To say Terry Kath was underrated and overlooked is a HUGE understatement! He blew away the 'names' back then. An all time great!

Miss that magical guitar & soulful voice of Terry Kath.

Everyone has their favorite band at some point, and mine was 'Chicago' during the Terry Kath/Peter Cetera era. Terry will always be remembered, especially knowing what could have been, if he didn't leave us so soon.

I'm obsessed with Terry Kath. With the way he sang and the way he played guitar.

@dizzicucci

5 жыл бұрын

ME TOO

@clairemacharkin5633

5 жыл бұрын

Me three. He was so sexy.

@williamludlow3788

4 жыл бұрын

There were a lot of great guitarists in the 60s and 70s. I personality liked Robbie Kriger and the guitarist for the Carpentars can't remember his name.

Excellent job mixing Terry's highlights. With Uptown it occurs to me: we generally refer to Terry's guitar chops, but listening to this causes me to realize how unique he was as a singer. He brought "soul" to Chicago's music -- that Ray Charles feel to the music. Once he was gone, the soul left Chicago. As for his guitar playing, if he had lived, we'd be admiring him along with (or above) Eric Clapton and Jimi.

Terry Kath was one of the best guitarists of his time, and the world lost him far to soon !

@MrBluesyrocker

7 жыл бұрын

great guitar player he was..

@miantayyabahmad567

7 жыл бұрын

Silvio Silva t

@74bshs

6 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@77mbdeforest

6 жыл бұрын

bear24D not just his time, he was one of the greatest guitarists of all time if not the greatest ever!

@jeffsdolphin

5 жыл бұрын

77mbdeforest ..He’s a major talent on the guitar , yessir . Better than, let’s say...SRV ??? Hint: Just say no- show your wisdom. Stevie had skills, surpassing - EVERYONE !

I was 17 when I got the news Terry had died , I didn't get out of bed for 3 day's. My parent's thought I was nuts.

@MrLeftfootlouie

Жыл бұрын

A horrible day for all who knew Kath as the driving force behind the rest of the band that has since become ...a joke.

Thank you for a great tribute to Terry Kath. He lived a lot of life in 31 years and gave us so much.

This guy must have loved hockey, rocked with many different jerseys.

So understandable why this genius guitar player was Jimi's favorite. What a sad early loss, like Jimi himself.

Terry was absolutely phenomenal, brilliant performer, now safe in Heaven, eternally

The way He played fast n Clean melody and chords.. Amazing soul voice and strong..

Look. Lamm wrote some incredible tunes. Parazaider et al are the horn section God wished he had created. Danny's drumming is classic - from the matched grip to the intricate bass/snare interplay. And Cetera was still playing some incredible bass AND rocking that tenor (before he went hollywood). But it's Terry Kath who makes this band rock - as the descent after his death proves. Incredible band. Incredible music.

@PatriotSteve

5 жыл бұрын

As great as Terry was the band hardly descend after his accident.

This next Hendrix quote shows the highest respect one musician can possibly hold for another. Hendrix, over the microphone in the middle of a concert says, "You gotta check out this guy Terry Kath. His band is CTA. He's the best guitar player in the universe."

@Newzchspy

6 жыл бұрын

Ferry Muskitta you're absolutely correct, told the crowd that and many others privately as well.....He also told man, I may be good, but this cat is better!!

@cowboycowboy8749

6 жыл бұрын

Terry kath said in brainy quotes that jimi hindrex freaked him out and nobody could do what he could do on guitar....and that jimi was playing everything in his head......not my thought guys look it up in brainy quotes

@jeffsdolphin

5 жыл бұрын

Years later , greatness was truly defined by a fella named Stevie.

@sludge4125

5 жыл бұрын

Years later, some asswipe maniac posts something insipid and moronic on a Terry Kath tribute page.

@jeffsdolphin

5 жыл бұрын

I do feel like shit. I didnt learn enough about this man ,who I never new a real history of his greatness and true sucess.I really didnt know Terry .only the CHICAGO sound ? I ve spent alot ,and learned a bunch of interesting new info ,to me anyhow ?

TK was the heart and soul of Chicago, this I know, I grew up with their music. He left us way too soon, and the group was never the same afterwards. Thanks for this very interesting compilation of Kath's guitar work! :)

@larsandersson

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. When we lost Terry the group lost it,s soul. Very sad but he gave us a lot during the years and I love it.

Mind officially blown....thanks Ter!!!

he did not get the recognition he deserved. ....I miss him

Terry had so much soul power!

Thank you for this tribune. Terry Kath was so talented...

