https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:36:25 +0000 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:51:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2265 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47191&title=harry-chapinwold#47191 Author: Steve Carras
Subject: 2265
Posted: 13 March 2017 at 9:51pm

EdisonLite wrote: And I'd just like to add that I have the promo 45 and it has 2 of the most awkward edits I've ever heard in my life, including the way it starts.

i read Charlie Daniels band "Uneasy Rider" was heavily edited, and not just bleeped, for radio.

"UNEASY" PERFECTLY describes ANY story song edited so the storyline is lost!]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:51:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47191&title=harry-chapinwold#47191 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47190&title=harry-chapinwold#47190 Author: Steve Carras
Subject: 2265
Posted: 13 March 2017 at 9:50pm

eriejwg wrote: To add to the story, Jim's ex-wife, Linda, who he must have been talking to that day, still lives in Erie. His daughter from that marriage, Jamie, also still lives in Erie and is a realtor. They don't like to talk about the bad times, rather reflect on the good. After Boston, Jim went to work in Buffalo at WYSL. He got married again and had, a son, Jim, Jr. He may have had other children from that marriage. I've talked occasionally to Jim, Jr. through Facebook. He looks alot like his Dad. Jim Connors, the subject of WOLD, died in 1987 in a car crash.

Oh..wait, here's when it happened,1987, 6 years after and the same way as Harry. ]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:50:08 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47190&title=harry-chapinwold#47190 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47189&title=harry-chapinwold#47189 Author: Steve Carras
Subject: 2265
Posted: 13 March 2017 at 9:48pm

eriejwg wrote: If you ever wanted to know if W*O*L*D was inspired by a DJ, it was... A web site maintained by the son of the late DJ Jim Connors was recently updated. The late Jim Connors worked here in Erie before on to Boston where he met Harry Chapin, while at WMEX. Jim Connors Tribute Site

That link doesn't work (yes,I know it's a 2007 link, can you go further in history what was on the site,such as Jim Connor's death date?]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:48:40 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47189&title=harry-chapinwold#47189 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47183&title=harry-chapinwold#47183 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 2265
Posted: 12 March 2017 at 8:04pm

I don't think I ever heard the full story. In any event, very sad.]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2017 20:04:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47183&title=harry-chapinwold#47183 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47180&title=harry-chapinwold#47180 Author: JL328
Subject: 2265
Posted: 12 March 2017 at 7:41pm

Harry Chapin actually died of a heart attack but, yeah, he unfortunately
crashed his car into a semi while doing so. Thankfully, he didn't take
anybody else with him.]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2017 19:41:27 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47180&title=harry-chapinwold#47180 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47179&title=harry-chapinwold#47179 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 2265
Posted: 12 March 2017 at 7:38pm

eriejwg wrote: Jim Connors, the subject of WOLD, died in 1987 in a car crash.

If I recall, didn't Harry Chapin die in a car crash, too? How eerie. One person writes about another person (basically, about growing older), and then both die the same way.]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2017 19:38:43 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47179&title=harry-chapinwold#47179 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47113&title=harry-chapinwold#47113 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 2265
Posted: 07 March 2017 at 7:13pm

To add to the story, Jim's ex-wife, Linda, who he must
have been talking to that day, still lives in Erie.
His daughter from that marriage, Jamie, also still
lives in Erie and is a realtor. They don't like to
talk about the bad times, rather reflect on the good.

After Boston, Jim went to work in Buffalo at WYSL. He
got married again and had, a son, Jim, Jr. He may have
had other children from that marriage. I've talked
occasionally to Jim, Jr. through Facebook. He looks
alot like his Dad.

Jim Connors, the subject of WOLD, died in 1987 in a
car crash.]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:13:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47113&title=harry-chapinwold#47113 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47100&title=harry-chapinwold#47100 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 2265
Posted: 07 March 2017 at 1:35pm

Thanks!]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2017 13:35:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47100&title=harry-chapinwold#47100 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47089&title=harry-chapinwold#47089 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 2265
Posted: 05 March 2017 at 1:40pm

Gordon,

I found some details on Wikipedia:

This hit song was inspired by radio personality Jim
Connors, who is credited for having discovered Chapin
and promoted his hit, "Taxi," through Boston radio
station WMEX, where he was the AM Drive time host.
After the debut of "Taxi," Chapin sat in on a phone
conversation Connors was having with his ex-wife while
in studio at WMEX. This conversation led to a deep and
personal discussion during an interview both on and
off the air between the men. They talked about life,
the business, marriage, divorce, happiness, and all
the troubles associated with being a DJ and the music
business at the time.

After leaving WJET in Erie in late 1971, Jim Connors
went to WMEX in Boston from late 1971 to late 1972.
His next stop was WYSL in Buffalo in 1973-1976. ]]> Sun, 05 Mar 2017 13:40:22 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47089&title=harry-chapinwold#47089 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47088&title=harry-chapinwold#47088 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 2265
Posted: 05 March 2017 at 12:25pm

eriejwg wrote: If you ever wanted to know if W*O*L*D was inspired by a DJ, it was... A web site maintained by the son of the late DJ Jim Connors was recently updated. The late Jim Connors worked here in Erie before on to Boston where he met Harry Chapin, while at WMEX. Jim Connors Tribute Site

Unfortunately, that link doesn't work now, and I don't think I checked it out in 2008. Does anyone know, in a nutshell, what the story was? ]]> Sun, 05 Mar 2017 12:25:00 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2265&PID=47088&title=harry-chapinwold#47088