Terry Kath and Chicago in Houston, Texas 1977

[@LPJack02]

RIP Terry Kath (January 31, 1946 - January 23, 1978), aged 31 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@michaelcap9550]

Jimmy Hendrix's favorite guitar player.

[@halinadoncaster7669]

I remember clear as day where I was and the tiniest details of the day upon hearing the news. Tragic loss of a golden voice and of a fabulous guitar player.

[@jeniferpavek1773]

@@michaelcap9550no one seems to remember that…

[@willb5240]

Terry was the soul of Chicago and one of the most amazing guitarist ever.

[@JohnnyG1956]

Terry Kath and Chicago... that should have been the name of this band.

[@kennycab3374]

Jimi Hendrix agrees with you, look it up.

[@mehermusic2154]

@@tommyg.9069 No what kills bands is when their brilliant guitarist accidently shoots himself in the head and dies

[@paulgodbey304]

When he died, they were never the same.

[@walterostrander9085]

Jimi Hendrix said the same thing about Terry Kath!

[@bluesdudebluesdude]

I saw him just a week before this when I was in Pittsburgh and I did not recognize him at first. He gained so much weight. I even asked my friend "Is it him" ? Just then he turned towards me and then I knew...I was only 5 rows back. But one thing for sure is that he never missed a note playing or singing...the man was so good. There's some isolated guitar work of him out there on some "Chicago" stuff that really gives you a hint of how good he was as a player. I'm so glad his daughter put that fantastic documentary together to honor him. He truly deserved that !

[@carrieganter6898]

I was at this concert in Houston, 1977. The same experience happened to me. I didn’t recognize him either. We were very close up at the side and Terry came forward to sing a lead song I was surprised. We didn’t have the internet or anything like that back then so you never really saw many pictures except on album covers or magazines. Great performance though. Beautiful, rich voice and unbelievably talented guitarist.

[@floatsting20]

@Mike Bailey Terry looked a lot heavier and looks tired. He could still play tho.

[@cheebateam]

@Fred Grant who gives a shit

[@joelmaqueira4851]

SO FUCKING LUCKY!

[@tonybranton]

@@bluzzedude2677 Oh well at least he didn’t have to suffer long after this

[@vincepernicano8456]

With Kath & Cetera gone they have lost there soul. These two have not been replaced & they may never be .

[@martinamanecke3622]

Pete Cetera didn't leave. It was Robert Lamm who left after Terry Kath shot himself dead unwillingly (but weapons are a big thing, aren't they?)

[@twoblacklabs904]

@@martinamanecke3622… Peter Cetera MOST CERTAINLY left the band (July 1985), after touring in support of Chicago 17. He personally grew weary and hated the volume of touring that the band had to do, and decided a break was necessary so he could focus more attention on recording a second solo album. The original comment wasn’t specifying an actual timeline, so the facts are relevant. Yes, Robert Lamm DID leave, post-Kath tragedy, but he returned to Chicago after a break and is still touring with the band (and is 1 of 3 original co-founders- James Pankow and Lee Loughnane are the other original members - still touring to this day. Cetera isn’t. And likely might never return, as he’s considered “retired” from the industry and happily living in Idaho).

[@martinamanecke3622]

@@twoblacklabs904 Thank you, you are right. I obviously got it wrong 🤷

[@6pup]

I just never tire of listening/watching Terry. Wow. Pete’s bass playing is TOP NOTCH, I love watching him as well, what an amazing performer👌♥️

[@allenf.5907]

Usually the bass is buried in the mix but not here.

[@zgfit]

Love the bass. Wow!

[@jimcameron2511]

Pete's backup vocals throughout this performance were superb.

[@joelfox6695]

Terry kath should be mentioned with the all time greats . By far the most underrated and undervalued guitarist likely ever

[@dianegargano175]

​@@joelfox6695 he was the greatest , he's up there by himself no one else comes close.

[@cindyinnew]

The musicianship on this stage…add to that 3 killer singers with 3 distinctive sounds, and then the songwriting. Terry Kath you are greatly missed. A beast of a guitarist singer and songwriter

[@judyledbetter3915]

& Singer. 🙏🕯️🕊️ God Bless 💗🙌

[@cliphound80]

Terry Kath and Peter Cetera were and are the heart and soul of Chicago for me.Peter is an underrated bassist too.Love to see Terry and Peter singing together! Chicago was not the same without Terry for sure. RIP Terry Kath

[@michaelmoss6110]

Terry's Band Leading,Rhythm Playing,Singing,Soloing, Writing,and in the moment drive is beyond compare!! What a team player, like the best point guards in basketball,Terry kept everyone in the groove and playing their personal best!!! Dedicated, I don't even think he recorded a solo album, he's on the Mt Rushmore of 60's/70's rock unconditionally in my book!

