Terry Kath was the man!! Unbelievable musicians!!

That is the great and highly underrated Danny Seraphine on the drum kit. Still active today with his own band

💖💖Terry Kath💖💖 So multi-talented. RIP

@RicoBurghFan

3 жыл бұрын

One of the great guitarists ever and a tremendous vocalist. The original Chicago died with him.

@CaptainBakerJason

3 жыл бұрын

Unrivaled in his day. Terry Kath was the best.

@kenbarton2920

3 жыл бұрын

Jimi Hendrix was blown away by him. I'm so lucky I saw them in '76, front row!

Terry Kath, the singer on this song, was known as the "White Ray Charles" because of their similar vocal delivery and range. Danny Seraphine, the drummer, is often left out of the great drummer conversation. He's fantastic.

@ridgemanron

3 жыл бұрын

Hendrexx said Kath was the best guitar player he ever heard.

@ljsites

3 жыл бұрын

I think he dabbled in the guitar also!!!

@johnfabian5226

3 жыл бұрын

Danny Seraphine was integral to Chicago’s sound. Not many drummers can keep up with Terry Kath when he lets loose.

@ridgemanron

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnfabian5226 Hendrix said Kath was better than himself.

@RichKuni

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnfabian5226 I love when people recognize Seraphine because if you look at the Tanglewood (yes, it was outside) show, his kit was so damn small. Compare it to Neil Peart in the same era and it's not even close. He got the most out of it though. The way he kept up during Kath's legendary solo in 25 or 6 to 4 at that show always gets overlooked. That tempo was sick.

One of my favorites. Terry Kath is the soul of this band

Chicago was a rare mix of vocalist and musicianship. They really understood music from a technical aspect. They had a couple of gifted composers in Robert Lamm and James Pankow. The voices of Peter Cetera and Terry Kath gave them so much soul, delivery, and versatility. They both had very rare voices because they were so distinct. Peter's tenor is unmatched in tone and annunciation. Terry's low rasp soul is perfect to compliment. Lyrically they were poetic. They were at their peak from 1969-75. After they leaned more on power ballads. They had to as drugs caused the main writers to dry up. Cetera brought them back from 82-85. He gets ripped for the ballads but he made them all a lifetime of cash. At that point they really needed those songs to stay relevant.

@SRMscott

3 жыл бұрын

This is the best comment yet re Chicago. This was Lamm’s band no doubt.

If you were a band kid back in the 60's-70's you could not help but love Chicago.

@wpflesh6510

3 жыл бұрын

As a child of the 80s I was exposed to the height of Chicago ballad era I loved it but as an adult I poured through the Chicago 70s era and fell in love with Terry Kath’s playing

@dantana5774

3 жыл бұрын

in high school, when the black album came out, we formed a band with the same set up- that's what great music does...

As a trumpet player in high school (70s) I loved Chicago during their "horny" days. "Feeling Stronger Every Day", "Beginning" "Saturday In The Park" and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" are all great songs. And "Color My World" was sung at literally every wedding in the 70s.

@theresagallagher9161

2 жыл бұрын

God.... what days☆☆☆☆!

One of the greatest groups of all time.

Terry Kath was brilliant and one of the best guitar players ever. They weren't even remotely close to the same band without him. R.I.P.

Huge rabbit hole here, endless amount of great music, before they went sappy.

@leonh.kalayjian6556

3 жыл бұрын

They didn't go sappy. They went pop and wrote some catchy pop tunes. of course, not the same but they were good pop artists. They won album of the year and had maybe 8 big hits . It's almost two different groups

@trespatines8698

3 жыл бұрын

@@leonh.kalayjian6556 I agree on the 2 different groups part. They may have had a lot of hits with their sappy ballads, but most of their fans prefer the original group’s music.

@leonh.kalayjian6556

3 жыл бұрын

@@trespatines8698 me included. But still appreciate their pop songs for what they are. Next to other groups in the 80s,90s with similar songs, Chicago was just as good. Usually better.

@1plurb

3 жыл бұрын

That happened because they lost their soul. Terry Kath in January 1978 accidentally killed himself with a gunshot wound to the head. He was the soulful voice of the band and one of the best guitarists in rock n roll. Thats not me saying that, that was Jimi Hendrix. After his death, they tried to find themselves and went to ballads with Peter Cetera. Band wasn't the same but they still had to make a living.

