and Tales (1972), which was a success thanks to the single "Taxi." His follow-up album, Sniper and Other Love Songs, was less successful, but his third, Short Stories, was a major success. With John Wallace, Tim Scott and Ron Palmer, Chapin started playing in various local nightclubs in New York City.

In 1971, he decided to focus on music. He originally intended to be a documentary film-maker, and directed Legendary Champions in 1968. Harry Chapin (December 7, 1942 - July 16, 1981) was an American singer and songwriter. Story of a Life (1999, Elektra).

The Bottom Line Encore Collection (1998, Bottom Line / Koch). The Last Protest Singer (1988, Dunhill Compact Disc Classics). The Gold Medal Collection (1988, Elektra). Remember When the Music (1987, Dunhill Compact Disc Classics).

Anthology of Harry Chapin (1985, Elektra). Sequel (1980, Boardwalk Records). Legends of the Lost and Found (Double Album, 1979, Elektra). Living Room Suite (1978, Elektra).

Dance Band on the Titanic (Double Album, 1977, Elektra). On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976, Elektra). Greatest Stories Live (Double Album, 1976, Elektra). Portrait Gallery (1975, Elektra).

Verities & Balderdash (1974, Elektra). Short Stories (1973, Elektra). Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972, Elektra). Heads and Tales (1972, Elektra).

Chapin Music (1966, Rock-Land Records).