[@RICKRATT1]

What a killer band they were, but not the same without Terry. RIP Terry

[@alfredajones128]

How can anyone give this thumbs down. Terry Kath!! Poor soul. YAH forgive him!!

[@tjj5337]

Now its just a tribute band.

[@everlastinggobbstopper]

I couldn't agree with you more!!!

[@josebegui]

Agree - hey were all great players and each contributed to it - but Terry Kath was the main ingredient with his guitar, voice and songwriting.

[@funch357]

If I ever make it to heaven, the Chicago of circa 1970-'75 will be there playing, live, as I pass thru the pearly gates.

[@Smitty65721]

In the lists for all time greatest guitarists, Terry is never even mentioned even though he is number #1 in my book.

[@2vintage68]

Jimmy Hendrix said he was phenomenal.

[@terryduncan5718]

Thats all the respect you need...​@@2vintage68

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

Kath & Cetera together in Chicago were something else...✌👍🤘😎

[@sandi21515]

He's still here but my heart breaks that in three months he'll be gone. 40 years later, life's not the same without the genius of TK. Everybody loves him.

[@Rextrent]

The day I heard of his passing on the radio was a shocking blow. In my world, the tragic event would have been THE news story for days. I remember the neighborhood I was driving through that sunny afternoon. I ran up on a certain kind of dead end that day. I wanted to blame someone or something, but it was what it was, and it had to be endured plain and simple. I played Chicago eight-tracks w/o ceasing and Chicago albums over and over again. I tried to play my acoustic Epiphone guitar out of a great Chicago songbook. Chicago posters from the Live at Carnegie Hall box set of albums on my wall. I include favorite cuts on my cd-r's and mp3, namely Song for Girl from Buchanon suite, Hour in the Shower, Questions 67 & 68, Beginnings, Mississippi Delta City Blues. RIP Terry Kath. Unfortunately Chicago was over with, no disrespect intended for those who carried on. What else could you do?

[@fyoukungflu5881]

Hard to believe it'll be 43 years in two months. He's still greatly missed and all of those who played with him or surrounded him are dying off.

[@tmstichasr2135]

He should learned to count.

[@sandi21515]

@@fyoukungflu5881 yeah, time marches on and everybody takes their number. Walter Parazaider just got diagnosed with dementia. He'll never know this but he changed my life! After "Color My World," he's why I took music in school and majored in Flute.

[@fyoukungflu5881]

@@sandi21515 I've heard Lee Loughlane advertising on various radio stations for different things, including Sirius/XM satellite radio. Where has 50 years gone??

[@daleduke1315]

Terry, we hardly knew you, if you were still with us.... Respect.

[@davedietz8726]

I saw Chicago in October 1977. Best concert I ever attended. Terry Kath is still the greatest guitarist of all time!!

[@TeePole59]

And the greatest rock n roll hair.

[@saigonKT]

@@TeePole59 lol...may be the #3 greatest master of the strat behind Jimmy and Stevie Ray V.

[@christinaschaeffer7276]

Holy shit! I just had to stop the video in the middle of 25 or 624.... Terry just blew me away!! I always knew he was one of the best, but his solo in this tune.... Omg ! I just kept yellin " yeah Terry! Wow! Man! You rock Terry!" And at the end. I stood up and clapped my hands and screamed " whooooooooo!!!! Yeah!!!! Ha ha ha. Scared the shit outta my friends!! " Awesome. Thank you Terry!!! Def a great one lost! ❤

[@shorelined1]

Ya, crazy good!

[@shorelined1]

Btw, "25 or 6 to 4" meaning 25 or 26 minutes before 4am. Puts the lyrics in context;)

[@bachtobebop]

Wow you got great taste :). Wish more people could see things as true as you.

[@NJNDZoo]

Watch the live version of 25 or 6 to 4 from Tanglewood...best live guitar solo I've ever seen.

[@andrewkerbs5289]

Yes he has very fast hammerons and pulloff stunts on his blues playing

[@marcwalker9610]

So hard to believe that a short three months and ten days later we'd lose Terry Kath 😞 It happened three miles away from my house in Woodland Hills California. He was a monster on the guitar 🎸

[@bachtobebop]

Indeed he was. I play every single musical instrument there is. And I'm only pointing this out because, I won't be satisfied until I am able to incorporated Terry's structural stability in my playing. There is NO getting around his greatness.

[@gooddaysahead1]

Compared to earlier vids, Terry does not look healthy. His voice is not as strong here. He looks a little "out of it." In an interview with Lamm, he said Terry worried them because he became very involved with a "personal" dealer. They all admit to partying, but Terry was changing. Even his wife said he was becoming more secluded toward the end. This came from Terry's daughter, through the film she made about Terry.

[@susanedrington4878]

I was 16. I fell apart. 😢

[@patrickwest6876]

Crazy man.....I worked at Keyes Toyota on Van Nuys Blvd back in 1981....the valley was such a great area back then!

