I find an old banjo in the attic and start playing. Tom buys a guitar, and Steve starts playing four string tenor guitar, tipple, and finally a stand-up bass. My older brother James, although an occasional piano and bongo player, foregoes the music craze and goes on to a career in American History and politics. But folk music, the ultimate social weapon, becomes my full time passion. In 1958, the Chapin Brothers, singing 3-part pubescent harmony, go public for the first time.
Reaction is generous enough to sink the hook in deeper.
The Chapin Brothers become junior folkies, on the periphery of the Greenwich Village hotbed of an exploding folk boom. However, by the end of '63, I am in love and thinking I should give one more shot at finishing college. It takes 4 terms to bust out this time. By 1965 I'm beginning to realize that I am not going to progress through life following the normal patterns. My brothers and I decide to get serious about our music.