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Peter Paul Cetera (/ s ə ˈ t ɛr ə / sə-TERR-ə; born September 13, 1944) [1] is a retired American musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist for the American rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985.
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.
Cetera's brother, Kenny, performed background vocals on Chicago 17, [9] [10] and was also added as a touring percussionist and background singer after its release in 1984. [11] Despite renewed commercial success for the group, Cetera left Chicago in July 1985 to focus on his solo career. [12] Pinnick left around the same time. [1]
Vocalist Neil Donell, of Chicago tribute band Brass Transit, was chosen as the band's new lead singer and session musician Brett Simons also joined the band as their new bassist. [182] [183] Daniel de los Reyes' return to the percussion position was announced, filling the vacancy left by his brother's move to the drumset. [184] [185]
The original recording features an electric guitar solo using a wah-wah pedal by Chicago guitarist Terry Kath, and a lead vocal line in the Aeolian mode. [8]According to the recollections of producer James William Guercio and horn player Lee Loughnane, Cetera had to record the vocal while his jaw was still wired together after he had been attacked at a baseball game at Dodger Stadium on May 20 ...
Peter Cetera originally wrote "If You Leave Me Now" at the same time as Chicago VII's "Wishing You Were Here", and composed it on a guitar. [22] According to information on the sheet music for the song at MusicNotes, "If You Leave Me Now" is written in the key of B major, and Cetera's vocal range varies between F sharp 3 (F♯ 3) and D sharp 5 (D♯ 5).
Chicago continues to perform the song, either on its own, or as part of the Ballet. Since Kath's death in 1978 and being brought back into their set list in 1982, lead vocals were performed by Bill Champlin until 1991, [7] when Robert Lamm took the lead. [8] It has been sung by trumpeter Lee Loughnane since 2009. [9] [10]
The song featured Bill Champlin on lead vocals and furthered Chicago's shift towards de-emphasizing the band's brass section compared to their earlier years. [6] Scheff noted that with Peter Cetera having left the group and "making his own records, it was good for us to release some songs with a different sound (like) Bill's voice. Then we ...