I'm late to this party, but his solos inspired me. And sat next to my dad at a live concert, who had tickets to do a review for the Tucson Daily Star in or about 1971-72. Im pretty sure I was about 11 years old. He was conductor of the TSO and the local paper wanted his opinion piece of this PROGRESSIVE rock band that came from the HEARTLAND of AMERICA. thanks to youtube for keeping them alive, and I wonder if anyone has a bootleg of that concert? Saturday in the park became a favorite the immediate summer after that. so glad to be alive to hear it this day. DGM

Hey there guys. If you want to check out some unbelievable guitar playing by Terry Kath listen to "Oh Thank You Great Spirit" off of the album Chicago 8 . Absolutely mind blowing !!!!

So SAD he is no longer with us, I loved his music, and still love his music!!!!!Rest In Peace Terry Kath.

Happy birthday, Terry. Your music lives on forever

Unquestionably one of the all-time great bands that was way better when Terry Kath was in it.

I've heard much of Terrys work. He was truly one of the best guitarists in the world. The ironic part is that he was self taught. And, he was an awesome bassist. He did some bass work while he was with Chicago. ABSOLUTELY awesome musician.

No one will ever touch Terry Kath!

Anyone who doesn't acknowledge Terry Kath for his talents and singing just doesn't have true appreciation for music.

I had the pleasure to see Chicago in July of 1970 at Tanglewood they actually recorded their show Joshua television was there John Sebastian open up for them Terry Kath was at the top of his prime I always love that track free-form guitar

@greenlightwilly

7 жыл бұрын

nato man - you were one lucky sob. I've been watching that vid on YT for a while and this has to be one of the GREATEST rock concerts of all time. I've seen a lot of them but goddam - this night they were smokin' (except for Loughnanes horn). U must have felt like you were swept up in some kind of cosmic wave!

@PatriotSteve

4 жыл бұрын

greenlight studios I agree 100% about the trumpet that night. Some real clunkers. Terry is top 10 for sure

@iansnyder274

4 жыл бұрын

It seems that 1970 was , at least from the shows I have watched, Terry at his peak....the one he's playing a pre cbs strat that's stripped down to the wood....man, he is playing like a man posessed and sounds like a combo of Hendrix and John Mclaughlin!

Forty-five years ago this week. Still missed.

Terry Kath is Chicago and he took it with him to the grave.

Amazing song writer, singer and guitarist!

RIP Terry, you were one of the greatest guitar players ever. ❤

One of the greatest, most underrated guitarists. Jimi Hendrix told many that Terry was better than he......

so freakin blessed!! love you always Terry♡♡

''This cat has me beat" Hendrix.

@martysosnick8045

5 жыл бұрын

DID JIMI SAY THAT? or you, sos

Great job. Back in the 70' the last thing most people thought about when you mentioned the band Chicago was guitar licks. It was the horns, Pete Cetera's singing, or their vocal harmonies etc. To this day most people have never heard of Terry Kath, but as it turned out he was the one member of the band they could never replace with Cetera probably a close second. I saw them three times, twice with Kath on guitar and once with Donnie Dacus.

@bluesdudebluesdude

6 жыл бұрын

Terry also had the best voice in the band..the white Ray Charles !

@mckessa17

5 жыл бұрын

Your right, kind of a hidden talent but we knew.

RIP Guitar God!

Always been a huge fan of Terry Kath! He was about to leave Chicago and begin a guitar band. He wasn’t a fan of the horns. Neither was i

Jimi Hendrix agreed as well! A unique tribute!

@puffycattopdog7178

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Collins . I was looking for someone else who agreed with me.

Terry was incredible in his day. And his "Ray Charles" like voice was the most soulful I've ever heard from a white boy!

Mississippi Delta City Blues was written in 1969 but not recorded until years later. I wonder why? When listening to them in the 60's there just wasent anything on the radio that came close. The Beatles final LP had not not even come out yet. Fast forward to the 70's and play Purples and people would freak out. 'Who the hell is that? Hes going to be huge!' He was huge before you were in high school Dude.

Saw Chicago a number of times..... Great stage band.... everything was to prefect ion

Terry Kath wasn't "one" of the best guitar players of his time. He was the best of ALL TIME. Even Hendrix paid respects to him at the Whiskey on Sunset in Hollywood by meeting the band back stage and stating: "Your guitar player is better than me!"

@mitchnelsen

6 жыл бұрын

Gabe Gabrielson That’s Right!!!!!!!

Chicago music lived forever ❤️👍

Will always miss Terry. His singing always was something to hear. And his guitar was like wow.

This was absolutely amazing. Thank you for the post.