[@Paidtimeoff47]

After Terry's passing they had to hire 2 guys to fill his shoes, and in my opinion...they never could fill his shoes. That is a testament to just how incredibly gifted Terry Kath was!

[@michaelgrady8645]

God rest his soul. Terry shared his gifts and bared his soul for all to see. We love you Terry now and forevermore ¡ !

[@dianegargano175]

That's beautiful!

[@grassroots8269]

I could listen to Terry Kath and Robert Lamm all day! and I do! Greatest band in the world!

[@lizcenterfield1963]

Gotta love Walt playing 3 or 4 instruments, quietly and without fanfare. Middle harmonies most of the time.

[@Ojb_1959]

My 1st concert was Chicago 10/20/71. I was 12 and my little sister was 8. Thank you so much Dad🥰

[@karenmcdunn3852]

Coolest dad ever!!

[@patrickwest6876]

LOL, they were my first concert as well about the same time at the Coliseum in Houston!

[@SusanAngelettiMusic]

❤❤❤ Wow! Love this , bless your Dad!!

[@jomel77]

I turned 12 on 10/19/71 in Decatur, IL. Wish I had your dad, my friend. 😁

[@sharonlaforest6134]

They were all excellent musicians in this band, but Peter and Terry really stood out. Their vocals and talent together really made that band.

[@jamesjohnston2833]

Just think; A jazz band trio; Terry, Pete, and Danny?

[@JBrodo]

Aww, everyone always leaves out Robert! I love his voice, and he was the one who wrote most of their giant hits. Just throwing out love to him!

[@andrewstewart6760]

Couldn’t agree more

[@andrewstewart6760]

About Robert that is

[@johnbouley4514]

There will only be one Terry Kath....I 'm glad I was around too see him and listen!

[@alexnutcasio936]

This is just before Terry passes and David Foster “ softens” the band to being unrecognizable. Chicago died with Terry Kath. He WAS Chicago.

[@982spyder5]

I agree, Chicago with Terry was a true rock band. Without him they were a sappy ballad group driven by Cetera's falsetto.

[@JMJM244]

Kath and Cetera killin' it

[@artmanjohn2]

It's had to believe that this performance is approximately 2 & 1/2 months before Terry's passing! Sad! Luckily I saw Chicago a few times, the first time being at the "Texas International Pop Festival" on Labor Day Weekend in 1969! One of my best memories for sure! I remember right after "Chicago Transit Authority" played that night, "Sam & Dave" came on to perform and Terry was standing right behind Sam & Dave on stage and was literally dancing and grooving on stage during Sam & Dave's whole performance. He was a fan too!

[@flyboysteven9979]

...and three months later, terry was dead.....what a tragic loss to the music world...it was like Hendrix dying all over again...

[@at90percent]

Terry's voice balanced Peter's so well.

[@glennmoonpatrol8676]

Somehow he learned to play bass quite well. He has a musicality about him.

[@stevensalsbury4060]

Cetera's interest in music began at 11 years of age when his parents bought him an accordion instead of the guitar he wanted. When he was 15, some older students from his high school took him to a club to see a band called The Rebel Rockers, which led to his purchasing an acoustic guitar at Montgomery Ward. He eventually took up the electric bass, and with some high school friends-a drummer, guitarist and saxophone player-Cetera began playing the local dance circuit, dividing lead vocals with the guitarist. Cetera played in several groups in the Chicago area, including a popular local rock band named The Exceptions, which toured the Midwest in the mid-1960s. They released several singles and a five-song seven-inch EP titled Rock 'N' Roll Mass. Cetera is quoted as saying, " 'By the time I was 18 I was making more money than my dad.

[@robmorrison1043]

Kaths voice always reminded me of a white Ray Charles! amazing player and vocals.

[@kellyweingart3692]

Rock ‘N’Roll Mass sounds like a Spinal Tap album

[@funch357]

@@stevensalsbury4060 Yup. In high school during the summer, Cetera and his buddies would head over to the Indiana Dunes (a Lake Michigan beach area) where he'd just sit there and noodle on guitar (and attract girls) while the other guys got drunk, puked and passed out. I visited that beach last year and pictured that whole scene while seeing the distant, faint outline of Chicago's skyline. Any Chicago/Cetera fan should do that at least once. Plus the Indiana Dunes really are nice. Cetera truly was a guy who chose the road less traveled, and he was all the better for it.

[@adude394]

45 years ago today, and there's still not another Terry. And there never will be.

[@nickf9392]

Saw them at the Spectrum in Philly within weeks of this show. They opened with Dialogue and it kicked in as soon as we got thru the tunnel into the arena. We were within a few rows of the stage and Terry had a white hot spot light on him, and was wailing the guitar intro like a freight train, and we were froze in our tracks. Will never forget that moment. Miss you man.

