Person · Male
Michael Chapman
British guitarist and singer-songwriter
- From
- Leeds, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1941–2021
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 58
- folk
- jazz
About
Michael Chapman (24 January 1941 – 10 September 2021) was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist who released 58 albums, displaying a "fusion of jazz, rock, Indian and ragtime styles [that] made him a cult hero". He began playing with jazz bands, mainly in his home town of Leeds, and became well known in the folk clubs of the late 1960s, as well as on the progressive music scene. Having celebrated fifty years as a professional musician in 2016, he continued to regularly tour the UK, Europe and US.
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The significance of Chapman's work underwent several favourable reappraisals, particularly in the 1990s and 2010s. Thurston Moore, with whom Chapman collaborated, cited him as an inspiration in the formation of Sonic Youth.
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Discography
Albums
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Rainmaker Apple Music
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Fully Qualified Survivor Apple Music
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Window Apple Music
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Wrecked Again Apple Music
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Deal Gone Down Apple Music
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Savage Amusement Apple Music
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The Man Who Hated Mornings Apple Music
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Playing Guitar the Easy Way Apple Music
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Life on the Ceiling
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Looking for Eleven
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Almost Alone Apple Music
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Heartbeat
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Still Making Rain Apple Music
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Navigation Apple Music
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Dreaming Out Loud
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The Twisted Road
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Americana
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Americana 2
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Still Making Rain Apple Music
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Plaindealer
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Millstone Grit Apple Music
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Time Past & Time Passing Apple Music
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The Resurrection and Revenge of the Clayton Peacock Apple Music
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Pachyderm Apple Music
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NATCH 7
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The Polar Bear
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Window Apple Music
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Parallelogram
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The Man Who Hated Mornings Apple Music
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Fish Apple Music
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Lescudjack Apple Music
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VDSQ Solo Acoustic Vol. 11
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50 Apple Music
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EB=MC²
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An Island Deserted Apple Music
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True North Apple Music
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Hall of Mirrors Apple Music
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Another Fish
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Another Tide, Another Fish
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Playing Guitar The Easy Way Apple Music
Live
Compilations
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The Decca Years 1974 to 1977 Apple Music
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Sweet Powder & Wrytree Drift Apple Music
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Growing Pains Volume 1 & 2
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Trainsong: Guitar Compositions 1967-2010
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Dogs Got More Sense (The Decca Years 1974-1977) Apple Music
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Dangerous When Sober: A Potted History of Michael Chapman 1966-1980
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Rainmaker / Fully Qualified Survivor
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Window / Wrecked Again
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Growing Pains
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The Best Of Michael Chapman (1969-1971)
Other
Links
Official
Social
Concerts
Also known as
Michael Hunt Chapman
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 89c3ee86-abd3-4fc8-872d-39d260ea8b1c
- ISNI
- 0000000072523338
- IPI
- 00005871885
- IPI
- 00046655367
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.