Milt Chapman

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He's also backed Tony Martin, Teresa Brewer and  Kay Starr among many others.</div> <bR> <div> From 1971-1974 Milt Chapman worked with a singing group called Climax which appeared with Kenny Rogers and Johnny Rivers. He spent the following three years with the Ray Conniff Singers, touring all over the world and appearing on two of their albums.</div> <bR> <div> Life at sea took over then, and Milt Chapman spent the next two decades as a cruise line entertainer before making the California desert his stage.</div> <bR> <div> Born September 9, 1939, Milt Chapman grew up in San Francisco and was educated at San Francisco State College. 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