[@terrykathspotlight9916]

I can picture that...just frozen and mesmerized...

[@joesephtoulouse5360]

They were never the same after terry died,he was the heart and soul of the band,friggin awesome guitar player!

[@ttidforever7416]

Even when they were missing cues to start songs and our Terry sounded tired as hell especially vocally, Chicago were World Class as a band. The only reason I say vocally with Terry, is because he's from another planet and can play better than virtually anyone that was ever born even fucked up. So glad we are able to all these years later still listen to for my money one of the greatest bands ever.

[@juancastillonb]

The incredible of all of that is Terry Kath ...with that big round body ...one would think that he was a heavy weight lifter in the Olympics ...unable to take a guitar and even play the tab of D...but when he gets the guitar, which seems to be a little toy in his big hands...and he starts to play...yyyyeeeeks ...oh my God...WWWWWOOOOWWWW...you fall in love with his incredible talent...hell yes ...a super genius......Clapton...Hendrix...surely felt jealous when saw him...or maybe not...end simply they thought: ...this guy is in our level...in our select club...of super genius.

[@bibchr]

I'm re-watching the little jam Terry threw together at the end of the Ballet, just before Now More Than Ever. I'm thinking, "Dang - and this is that poor soul at top weight, beat up by drugs, fighting personal discouragement... and he STILL blows that magic right through that guitar." You can't help but wonder, and imagine: what if he'd been able to clean up, get it together, and stay with us to today? Particularly if he'd let Chicago head off into Balladville, gone solo, and gone back to jazz-rock and all the everything-else he could do. What more sheer brilliance would we have today? So, so sad.

[@groundhog713]

I agree with you. If Terry was still around, he would have left Chicago by the 1980s. I think he would have gone in a blues/rock direction and made some well received albums showing his guitar skills and his gritty voice of course.

[@seanvine39]

groundhog713 the best part about Terry was his voice. His guitar playing complimented that. His solo stuff would've been exceptional. So sad. Still.

[@humbertholloway7701]

You are very insightful and knowledgeable, assuming there is some biographical or informational context for what you are saying....I was aghast to see how much weight growth had affected him between the early 70's and when these last concert footage reels were from....Kath had clearly ballooned, hadn't he? Clearly, no one in his right mind plays a game of Russian Roulette with a loaded weapon without either being psychologically disturbed/ill or suffering from extreme drug intoxication/paralysis and/or mental depression or psychosis. Never realized how gifted this guy was both in the vocal context and on the guitar. He had some serious chops and he sounded like an African American with outstanding timbre and resonance. He and Cetera were quite a force back then musically, weren't they?

[@scubadiva666]

When I see him, all I can think of is his famous last words: "Don't worry, it's not loaded."

[@mag2469]

terry is so done with color my world at this point. He wanted to go solo for a lil bit..

[@Wishpool]

RIP Terry Kath, who we lost 40 yrs ago today on 1/23/78. :'( I'm from Houston and went to concerts at The Summit many times.

[@namename2868]

Please watch more Terry Kath's greatness . Pleased don't let his death be in vain. Stop drinking. Stop drugs. Terry was shy. What helped him, hurt him. He loved the world.

[@paullippiello5212]

I love what you wrote here!!

[@beatlemania54]

Peter Cetera don't get enough credit for how fantastic his bass playing was.

[@tomfritzsch1928]

He had such a melodic groove going all the time.

[@davidleigh443]

Chicago and the Beatles are my two favorite groups. I think that Peter was a better base player and singer than McCartney. Of course, McCartney had Lennon to co-write many songs.

[@thomasmaxwell8353]

no argument his bass work is excellent. his vocals are great. too bad he's a douche when it comes to discussing his career with chicago. fuck him.

[@Bassman968]

@@thomasmaxwell8353 You aren't incorrect - he has been snarky and douchy in regards to Chicago. I used to be more critical of him for that, but after reading Danny's book and watching how the core members have handled the business end of the band, I now understand Peter a lot better - they're about touring and making money, no matter who is on that stage. That was the case in 85 when he wanted a break and they wanted another album and tour, it was the case when Danny was voted out of the band, and is the case now as players come and go without much of the public knowing or noticing. Even with that, we only see the tip of the iceberg. To me, that's what makes a video like this so great - how great they were with Terry, when they were a songwriting unit that cranked out only great albums.

[@funch357]

@@davidleigh443 McCartney was his inspiration. Cetera has said so many times.

[@bundywaters5988]

Dialogue (Part I & II) 00:12 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 07:09 Just You 'N' Me 10:53 Baby, What A Big Surprise 16:52 Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon 20:35 Saturday In The Park 34:15 Beginnings 38:28 (I've Been) Searchin' So Long 44:27 25 Or 6 To 4 49:30 Feelin' Stronger Every Day 56:07 I'm A Man 1:00:35

[@waynehamrick1475]

The real hero right here

[@ninelk71]

Terry Kath, my favorite guitarist

[@larryrhindress2972]

Terry will always be my number 1 guitarist. Brilliant!!

