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Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) was an American guitarist and singer who is best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He played lead guitar and sang lead vocals on many of the band's early hit singles alongside Robert Lamm and Peter Cetera.
Terry Kath was just a week shy of his 32nd birthday when he accidentally killed himself. A singer, songwriter and wildly adventurous guitar player, Kath was the bedrock of Chicago, the daredevil group who had been meshing rock, jazz and classical styles across 11 hit albums since 1969.
Initially featuring guitarist and vocalist Terry Kath, keyboardist and vocalist Robert Lamm, drummer Danny Seraphine, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, trumpeter Lee Loughnane and trombonist James Pankow, the band added bassist and vocalist Peter Cetera in December 1967.
In 1978, Terry Kath of the band Chicago died of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. Now his bandmates recall his life and shocking death
The daughter of Terry Kath, late guitarist of the band Chicago, and famous fans such as Joe Walsh look back on an unsung rock hero.
Members of the veteran rock band Chicago remember their late guitarist Terry Kath and how the great Jimi Hendrix said Kath was “better” than him.
Growing out of several bands from the Chicago area in the late 1960s, the original line-up consisted of Peter Cetera on bass, Terry Kath on guitar, Robert Lamm on keyboards, Lee Loughnane on trumpet, James Pankow on trombone, Walter Parazaider on woodwinds, and Danny Seraphine on drums.
Terry Kath was a founding member of Chicago, playing hard-charging guitar on the band's first 11 albums. While not always the frontman, Kath helped form the band's sound and identity. "Terry really drove the band rhythmically," bandmate Robert Lamm told the Chicago Tribune .
Witness the journey of CHICAGO founder, and Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame 70's Guitar Hero Terry "TK" Kath in "The Terry Kath Experience" documentary. IKYK The 70's are the modern song samples of today.
Our list of Top 10 Terry Kath Chicago Songs reveals the late guitarist to be more than simply a co-founding member of the band. He was their heart and soul.