John Wallace (musician)

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"Big" John Wallace was a bassist and backup singer for Harry Chapin. John gained membership to Harry's band by responding to an ad placed in the Village Voice in 1971.^[1] Other responders to the ad include cellist Tim Scott and guitarist Ron Palmer.

When Harry and his brothers went on tour in 1971, Harry asked John to play bass and sing backup vocals for his band. John Wallace performed with Harry for ten years until Harry's death. In live concerts, Wallace would sing very high head tones on songs such as "Taxi". However, John displayed a remarkable vocal range, as he also sang the baritone parts in "Mr. Tanner" and "30,000 Pounds of Bananas." After that John started a computer graphics company. In 1991 the band he spent ten years with was reunited and they still play to this day.