[@evangelistbrianbaker]

Hendrix said that as well

[@larryrhindress2972]

@@evangelistbrianbaker Hendrix was good, but Terry was GREAT!!!!

[@treich9072]

I couldn't possibly agree with you more.... Terry was the very best all-around guitarist and singer ever.

[@larryrhindress2972]

Way beyond the rest of super pickers! The video with 25 or 6 live, just shows what an absolute master musician he was!

[@darlac10155]

" My Personal Tribute for Terry " - - - All through my lifetime i have never - ever known him or anything about him - other than i knew someone else in that Band did sing a few of the Fantastic songs known as - Chicago - . I never comprehended just how " Out of this World " he played the Guitar & Sang . I never had the Privilege of seeing him performing , until this particular Video . This young man had an Unbelievable Talent of not only being able to sing , but to play the Guitar to extreme Perfection . He had way more Passion , Heart , & Soul in his entire body than most of us today . If he would still be with us - what more could we have been able to behold in our Music World of Today . His way of doing things & the words he sang is what caught my Attention ! I'm sure he was a Talent that probably wasn't Appreciated as he Soulfully deserved . He could of had a " One in a Million " Future Career , but so sadly was taken away from us too soon . But , lets not Cry Sad Tears - - As in my Heart & Soul i know he is now in a place where he is Living w/ Jesus through God and has to be Very Happy & So Proud of his Accomplishments in which he was able to Achieve before he left us . He was Big then & if here Today would definitely been : Larger than Life Itself !

[@judyledbetter3915]

To Darla T C, That Was A Very Beautiful Tribute To Mr. Terry Kath. Rest in Peace, Dear 👼. God Bless.

[@kentlewis987]

Have you seen the Tanglewood concert from 1970? It’s an awesome performance of songs from their first 3 albums.

[@darlac10155]

Yes I did and they all Impressed me with that Performance .

[@darlac10155]

Then Peter's 1979 Detroit Performance " Happy Man " took my breath away . Talk about Personality & Showmanship !

[@mattrey21]

I'm so behind the times... Only recently did I REALLY dig into Chicago's music.. And I just learned of Terry ,, very tragic. Man played AWESOME..I suggest watch the Terry Kath Experience, a documentary on his life. It was made by his daughter...loved it !! Rest in Peace Terry..

[@funch357]

I was at its premiere in Toronto!

[@victoriabradford6496]

Better late than never!

[@jo-annkawakami3373]

Looks like the guys were having fun & I'm sure the audience fed them a lot of energy. Saw Kath smiling now & then. Wish I were there, even just to hear Kath's riffs! And course the 3 vocalists are hard to beat besides the horns & Danny on drums. Rest in peace, Terry.

[@davemiller3345]

Saw chicago in philadelphia in 77, last time seeing Terry Kath. Such talent ending too soon.

[@funch357]

Last time I saw the band with Terry: August 1976. Small IHL hockey stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich. Awesome night.

[@johnknottenbelt2502]

Loved Terry Kath's brilliant guitar work, since CTA's first album in 1969 ! Huge thanks for posting this gig & for keeping his memory & that of CTA alive ! Even Jimi Hendrix lauded Terry Kath's great guitar work ! That in itself is a feather in his many feathered 'headdress' !

[@bluzzedude8111]

I saw "Chicago" a week before this concert and being a huge Terry Kath fan, I couldn't wait. I was 5 rows back from the front. When he came out on stage...I did not recognize him... He had gained so much weight. I asked my buddy next to me "Is that him" ? "I think so" he said and right at that moment Terry turned towards me and I saw it was him. Now, in those days you didn't see tons of photos like you do now, what with the internet and everything and it could be yrs between photos you would see of your favorite bands. He never missed a beat though..not singing or playing. A little over 90 days later, he'd be dead. It was terrible. I'll never forget him !

[@stratjelly60]

I Went to this show. I wasn't really into Chicago anymore at this time, but my friend had an extra ticket, so I went not expecting much... I was Blown away!!! What a great show!!!

[@lucguenette7534]

I remember as a kid hearing Chicago transit authority for 1st time, we all felt is was revolutionary all the way north Ontario, Kapuskasing.thanks again for introducing this to us David Rukavina!

[@aeromamakinforever]

Amazing Terry Kath, damn wish you were still here!

[@dennismclaurin1487]

Chicago had a hit, called,'Wishing you were here'

[@ajjohnson821]

Terry was the best and still is. RIP TERRY.. from Texas with love

[@arfshesaid4325]

As vital to the sound of this band, like each and every one of them, is Danny killin those grooves on drums......its never been remotely the same groove since u left dude, thank you so much......they might have changed drummers, but never ever will they replace you.

