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 Terry Kath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978), born in Chicago, Illinois, was the original guitarist and founding member (along with Walter Parazaider, Danny Seraphine and Lee Loughnane) of the band Chicago.
Kath was an important contributor to Chicago, beginning with their first album The Chicago Transit Authority (#17) released in 1969, which includes his composition "Introduction", described as "Terry's masterpiece" by later Chicago guitarist DaWayne Bailey.
Terry Kath's contribution to modern guitar playing has sometimes been overlooked (compared to his contemporaries) over the years probably because of his unfortunate short career, and because Chicago persevered without Kath and reinvented themselves in the 1980s as an adult contemporary group.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terry_Kath   (1446 words)

  
 Terry Kath - Biography - AOL Music
Kath proved to be an integral member of group, who was looked up to as an onstage leader by the other members, but a senseless tragedy silenced Kath's guitar playing for good in the late '70s.
By the later part of the decade, Kath had signed on with several other Chicago-based musicians to form a rock band that would utilize a horn section, and during early 1967, the Chicago Transit Authority was born.
Kath's fine guitar chops could be sampled on such Chicago hits as "25 or 6 to 4" (from 1970's Chicago II) as well as the lesser-known "Free Form Guitar" (off Chicago's self-titled 1969 debut).
music.aol.com /artist/terry-kath/92682/biography   (545 words)

  
 Biography of Terry Kath   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Terry Kath was the original guitarist, vocalist and founding member (along with Walter Parazaider, Daniel Seraphine and Lee Loughnane) of the band Chicago.
Terry Kath's contribution for the following 10 album releases of the band showed an ever growing musicianship and expanding guitar techniques as can be heard on "The Road," "It Better End Soon, My Friend," and the beautifully scored strings for his "Memories of Love" and its preambles from Chicago II (1970).
A tribute album("The innovative guitar of Terry Kath") compiled by Chicago containing songs from the various aforementioned albums was not released until recently.
biography-2.qardinalinfo.com /k/Kath_Terry.html   (465 words)

  
 Terry Kath Biography
Terry Kath was one of rock's most underrated greatest guitarist and has been known as singer, prolific songwriter and co-founder of the legendary seminal jazz/rock supegroup Chicago (1967-1978).
Kath's widow Camelia would quote about her late husband "He was romantic and generous, but he did had an edge.He had a love for guns where it came from I have no idea, we have a loads of guns in the house.
Terry is still influencing many guitarists and with the album "The Innovative Guitar Of Terry Kath" on Chicago Records and VH-1 did a "Behind the Music" special on the band which features a lot of Terry Kath.
www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/kurtwood/270/kath.html   (1260 words)

  
 TERRY KATH. Chicago guitarist.
Terry's guitar scales and speed were exceptional, especially for that time era, and lets not forget he did'nt read music.
Terry Kath was one of rock's most underrated greatest guitarist and has been known as singer, prolific songwriter and co-founder of the legendary seminal jazz/rock supergroup Chicago (1967-1978).
In 1997, Chicago compiled a 14-track album that spotlighted Kath's finest performances, the Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath, and several years later, Kath's tragic tale was re-told in an episode of VH-1's Behind the Music series that focused on Chicago.
www.philbrodieband.com /muso_terry_kath.htm   (1263 words)

  
 Steve and Abe's Record Reviews
Terry Kath’s soulful vocal is a highlight of his career, as he hits all the notes and never misplays an intonation.
Kath is without question the most underrated guitarist in the history of rock and roll, and his name should be there with the all-time greats.
And Terry Kath was considered by the band to be their best soloist, and he was also truly great in his own right.
www.angelfire.com /mi4/steveandabe/chicago.html   (5422 words)

  
 Terry Kath interview in Guitar Player Magazine
Terry says that the Acoustic Control people heard his amp, dug it, and designed the 150 series after it.
For the first, Terry uses a tenor guitar A. The rest is a Fender 10 set, with the Fender 1st being Terry's 2nd string, the Fender 2nd being Terry's 3rd and so on.
Terry, always interested in new ways to cook and new effects to get, tried playing slide for a short while, but never on record or in concert." I just couldn't seem to get anything going.
www.timmwood.com /kathgp.html   (2155 words)