@allensaunders449

3 жыл бұрын

@@leonh.kalayjian6556 no they went sappy and crappy. When terry died so did worthwhile Chicago

This my favorite song by this group. I like all the songs that Terry Kath sang on he was a ring leader of this band. After his tragic death I noticed a huge change in there style. I still enjoyed them but never felt like they were at their best anymore. I've seen them live in the 90's with the Dobbie Brothers and they were great.

@daveburns3886

Жыл бұрын

Doobies were fantastic till their lead singer’s faltered and they added Michael McDonald and style completely changed ..

there was the Terry Kath era, that's him singing and crushing it on guitar, then after his untimely death was the era of more radio friendly love songs usually with Peter Cetera's vocals

We did play this song in my Jr. high school marching band. It was awesome! (Or so I thought! LOL)

@billbox1916

3 жыл бұрын

Me to 😎

@pollynicklas5220

3 жыл бұрын

I also played this in band!!! Lol. Kinda dates us, huh???

@bethhendricks5567

3 жыл бұрын

You were right!

A Chicago song you'd really get off on is the epic "Introduction." On the album version of this song, the first half and second half form the bookends for an extended song suite which includes the song "Colour My World."

@artis1969

2 жыл бұрын

Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon. I can't listen to Make Me Smile except as a part of the whole. Just a tremendous piece of work by James Pankow.

I was in high school and college marching band. Yes, they both put on halftime shows at football games (and still do). And, yes, we played some Chicago songs back in the day. Us brass players loved it.

Saw them twice in concert during the 70s. Great performers. Love this track. So much better than the heavily edited radio version that was about 3 and a half minutes.

As you now can tell, this song was part of their early rock years. Soft pop has it's place but can never be confused with ROCK.

Chicago didn’t go disco, but their style did change in the 80s when Terry Kath their lead guitar player and singer died. They played more pop music. But their music from the late 60s and 70s was phenomenal! One of the best bands ever!

My favorite group. Ever. And I like a LOT. This is one of the great songs. While Terry Kath was alive, they were fantastic. He's lead guitar AND vocals here.

You should try the long version of the song Beginning. It also is an early record. My wife and I danced to Colour My World as our first dance, in 1975.

The voice of the amazing Terry Kath...no enough people knew who he was. Soul all day long

I consider this some of their classic rock, not the sappy love songs they did after Terry Kath, the lead guitarist, accidently shot himself & died.

@allensaunders449

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody puts a gun to their head and pulls a trigger accidentally

@hoosiermaker2358

3 жыл бұрын

@@allensaunders449 he ACCIDENTALLY shot himself with a revolver,, playing Russian Roulette. He didn't know that there was actually a bullet in one the chambers. So yeah, it can and did happen accidentally..

@SRMscott

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoosiermaker2358 the story I heard that he was drunk at a party showing off his new gun and one of the band members told him to put his gun away before he hurt someone. Terry said look it’s not loaded and put the gun up to his head and pulled the trigger forgetting about the chambered bullet. There was speculation on this story of course because Terry was very versatile with weaponry so how could he make this mistake - well because he was drunk.

@stephenjohnson6284

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, their first 2 albums are the best, and Terry was the soul! Pete got to sappy!

@dianemadigan3252

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoosiermaker2358 …. Not a revolver, but an automatic. He ejected the bullets from the clip, removed the clip to show that it was empty, put the clip back in and horsed around with it. The gun fired; Terry forgot that there was a bullet in the chamber. And NO, he was NOT playing “Russian roulette”!

The musical ability of this band is off the charts good.

this song is from 1970, the early 70s was my favorite period from them

One of their best! I like Wishing You Were Here

@gvbezoff

3 жыл бұрын

With the Beach Boys on backing vocals.

I'm 63 years old and have been listening to Chicago since the early 70's and I've never known them to do any disco. Hey I could be wrong . I've known them for classic rock and jazz. Anywho keep giving us the great music that you ,thanks.You have a great ear for music...peace

NO OTHER GROUP HAD THAT SOUND,GREAT MUSIC, GREAT REACTION, LOVE WHEN YOU SHARE STORIES OF YOU AND YOUR DAD, GOD BLESS.