[@beatlemania54]

Agreed!!! 100%

[@ekat911]

Got that right 😊🎵🎶

[@LoyalOpposition]

Danny is STILL a great "Street Player" (good book)

[@sharonlaforest6134]

They did this performance exactly 40 years today which was Robert Lamm's birthday and also my birthday. It is amazing to still see these guys out there performing today in their 70's. I only wish Terry was still alive as I really believe he would have done what Peter did - leave the band and go solo. He would have been great.

[@JBrodo]

I loved when Peter started playing Happy Birthday on his bass after Saturday 😊. I may have missed that if I hadn't seen your comment about it being Bobby's birthday!

[@joesephtoulouse5360]

Without Peter and Terry,no chicago

[@edlawn5481]

It's amazing how close Terry and Stevie Ray Vaughn sounded, both on guitar and their singing.

[@bradlyscotunes9156]

You want close to Terry's vocal, listen to Chicago tribute band, Leonid & Friends, from Russia! Holy cow, these peeps are spot on, & great recording/video production! Nice to hear great music appreciated, & carried on! My 1st real concert @ 13 yrs old: 'Chicago Transit Authority', in June, 1968, @ their 1st Fillmore, San Francisco gig, a year before their 1st album. Santana opened, 1year before their 1st album; & headliner was Big Brother & The Holding Co., with Janis Joplin! Had Just moved there from 30 miles out of small town, central WA., literally end of paved road. Can still play all that music in my head, just as it sounded there. & was this odd, thick, sweet smell in the air I couldn't identify(?).. musta been northern Ca.homegrown; doesn't smell nice like that, now. I'm a lifelong percussionist, & I liked jazz, so I was in heaven; Santana with 3 percussionists, Chicago's drummer Danny Seraphim, & Horns! Saw Chicago & Santana few more times over the years; grateful..

[@lilylonestar]

OMG... I WAS AT THIS SHOW... Mr. Kath was definitely the heart & soul of the Chicago sound.

[@terrykathspotlight9916]

Oh, super! Check out the Terry Kath Fan Group on Facebook....we are 24/7 Terry Kath :-)

[@caniican]

All I can say is KZbin is the greatest thing that ever happened to me in my life I'm 55 years. Because I get diverted magically do a video like this of one of my favorite bands the sound of my childhood and Adolescence. Greatest memories ever the memories of my parents my neighborhood on Long Island my high school GarageBand my buddies. And I have to admit I never really knew much about the band because I never saw much live footage. Terry Kath was the most Soulful singer. Sorry folks but he doesn't sound like a white man. He is the Ray Charles of that band. What a wonderful surprise. Into the favorites it goes

[@LisaGemini]

What an amazing talent gone too soon. That's why the rest of the band was devastated when he died. Jimi Hendrix admired Terry. God rest his soul.

[@Oh_I_Will]

Is there Video or Audio of Jimi saying that...have heard the Jimi Endorsement on so many other players, its not necessary...Kath was "The Man"...he didn't need his talents sugar coated with exaggerated quotes..

[@funch357]

@@Oh_I_Will It was said backstage, so no audio or video. All the original band members say Hendrix said it. That's good enough for me.

[@Mertztillithurts]

God rest both their souls.

[@anthonywalrath917]

Terry and Peter were great both could sing ballads as well as rock-in-roll

[@evangelistbrianbaker]

Let no forget Robert as well. They had 3 lead singers that could stand on their own. They were talent packed

[@funch357]

@@evangelistbrianbaker And their voices were different enough from one another so that they sounded wondrous when they harmonized and used all their voices on individual songs. That gradually faded to zero on their albums over the years.

[@reinamerino7109]

@@evangelistbrianbaker mas o menos le entendi y estoy de acuerdoco con sus 3 mejores voces de los vocalistas, Terry, Peter and Robert

[@bobdeeguitar]

Chicago, still fantastic all these years later. Kath is such a monster player--rock solid time, outstanding chops--a great voice. The band as a whole is really outstanding. Check out this transition from Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon to the next tune: Horn soli sets up Kath's solo, sets up the horns repeating the last three notes on top of the organ pad, drops down a minor 3rd and plays that dark line! 22:42

[@mikel5064]

Can you only imagine if Terry had been sober that afternoon 41 years ago? So many what ifs. Wherever you are Terry, we love and miss you.

[@jerrygeist1677]

Man they were really on that nite, wow! I Agree when Terry drove the section they were a magic unit! Thanks for the concert man!

[@tarnel9]

Terry was the soul of Chicago!

[@Noneofyourbiz71]

Can’t believe the rest of this band is still touring. After all these years. It’s nice to them but it’s not the same without Peter and Terry!!!! Please take me back to the 70’s !!!!!