  
 Terry Kath FAQ
Camille (Ortiz) Kath was a former Caribou Kitchenette (background singer at Caribou Ranch, where many of Chicago's records were recorded.) She was in a movie with Sutherland called "The Killing Time," which was released in the late 1980s.
Kath was working toward a solo album at the time of his death.
Terry had basic music reading skills, but was not capable of reading music as complex as that performed by Chicago.
www.timmwood.com /kathfaq.html   (1230 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath: Music: Terry Kath   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Terry Kath was the guitarist, vocalist and founding member of the legendary rock band Chicago.
Sadly, Terry Kath's life was cut short in 1978 when he accidently shot himself while under the influence of substances.
Terry was just as inspiring to a whole generation of guitar players as were any of the other great players of that day.
www.amazon.com /Innovative-Guitar-Terry-Kath/dp/B0000021S8   (1263 words)

  
 Conny's Chicago Homepage: Terry Kath and The Mystics
Higgins' Liebe zur Musik, inspiriert durch seine Freundschaft mit Terry Kath, führte zur Bildung von "The Mystics", eine Gruppe, in der Terry häufig spielte.
Kath spielte auch mit der Gruppe "Jimmy Rice and the Gentlemen", eine Band, die nach "Jimmy and the Gents" kam.
Kath konnte Musik nicht so komplex lesen wie das, was von Chicago gespielt wurde, aber er lernte es bestimmt mit seinem Ohr.
www.chicago-web.de /Chicagoboard1/Mystics.html   (1914 words)

  
 Chicago - Goldmine
Kath was working on songs for a solo album at the time he shot himself with a gun he thought was not loaded.
His vocal style closely resembled Kath's, his synthesizers beefed up the group's sound as the '80s progressed and his temperament was perfect for the group.
Terry was a great inspiration to us when he was alive.
www.debbiekruger.com /writer/freelance/chicago_goldmine.html   (5092 words)

  
 SH Forums - Terry Kath vs. Jimi Hendrix
Jimi himself told Terry that he thought Terry was a better guitar player than himself and I believe that to be true.
Kath's curse was probably that he never had enough great material to work with.
Kath had to work within the framework of a large band with a lot of egos.
www.stevehoffman.tv /forums/printthread.php?t=9873   (1433 words)

  
 Terry Kath MP3 Downloads - Terry Kath Music Downloads - Terry Kath Music Videos
To many, the late Terry Kath (guitar/vocals) was the heart and soul of Chicago.
Sadly, Kath's tenure with the group was cut tragically short when, in late January of 1978, he accidentally and fatally shot himself.
The Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath (1997) includes 14 seminal selections and examples of the string man at the peak of his prowess.
www.mp3.com /albums/196685/summary.html   (578 words)

  
 Terry Kath - AOL Music
When Johnson yelled from the kitchen for Terry to be careful, Kath removed the...
Terry Kath was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in...
Terry Kath was one of rock's most underrated greatest guitarist and has been known as singer, prolific songwriter and co-founder of the legendary seminal...
music.aol.com /artist/terry-kath/92682/main   (158 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Chicago VI: Music: Chicago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Terry Kath's guitar once again is the strength of Chicago (even though the horn section received most of the attention).
Terry Kath's "Jenny" is a highlight and Peter Cetera's pop ambitions come through with "In Terms Of Two".
It's just piano and Kath vocals, and though it's not quite in finished form, it's an absolutely powerful and haunting performance ("He could've been a monster as a solo artist," Guercio has said).
www.amazon.ca /Chicago-VI/dp/B0000021RJ   (1617 words)

  
 Darrin's Chicago Album Reviews - Chicago XI
Terry's laugh at the beginning of the song juxtaposed with the lyrics about masking his unhappiness is a very nice creative effect.
However with Terry's untimely passing being so close to the release of this album this song is seemingly just as much written for Terry as it's written for Page.
Lee Loughnane's lead vocals are very reminiscent of Terry's soulful style in fact at first listen one would almost assume that it is indeed Terry, not Lee, on lead vocals.
www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/kurtwood/270/chi11.html   (811 words)

  
 Fancy Colours - Christopher's Chicago Pages - Chicago II
Terry Kath also wrote some more songs, and Peter Cetera makes his first songwriting contribution to close it out.
Terry does a precognition of the '70s country-rock fusion; very nice guitar, horns, and bass throughout.
Anyone who doubts that Terry Kath was a great guitar master need only listen to this song to see what they missed.
pages.prodigy.net /cussmith/chicago02.html   (1158 words)