Terry Kath's guitar solo is fantastic! Great horn chart and Cetera was dynamite on bass. Seraphine on drums was a revelation.

Such a sad ending to such a great singer.

Back then the bass was often not focused on. In the early 80's the bass started to be a main part of the songs (Bar-Kays, Dazz Band. ) Funky cool bass lines started to appear. I loved it. Thx Wilburn ! Yuma, AZ.

Hendrix actually revered Terry Kaths musicianship.

They started out progressive, quickly shifted to harder rock and eventually evolved into a "love song, ballad" type band but they were never disco!

CHICAGO, "MAKE ME SMILE". AN ALL TIME FAVORITE. GUITARIST TERRY KATH AND HIS SOULFUL SHOUTING VOICE. FOREVER ETCHED IN MY MIND... MORE "DIALOGUE PARTS 1 & 2...

Back then when this song was released marching bands weren't playing this. They were playing the traditional stuff. Movie scores, classical music cuts, etc. Marching bands started playing this a few years after this song was released and then it caught on everywhere. Those were my observations. I was in 7th grade when this song was released.

25 or 6 to 4, Beginnings, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, Beginnings, Saturday In The Park, Questions 67 & 68...really anything before Terry Kath's death is gold. After that Peter Cetera took over and they got sappy as hell.

Chicago during the Terry Kath years played with so much energy and soul. The other band members have stated he was the leader, the heart and soul of the band. Kath is another brilliant musician who's bulb burned too bright which led to his early demise. If you enjoy Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, Earth Wind and Fire there's a cover band named Leonid and Friends from Russia (of all places) that absolutely kills it. They have many youtube videos. Until COVID they had toured the USA.. Who knows what 2021 will bring, but if they come to your area go see them.

100% agree on your take on how it reminded you of marching band! That is exactly how I feel as well! Takes me back to my senior year where our band did a Chicago themed show, man those were some good times! Truly enjoy your reactions and keep up the awesome work!

The bassist is absolutely killing it.

It doesn’t get any better than the amazing late,great Terry Kath on guitar and lead vocals! 🎸🎤🎶. A titán of talent, taken way too soon. 🙏

@christopherbako

3 жыл бұрын

He was Amazing. Definitely would have made a killer Guitar based Soul Album.

Please do “beginnings” or “only the beginning” whatever it’s called

@ScottDeBerg

3 жыл бұрын

“Beginnings”

@cindyp1033

3 жыл бұрын

Yes please -Tanglewood version!

"Wishing you were here "-undenianably my favorite 🥰🥰🥰

One of the absolute best songs by classic Chicago! 👍

Classic and peak Chicago, imo... the late, great, lamented Terry Kath's soulful vocals, kickin' jazzy horns and grooves.

I don't think of Chicago's music as something to dance to as much as just music to listen to and savor.So Enjoyable.They are Amazing .

CTA/Chicago: Poem 58, Listen, Beginnings, South California Purples, Wishing You Were Here, Questions 67 & 68....you're welcome

First 3/4 Blood sweat & tears and Chicago albums are stunning.

"Introduction" was probably Terry's masterpiece, but his performances on "Make me Smile" and "25 or 6 to 4" are masterful. The suite of songs that make up "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon," which includes "Make me Smile," was written and arranged by James Pankow, the band's trombone player for crying out loud. This song hooked me on Chicago up through the death of Terry Kath, after which they have continued until today, but they lost me when they lost Terry. We still have the first 7 albums, though

they wrote their own songs - and all the lyrics too. True musicians and artists.

If you like this style then you are going to really Blood Sweat & Tears, "Spinning Wheel"

@dangaiser4729

3 жыл бұрын

Love BS&T! You are right very similar style 👌

@anthonyblakely399

3 жыл бұрын

@@dangaiser4729 pls request it. :D

I love your mention of the marching band vibe, because I was in a drum & bugle corps (I did color guard - flags & rifles) when I was in junior high. This is one of the songs we did in competitions. Lots of drums and lots of brass! :)

I was in high school when this song hit the charts. They are good studio recording musicians. The horn players are all graduates from DePaul University School of music

So happy you started listening to their best years! Fantastic reaction!