[@erichinton5774]

They actually just announced another tour with Earth Wind and Fire next yr, and they'll be here in Nashville in August. Of course, neither band is the same as they were then. That goes for The Stones too. But somehow they keep it all going, and I'm so proud of all three bands

[@janxander6535]

I love Terry Kath!

[@datatwo7405]

Wow Terry Kath is an amazing player. He just plays like it is as simple as slicing pie. And what a voice!

[@StephenDoty84]

I think their Tanglewood concert in 1970 was their best. More passion and more in tune. This was a tired, older road band.

[@WolfSchleiss]

Agreed. They were at the top of their game at Tanglewood.

[@jimcameron2511]

Not sure I could sign on to that. They were more mature and polished here. Cetera's backups, for instance, were incredible.

[@terryduncan5718]

Yeah l thought Terrys enthusiasm was half of what it was at Tanglewood even tho his playing was on par

[@jonshonebarger5707]

Chicago when Chicago was Chicago...

[@janierunaway112]

Amen, brother.

[@fdgiii]

Yeah!!

[@hoosiermomma1571]

David Foster was the worst thing that ever happened to this band. Well, second to the loss of TK.

[@VC-mo5yg]

David Foster....worst thing for the band . Egomaniac extraordinaire, never understood the band musically, and completely forced them in a very unnatural direction and way of playing. And his smug ego STILL doesn't " get it".

[@josebegui]

Yes, Yes

[@fougee1]

A legend gone way before his time what a guitar man!!

[@katokiti2941]

中学生の時ラジオから流れて来たそれまで聴いたことの無い管楽器が入ったRockを聴いて虜になり50年を超えました テリーの死は信じられなかった 若すぎる 今残っているのは3人だけどメンバーを変えながら未だにChicagoは健在　素晴らしい👍 サイコ〜なRockを聴かせてくれるChicago❣️ 有難うございます👏 日本の大ファンより🤭🥰😘

[@BryanX64]

Saw them last night in The Woodlands, TX. Great fucking show but I wish I could’ve been alive to see this! RIP Terry Kath

[@floorticket]

My first rock concert was Chicago at The Oakland Coliseum Arena. Not sure if I saw Kath's penultimate or final show, dad didn't save the stubs. It was either November 30th, or December 1st. Didn't know the significance of those shows until decades later.

[@darlac10155]

WOW --- How in the World did i Miss this back in 1977 ???? Must have been in Another World at that Moment in Time !!!!

[@tgem2413]

Such a senseless loss. I remember crying at 12 years old when I heard he was gone & the tragic stupid way it happened. I'm so happy Chicago continued on. One of my all-time favorite bands since I was a kid because of their big band sound. Still love ❤️ them!

[@montydaniels1054]

Terry Kath was about the best guitarist in all of rock.. RIP Terry & thanks for sharing your talent..

[@jeffnelson2028]

Agree with everything everyone has said; Peter’s, Bobby’s and Terry’s leads and harmonies were AMAZING. EVERYONE’S playing was absolutely stellar. -Terry was definitely in need of interventions to get him cleaned up and help him through his depression. -Peter have should have been allowed, and even encouraged, to do solo work while also working with Chicago. -Chicago should have tried to maintain their very innovative horn-driven and guitar-driven jazz-rock fusion music somehow. When they became a pop ballad band, they lost, sadly, their innovative and unique sound. -Firing Danny, the one who originally put the band together, and who was a fantastic and creative drummer, was a bad move too…

[@montydaniels1054]

@@jeffnelson2028 Jeff, what happened to Danny Seraphine was wrong. I listened to those other guys bitching. They made it sound like he had just picked up a set of drumsticks the week before. Danny got into one of those slumps & had a problem keeping time. I listened to Bernard Purdie & even he said that a sound engineer told him to start using a click track, (like he would need one.) At any rate, I thought I'd comment because I know we're not the only ones out here that feel that way....

[@waynepickhardt4975]

Terry was and still is criminally underrated.

[@waynepickhardt4975]

@Peppa Pig Absolutely!

[@kevinbking1]

Jimi Hendrix reportedly once said about Chicago "their horn section is like one lung and that guitar player is better than me."

[@shorelined1]

By who? I've never heard anyone say anything but what an amazing guitarist he was

[@shorelined1]

Just because he's not on some dumb list doesn't make him underrated.

[@wandasewell4501]

He will be on my mind until the day I die! Never forget, he will be with me until the day I die.. that's for sure🎉❤

[@geoycs]

I was at this show!!!!! I was 12 years old, and I loved Chicago. I feel so lucky to have been there.

[@tomkobinsky7533]

This band and it's music still hold today...

