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Michael Chapman's Road-Weary Guitar Resonates With A New Generation

"I'm 75; I've been around the block a few times," Michael Chapman says. "So?" Carol Kershaw/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Michael Chapman's Road-Weary Guitar Resonates With A New Generation

He's been touring for 50 years, but spent decades out of the spotlight. Now, with the help of younger artists like Steve Gunn, the weathered British guitarist is making a comeback.

Michael Chapman's Road-Weary Guitar Resonates With A New Generation

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Songs We Love: Michael Chapman, 'That Time Of Night'

Michael Chapman's new album, 50, was produced by Steve Gunn (left). Nathan Bowles (second from right) and Jimy SeiTang (right) also play on the album. Constance Mensh/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Songs We Love

Songs We Love: Michael Chapman, 'That Time Of Night'

Chapman's appealingly leathery, lived-in voice takes a backward glance at a long line of memories that are part of a "thread that can't be broken" running through all of our lives.

Songs We Love: Michael Chapman, 'That Time Of Night'

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