What a player underrated sounds like J. Hendrix and his incredible strong VOICE AWESOME.. UPTOWN THE BEST

こんなに素晴らしいFilmを作ってくれてありがとう。Terryは最高のギタリストです。今も昔も！！

The VOICE SO STRONG N KICK.ASS THE GUITAR PLAYING SO HOT ALMOST LIKE JIMMY.. HE COULD BE A SOLO CAREER

I toured with Chicago back in the 90s,Walter Parazaider n I were Soul Mates,I had known Jimmy Pankow years before n When they came to town in 1991,I started to hang out with Walter n we became so close.I miss seeing him I just found out today that his heart problem was his down fall for touring n I'd give anything to just talk with him again.You'll Always be my Soul mate Walt,I Love You,I'll see you later cause we never ever said goodbye.Peppermint .😙🤗😍

He is the greatest and I think the film comes out next month!

@funch357

7 жыл бұрын

I saw the film's premiere in Toronto last September ('16). Very good. Seems like it would be a natural for PBS to run during a pledge drive.

If you.d ever saw Terry play. Close up. You.d know He was the Best ever.even Jimi said so. Period

Terry Kath = The Best !

What a great band and Kath was such an integral part. Cetera rounded it out sooooo wellllllll

Thames for compiling this nice collection of examples of his muscal heritage.

Terry Kath was sensationally captivating as a Guitarist and a Singer... \m/

Kath was so underrated..

Poem 58/ Beginnings/ 25 or 6 to 4/ Lowdown/ Happy cause I'm goin' home/ Hit by Varese/ Hideaway/ Scrapbook/Uptown

@eveaso994

7 жыл бұрын

A musical genius he was! :(

@commonsensehill372

7 жыл бұрын

Hit by varese.. cool tune.

@got2bharmony

7 жыл бұрын

Nice medley. Chicago was my favourite band way back in the 60s and I still think their best (mostly older) music stands up to anything. Every member of the band contributed to their overall sound and all have written at least one good song, even Lee Loughnane (Call On Me), Danny Seraphine and Walt Parazaider. Of course Terry, Bobby Lamm and James Pankow wrote most of their early material. Much has been said about Terry's guitar playing (and rightly so) but few mention how he was a master of the wah-wah pedal and in my opinion he was the best vocalist even better than the fine vocals of Bobby Lamm and Peter Cetera. Absolutely tragic and needless loss of life, I still recall how devastated I was when I found out. Thankfully Terry has left the World with much to cherish and the 1970 Tanglewood video on KZread is a masterpiece that I hope will be around for ever.

@sludge4125

5 жыл бұрын

When I first heard Hideaway, I thought it was Bachman Turner Overweight.

Such a beautiful man and an amazing talent.

lotta respect 4 kath now that i know hes the one who sang my favorite chicago songs

Three people are clearly insane. They don't appreciate TRUE guitar genius!

@cherylmoersdorf4319

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree Terry had so much soul Chicago was never the same why did he do that such a waste of life and talent just gone like that I remember when it happened I was sick

Nice job. I would have added Mississippi Delta City Blues just before Uptown. Two of Kath's best songs on his last album.

The king of music!!!

The way he uses wah wah pedal so good..

Without TERRY KATH THERE IS NO CHICAGO .

✨Terry Kath , the master, musician !!!✨😎🌹

Thing was, back then, Hendricks, was very good...no question in his licks and winds, but there came a Terry Kath. ... who did not play solo...he did not care about solo, or solo recognition. He played... for music....intensity..driving beat with his band... he wanted fabulous music.. And he worked at ....and got such amazing stuff for us ,even now ...30 - 40 years later. There is no better recognition than your piors...alll those years ago ...knw who and what was really good! In working with Chicago, he achieved some never to be duplicated guitar solos.... no matter who tries. Some things are final works of art. Though many would like to pretend to be as good as, or better. Agree that some can achieve almost as much as his early solos on the beach ..with his one drummer , one trumbonest, one trumpetist, and his one, very into it, saxaphonist!....supper kudos man! ........one pianist.........and of course Peter Cetera and with fabulous, extraordinary driving bass. Peter was the man!!!!! Can't be duplicated....lucky that we have recordings, though, of course, the pretty boys will work their hardest...for the money. Attempt to chase cash in...chase both Terry and Peter....but they are a very poor substitutes. Same with the Elvis's. I so wish I had the opportunity too shake each man's hand! ...... at the end of one the early concerts....like Tanglewood! Thank you, especially, Terry Kath............extraordinaire!