[@gerardoalmaraz1407]

El mejor guitarrista de la banda Chicago el que inventó los mejores solos de guitarra en las mejores canciones de esta agrupación q.p.d. Terry Kath saludos desde México

[@briansam2524]

Terry Kath was a BADASS on the guitar, he deserves to be recognized for his amazing talent. (he must've been a big dude)

[@tl4340]

What could have been. RIP, Terry, you live on...

[@BinkyTheGoddessDivine]

Oh, Terry why did you leave us so soon? RIP sweet Prince 👑, your music will live on forever.

[@spiritustarvisium316]

Terry Kath is mesmerizing to watch! There simply was no replacing him. It would be like replacing Hendrix in the Experience... It is absurd to even imagine it. REST IN PEACE, Terry.

[@tonyrocha7331]

Saw them twice 75 an 76 in Oakland an the Cow palace is SF both times fantastic shows!

[@holderlin13]

Show Tracklist: 01. Dialogue (Part I & II) 0:00 02. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 03. Just You And Me 04. Baby What A Big Surprise 05. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (Part 1) 06. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (Part 2) 07. Saturday In The Park 08. Beginnings 09. I've been searching (so long) 10. 25 or 6 to 4 11. Feeling stronger everyday 12. I'm a man

[@debzdestiny1]

WOW.........JUST...........WOW!!!!!!!!! This was one hellava concert.......can you imagine having been there live??? This has to be THE BEST "Ballet" I have ever seen....in concert or on video due to Terry's magic!!! Terry's, Peter's, & Robert's voices just jelled soooooooo beautifully together on every song! And the individual "spin" each of them put on every song was incredible!! Every single one of them were at the top of their game and showed what talented, gifted musicians they are/were(RIP Terry & Laudir)! (Ya think Peter, Terry, Robert, and Walt all went to the same barber/hairdresser?? lol Same basic cut with some variations!! ) FANTABULOUS! PURE-AWESOMENESS!!! TYSSVVM for uploading this CHICAGO gem!!

[@jimcameron2511]

Yes Debbie this is an underrated performance, not sure why. I'm from Houston and had lots of friends that went to this concert, I was out of town.

[@norsketilbakeblikk3717]

Kath towards the end really showed where he wanted to take his music. ROCK. THE BEST KATH

[@caliz56]

They were all very talented musicians.And the mutiple vocalists in the group without a doubt made them even a more prolific band.

[@tommycollins7846]

Terry was so unhappy with the direction of the band. This concert gives the impression that he wanted to leave Chicago to start his own solo project at the time of his passing. God rest his soul, may he Rest In Peace!

[@ladybuggs11]

He was working on a solo project. May he Rest In Peace. Gone too soon.

[@jacobheaney3836]

Chicago is one of my favourite bands of all time. They have the melodies that weak my knees, they have the virtuosic musicianship that blows me away. Seriously, no one else that I’ve listened to can bring a group of people together and have them be equally talented in both vocal & instrumental ability.

[@buffer0179]

The great Terry Kath !

[@bruceadler9709]

NEVER looks at the neck.....pure heart and soul!

[@gradytruchelut9930]

Great concert video! Terry is kicking ass as usual!

[@bluzzedude8111]

Poor Terry, you could see he was a physical mess by this point. I saw one of their last shows and I didn't even recognize him but he played great as always. RIP

[@KennethMiller-l4p]

These songs bring back memories and cherished moments,I enjoy listening when I was a teenager today the songs R played by computer 💻💻.....

[@marilyntennissen6016]

I was at this concert! We had a sign saying "Happy Birthday Bobby!" Unforgettable concert!

[@ronfrey6639]

I was there also my first concert 16 years old ! The Hanna family took me to this show and Niel Diamond with Cat Stevens opening for another concert so much fun... Today I play guitar and build them because of this influence I made my own tele and its got a black hawk Indian sticker on it right now not cause I love Hockey because of Terry. R.I.P. Terry

[@funch357]

@@ronfrey6639 What a great tribute, that sticker!

[@timothybessemer7316]

This was the first concert i ever saw, this exact one in the Summit on that very day! Thanks for putting this one up!!!!

[@terrykathspotlight9916]

Awesome! This was on Robert's birthday....love Terry's scatting at the beginning of "I'm A Man"!

[@edfiveash8239]

i never forget, sitting right side, houston colesium 1977, best live ever

[@ronfrey6639]

I was at this show cant believe the entire show is up THANK YOU.....!

[@HytekFred]

There's a release of the whole 28 tracks on audio. This is only partial. Great recording.

[@abidababida7096]

man Terry was such a badass guitarist. That boy was a true guitar god rock fuckin star

[@stepheng9746]

One of the top 5 guitarists of all time in my book.....

[@victoriabradford6496]

I would die happy if I could go back and be Terry's guitar......

[@richrocker3867]

This is a quality rock band..& yes the horns helps creates that Chicago sound that's unmatched.. This was a complete band..