  
 Chicago
In 1967, Chicago musicians Robert Lamm, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, Lee Loughnane, Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, and Danny Seraphine formed a group with one dream, to integrate all the musical diversity from their beloved city and weave a new sound, rock 'n' roll band with horns.
Kath had been a friend of Parazaider's and Guercio's since they were teenagers.
Kath, Pankow, and especially Lamm were writing large amounts of original material, with Lamm completing two of the group's most memorable songs, "Questions 67 and 68" and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" just prior to the departure from Chicago.
www.classicbands.com /chicago.html   (7875 words)

  
 db Terry Kath Tribute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
"Terry was the best soloist in the group, He was making his guitar talk and making animal noises before Hendrix knew what he was doing."
Many fans and friends of Terry have many memories and thoughts of him.
Terry Kath's Harley Davidson refurbished and inherited by Hank Steiger
www.dawaynebailey.com /tk.htm   (97 words)

  
 Colour My World by Chicago Songfacts
After Kath's death in 1978, the band did not play this song for several years.
As for Terry's death, it was- I believe- from a mishap when he was cleaning his gun.
If you listen to it and listen to Terry singing, you'd wonder how it was possible for them to be famous.
www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=3480   (545 words)

  
 Eric Benjamin Gordon's Tribute to Chicago
When Kath accidentally shot and killed himself on January 23, 1978 (eight days before his 32nd birthday), the band that was once Chicago Transit Authority officially ceased to exist.
[To this day, Kath is one of Rock’s unsung heroes; not one of his songs was ever released as a Chicago A side.] The Chicago story went on, as Billy Joel’s producer Phil Ramon replaced Jimmy Guercio.
In many ways, they’re just as unsung a force to be reckoned with, as their own Terry Kath was unsung as a guitarist to be reckoned with.
home.comcast.net /~ericbenjamingordon/trib/chicago.html   (515 words)

  
 Blogcritics.org: CD Review: Chicago XI
Guitarist and vocalist Terry Kath was an avid gun collector and had been cleaning one of his guns at a friend's party on January 23, 1978.
From the band's inception in 1967 to his death in 1978, it was Kath who was the main frontman and undisputed leader of the group.
And this song is all Terry: he puts in some fantastic blues guitar that sometimes borders on metal and, if you failed to miss it from his guitar work, his vocals indicate how frustrated and fed-up his song's character is. Terry growls his anguish.
blogcritics.org /archives/2006/03/25/094440.php   (2602 words)

  
 Vintage Guitar® magazine : Music Reviews
On Chicago I, Kath’s bluesy lines set the table for the horns on cuts like “Introduction,” and the wonderful “South California Purples.” The latter actually was one of the first riffs I ever learned.
Members of the band did say Kath’s death finalized a pull for the identity of the band.
Kath was one of the major guitarists of this era.
www.vintageguitar.com /music/details.asp?ID=280   (671 words)

  
 TERRY KATH -- Chicago Presents the Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath (Chicago)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
TERRY KATH -- Chicago Presents the Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath (Chicago)
Jimi Hendrix once told Walt Parazaider (Chicago's sax player) "Your guitar player is better than me." Kath died in 1978, but his music lives on.
This CD is a tribute to Kath and his music, featuring songs from the first eleven Chicago albums, plus two cuts from the 1972 Japanese live album.
www.thenightowl.com /reviews/kath.htm   (149 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Chicago VI [Remaster] - Chicago at Epinions.com
Terry Kath follows with the first sub-par track: “Jenny.” This is the guitarist’s sole “VI” original.
Kath gets in a brief, Hendrixian guitar break mid song and Lamm is pure Soul Man on organ, clavinet and electric piano fills.
Kath contributes a lazy, seductive wah-wah guitar solo and the horns snake around the proceedings.
www.epinions.com /musc-review-39E8-B80B482-38E60AA3-prod2   (1181 words)

  
 LyricsVault: Hall of fame: Chicago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Kath, born in Chicago on January 31, 1946, had been a friend of Parazaider's and Guercio's since they were teenagers.
Howland began playing guitar at the age of seven, and Terry Kath was one of his earliest influences.
Howland's return to Terry Kath's rhythmic style of playing could not be more deliberate, and it has contributed to his fast acceptance from Chicago's fans.
www.lyricsvault.net /halloffame/Chicago.html   (15398 words)

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