I love the early Chicago, say the first 3-4 albums. After that, I always respected the talent but mostly found them forgettable for my tastes after that. Still quality talent though.

@gregrambo606

3 жыл бұрын

Robert Lamm wrote most of the early stuff, that's probably why. As his drug habit got worse, it was harder for him to focus I guess. Same for Terry Kath with the drugs. Jimmy Pankow wrote this gem though.

@plantfeeder6677

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregrambo606 well Jimmy wrote it for Terry then. This isn't Chicago, it's the Terry Kath band with horns. Definitely a song that highlights all his talents.

Danny Seraphine goes crazy on the drums. So much fun!

So glad you pointed out the drumming of Danny Seraphine. Incredible

Philosopher Kings late 1990's track "Your Charms". You will thank me. A perfect jazz/rock mix from this distinctive but underappreciated Canadian band

Just for the record. This song was written by James Pankow,the trombonist. He said he tried every other singer in the band to sing this and his last choice was the guitarist, Terry Kath. Unreal soul

This is from Chicago’s early years, great music, great band

More Chicago....1984 they came to Detroit. I was working at a gas station and all my co-workers were going to see them I was 17. Called my dad and asked him for 20 bucks to c Chicago. He said " what makes you think I do not want to see them"?...Me and Dad went to the concert and he bought me a T-shirt...Miss that Man

Chicago at their height!

You are going down that rabbit hole. Just to let you know, I was a sophomore in '69 in HS. They were kicking ass early. Kinda brings a tear to my eye watching you react, We did have some serious music back then!!

Love Chicago. They had several singers in the early 70’s plus the horns and great instrumentation. They were a group that did not go disco so were out of the mic until they came back in the 80’s with more pop, mostly love songs led by Peter Cetera, who also was an early member but who completely dominated the group’s sound in the early 80’s. Do Saturday in the Park or Color My World for a different early 70’s style from them.

If you can grab a copy of Chicago's second album on vinyl where this track appeared, go for it. "Make Me Smile" was the opening of a seven movement suite called "Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon" on the second side of the first disc (yes, their first three albums were all double LPs). For the single of "Make Me Smile" it was blended with the last movement of the suite, "Now More Than Ever". Listen to the entire suite on vinyl for a real musical experience of early Chicago and the band members' individual talents. Drummer Danny Seraphine will blow you away on "To Be Free" in that suite. Also check out Kath's mind boggling guitar on "Poem 58" on the debut album "Chicago Transit Authority". Their soul and R&B influence shines there.

It hurts my soul when I see reaction videos to just make me smile. It’s actually the beginning and end to a 14 minute ballad titled “ballet from a girl in buchannon”. Would highly recommend listening to the whole thing!

Danny Seraphine on drums. My favorite drummer of the Rock era.

The Guitar God himself was a huge Terry Kath fan. That gives you an idea of Kath's immense talent.

Make Me Smile and Colour My World are two movements of a larger, meatier, and more satisfying suite, "Ode To a Girl From Buchanan " from their second album, Chicago II. I highly recommend it.

LOVE Chicago! My favorite band!!! 💕

It's hard to describe great music..... But you know it when you hear it! Thanks... CHOD!!

OMG........ CHICAGO- "Poem 58" (2002 remastered) if you love their early 70's stuff....... Just straight FUNK.....

Chicago!!!! One of my first loves! I've Been Searching So Long is a good one, hell they're all good!

The horn players were all graduates of DePaul University's school of music. They used theory to create exceptional music and were able to document everything

CHICAGO, "MAKE ME SMILE"... OF COURSE LATE 1960'S TO MID 70'S.. UP UNTIL THE DEATH OF TERRY KATH... THOSE EARLY IS BEST OF PERIOD...

As soon as that first chord hits, you can tell which era it is. I was in marching band from 72-74. My fave to play was 25 or 6 to 4. Give it a play!

One of the best drummers ever!

As others mentioned, Chicago II is what you want to listen to. The entire side of the album is "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon." Make me smile are the bookends of a suite that is absolutely awesome! It is a must listen for Chicago.

Chicago and Santana were both halftime/competition show fodder in my high school days. (Mine didn't do either, but other schools in the area did.) For epic sax: Bruce Springsteen, anything off Born to Run but especially the title track and "Jungleland."