Poem 58/ from Chicago Tansit Authority ( 1st album) 0:00 - :17 ; Beginnings/ from CTA :17 - :35 ; 25 or 6 to 4/ from Chicago ( 2nd Album) :35 - :49 : Lowdown/ from Chicago III : 49 - :59 ; Happy cause I'm goin' home/ from Chicago III 1:00 - 1:20 ; Hit by Varese/ 1: 20 - 1:43 ; from Chicago V Hideaway/ 1:43 - 1:57 from Chicago VIII Scrapbook/ 1:57- 2:15 from Chicago X Uptown 2:15 - end from Chicago XI Key: Chicago Tansit Authority ( 1st album) Orange on Blue 1969 Chicago ( 2nd Album Grey swirl ) 1970 Chicago III ( Tattered Flag Blue) 1971 Chicago IV ( Cream 4 disc live Carnegie Hall ) 1971 Chicago V ( Brown Wood) 1972 Chicago VI ( Blue Embossed Band Photo) 1973 Chicago VII ( Yellow Leather Engraved) 1974 Chicago VIII ( Red Cardinal) 1975 Chicago IX ( Paint Scaffolding , Greatest Hits )1976 Chicago X ( Chocolate Bar) 1976 Chicago XI ( Map Evanston) 1977 Live in Japan ( Red) 1975 The Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath ( 1997)

Terry made those guitars sensibly hails, wails, twangs, or what have you!, -- that was never done before! and it's definitely not noise! but a complete symphonic harmony of fingers and steel strings!

There is no such thing as an unloaded gun.I wish Terry believe that.

@douglascompton6016

6 жыл бұрын

daman589986 , NUMBER ONE RULE IN LIFE FOR EVER & EVER .

@jeffaustin226

6 жыл бұрын

daman589986 He does now. Unfortunately.

@bluesdudebluesdude

6 жыл бұрын

You are so right. I think something was going on with him. I saw him in 3 months before he died and I didn't recognize him. He put on so much weight from the photo I saw of him the yr before. The number one taboo for gun owners is you DON'T point your gun at anyone. You always assume it's loaded but the fact that he was even pointing the gun at his head shows something was going on with him. Terrible thing..I was such a huge fan..still am.

@GOODNOIGHT

6 жыл бұрын

daman589986 Drugs and guns do not mix. Anytime I have my Guns out when drinking, anyone thats around I scold lol DONT YOU FUCKING TOUCH IT!

@sludge4125

5 жыл бұрын

Like BluesDude stated, maybe the most basic rule is to *never* point the gun at a human, including yourself. And check the chamber for a bullet. Unfortunately, the moron evidently was playing some infantile game with it.

Terry is Truly one of the Greatest of all Time🤘🏻🤘🏻

Superior indeed!

The best for me,thanks

Awesome

I'll put this up against any Trower tracks. And I love Trower.... ;)

@danilov0884

7 жыл бұрын

Brian Wensing

@KCBarr1

7 жыл бұрын

Robin.

@mcclendonreport

7 жыл бұрын

Kath had the secret ingredient of soul. This is why Hendrix held him in such high regard.

Gaw-DAMN! Wicked good...guess you know you've reached Olympus when Hendrix himself sez yer the better guitar player!

@Jaysthename

7 жыл бұрын

To clarify, he was cited as one of Hendrix' "favorite" guitarists, not the "better" player.

@printer878

7 жыл бұрын

hendrix once said, i am good, terry kath is sensational.

@turcoloco57

7 жыл бұрын

Cant argue wth Jimi

@michaelmcginnis9176

6 жыл бұрын

Wrong. Hendrix said "he's better than me" referring to Kath.

The heart, the soul, and the spark plug of CTA.

This is nice. Thanks.

bless you Terry.....

Looks like he loved hockey.. Me too !!

Great pictures and sounds- wonder what he would have thought about today’s music?

R I P one of the truly unsung heroes of my youth TK

R.I.P. my friend...

TERRY KATH!!! THE MAN!!!

thanks for posting this!~can you give a list of the titles?.some of these tracks are new to me.i love it though..peace,J

TK , a Telecaster fan !

Nicely done...*

after he was gone the Band turned Completely diff direction . More Commercial and made more Money

I agree with bear24D !

geez I miss terry

badass

The guitar on "Hideaway" every bit Hendrix's equal.

They were like a high performance race car until Terry's horrible accident. They were firing on all cylinders and burning the tires off.

When the History comes into a Myth

The Uptown is adown and dirty jam!!!!!

The "Pigpen" of Chicago, in Grateful Dead terms!

I find it strange Terry died between Hendrix and Stevie Ray...odd...and sad :-(

@5:51, pure Terry.

As a teenager in the seventies I couldn't figure out why the guitar solo in 25 or 6 to 4 got no love. Wasn't the Terry Kath Band. Chicago was a "popular" band, unlike Hendrix and Clapton.

yea could you please list the name of these tracks?

@teddriefke4178

6 жыл бұрын

You will have to look into the band "Chicago Transit Authority Company"That was the original name of the band until they got the threatened with a law suit from Chicago Transit Authority Company...then they just called themselves "Chicago"..Jimmy Hendrix wanted to work with Terry Kath the minute Jimmy herd Terry play...That would have been cool