On the album, I think this songs slides into Colour My World, which is much slower, and a very pretty song.

I’m playing the marching band in the late 70s in high school I love this band.

I was a drummer in High school "Stage Band," in the early to mid 1970s, and we played so many songs by Chicago, because they lend themselves to that sound. Same at football games at the University level. In the 70s, every halftime Band was playing at least one song by Chicago.

First, love your channel! You are always respectful to the music, no matter the genre. And you can't conceal the positive vibes the music brings all of us. Thank you. I remember the first time I heard this song. And two things stood out for me then, as they continue to do today: the fantastic key change when the horns are setting things up for the guitar solo (and notice the first phrase with the groovy tambourine, and then the next phrase with the even groovier maracas!). But that guitar solo!! with the rhythmic punctuations of the horn section! That is what stands out for me. And we must thank the inimitable Terry Kath: vocalist and guitarist. A musical force that still stirs our souls.

A great deal of College Bands use this song on the field at half time. It is used often and most people don't know it is a cut from the Chicago version. of another song cycle. Speaking of Chicago how about a tune from the Marshall Tucker Band Called "Windy City Blues"

Chicago 2 first side has this song in it as part of a medley that takes up the entire first side and reprises at the end..gotta do it

Poem 58 will rock your socks off!

Check out the live version 1970 Tanglewood.ive always liked Chicago.i saw them and Earth Wind and Fire together at Mohegan Sun years ago.great show and at the end both bands played together. Lots of Smiles.

terry kath had such an incredible voice... baritone, with the ability to hit great, high notes... and an amazing guitarist...

Loved it! Old Chicago is the best!👍♥️

An analogy I make is with the Doobie Brothers before and after adding Michael McDonald. Not to compare the bands but the change Chicago's direction with the shift to a more pop styled Peter Cetera seems similar to Doobies. IMO

@bobcorbin3294

3 жыл бұрын

Same with Steely Dan and Michael McDonald

@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer

3 жыл бұрын

Kinda the entire radio without, then with Michael McDonald considering everything he did in those days.

I don't think there was a high school band that didn't cover this masterful classic song. My high school band did it & no one at the halftime show went for hotdogs when we started this song. This was 1970 -- incredible.

I love the gritty vocal ad libs! This is the era of Chicago I dig the most because they still have that Blues undertone.

drummer was danny seraphine

Old Days - Chicago. The ultimate nostalgia song

you could move planets with those horns

Peter Cetera is the bassist. He is one of the most successful musicians of all time. Fave of mine for everything he did!

The drummer did own this!

this is only a segment of ¨Ballet for a girl in Buchanan¨ you should hear the whole piece in order to enjoy it. Chicago can be divided in two eras: The pre and post Terry Kath eras. They were as they called themselves a rock band with horns. After Terry Kath died, they kind of lost their way (Chicago 12, 13, and 14). in the 80´s they were produced by David Foster, who converted them more into a pop and power Ballad kind of band. As long as I know they were never a disco music band

Great song sir... thanks love the trumpet too.

Love that smile!!!

I want to put my perspective on this if it's okay. Beings I was there when all this was going on and also playing in a band myself, I'm not so sure that I would say Chicago started leaning towards Disco. After the tragic death of Terry Kath, the singer and guitar player you heard here, they pretty much had to change up some of the stuff because Terry was just irreplaceable! He's the one that added that rock edge to Chicago and when he died that kinda went away. To my ear Chicago really never lost that deep Chicago sound we all know and love. It kept that horn section and had that driving bass line that made Chicago what it's always been. In the later years they did start turning more to ballads, great ones by the way, plus, add in that the times were changing and Chicago changed with them. Disco... I totally disagree.

@roycrosby4941

3 жыл бұрын

Pop yes disco not

@mrnobody3161

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. Trained Musician myself from the same era. I agree more or less. However, going with the trends and times they became less spontaneous and were too monotonous for my taste. I was in a progrock band in the 80's, and perhaps ironically my favorite band is The Zombies mainly because of their 21st century recording output and the rich legacy of their band members past and present.

@carolwilliams2439

2 жыл бұрын

I agree Mark. I know the songs were ok, but I just wasn’t a great fan of the David Foster productions. I like down and dirty Chicago.