Terry Kath was phenomenal. I loved his Telecaster.
@DazewithJordantheLion3 ай бұрын
Me too! I forgot to mention that he had bought into the Pignose Amplifier compamy, and so a lot of the stickers on that famous telecaster were pignose stickers
@thomascollins17392 ай бұрын
@@DazewithJordantheLion I was aware of that too. He knows how to decorate his axe.
@thomascollins17392 ай бұрын
@@DazewithJordantheLion He was also a huge Chicago Blackhawks/hockey fan. He got his Blackhawks sticker on his telecaster.
@vayabroder7292 ай бұрын
Terry was the soul of Chicago and that first lineup with Cetera and the original members was the best.
@Ronald-hx6zn2 ай бұрын
Exactly 💯 😊
@ernestconnell80872 ай бұрын
Chicago was at its best with Terry Kath, no doubt.
@classrockin3 ай бұрын
Kath's fantastic vocal abilities shine in "Wishing You Were Here". Cetera wrote it but knew he needed a baritone for the lead vocals. Absolutely beautiful song
@29Stumps2 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@maximusindicusoblivious1802 ай бұрын
Very good point, Pete's first Chicago song on record was "Where Do We Go from Here" on Chicago II. A much needed song in today's times.
@shonaghify3 ай бұрын
One of the best musicians ever, I’ll never forget the day I heard he’d passed. Absolutely devastated.
@kaymad1432 ай бұрын
I had such a crush on Terry Kath, I loved his smile and watching the band on TV. I remember that day the died and I cried all day. Such a tragic and senseless loss. RIP Terry Kath, he will never be forgotten.
@mikerico55682 ай бұрын
Amen sister! I was in my senior year and cried as well at the news of his passing. RIP Terry Kath.
@JoshuaWaltz-fj4rg3 ай бұрын
Terry Kath's guitar solo in 25 or 6 to 4 was the greatest guitar solo in Rock history in my opinion. Thanks for this experience Jordan.
@Patricia-pq4jq2 ай бұрын
It was phenomenal
@tricodon5072 ай бұрын
according to me it's the Terry's solo on south california purples on the CTA album which is the most fabulous solo of rock music
@joegonzalez19412 ай бұрын
Live at Tanglewood 😅
@SouthernSierraBF2 ай бұрын
@@joegonzalez1941 Tanglewood smokes.
@davidcorsi46652 ай бұрын
Have to go with “Liberation” side 4 CTA To this day I think it is the greatest extended solo in rock music. He was on fire as was the entire band. His banjo type strumming and he went 17 minutes without repeating himself and there were no cliches. Amazing
@stmn3463 ай бұрын
Colour My World is one of the greatest songs ever written. It’s soo beautiful.
@lisaa87953 ай бұрын
That song was played at a lot of weddings and receptions in the 70s!
@maximusindicusoblivious1802 ай бұрын
@@lisaa8795 And at high school football halftime shows surprisingly.
@SouthernSierraBF2 ай бұрын
Written by Jimmy Panco(trombone) Sung by Terry.
@Ronald-hx6zn2 ай бұрын
Indeed 😊
@SouthernSierraBF2 ай бұрын
Terry Kath, which of us still don't get chills when you think about the solo on 25 or 6 to 4.
@Patricia-pq4jqАй бұрын
Yes
@smittykins2 ай бұрын
Terry is a criminally underrated guitarist.
@Nomah19793 ай бұрын
After graduating college, I went to work in radio. We ran a contest for front-row seats and backstage passes to see Chicago. I couldn't enter because I was an employee so I put my girlfriend's name in the drawing and she won. The concert was awesome, with live horns and all it was a great production. The cool part was going back and hanging with the band though...They let us chill with them for about 2 hours and told me many road stories. It was a great experience. Working in radio I have met a ton of singers and bands and I have had some great times but as far as being personable and down to earth nothing compares to the time we had with Chicago
@RaeAnn_12023 ай бұрын
Fabulous story. Thank you for sharing!
@Nomah19793 ай бұрын
@@RaeAnn_1202 Anytime Thank you!!
@Dana-fn5zt2 ай бұрын
They're still good!! I've seen them five times already, the last one being on September 6 at The Forum in Los Angeles.
@albertsolorio7773 ай бұрын
The best! sang, wrote, shredded. Chicago was never the same again🎸
@geoffnelson47772 ай бұрын
I was a limo driver and on 21 May 1977, my boss and I drove two cars to LAX to pick up Chicago. Terry and Walt happened to get in my car. I drove them to a house in the SF Valley, I think. I remember one of them complimented me on my driving. Sad, this ending, sad.
@cathpeterson19443 ай бұрын
beautiful tribute to Terry Kath he was amazingly talented, Chicago would never surpass him in their music since his death
@JoeOrozco-v2t3 ай бұрын
If you haven't already, check out Chicago Live at Tanglewood, you can find it on youtube. Recorded in July of 1970. One of the best live recordings of any band I've seen. Terry is phenomenal, and to watch him sing and play live is a something special.
@DazewithJordantheLion3 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@mamboqueen9992 ай бұрын
He’s a beast in that one.
@northmaineguy58962 ай бұрын
Don't have to watch the video, I was there!
@charlotteknutsen72622 ай бұрын
One of my favorite childhood memories was when we stayed at a cabin resort on a small lake in Wisconsin owned by Terry's parents. Gold records on the wall the were in the main resort house where we'd listen to "Old Days" on Kath's jukebox. I believe this was Summer of 1976.
@gailsugg51363 ай бұрын
I saw them live in their heyday when they released their first album. They were phenomenal. While I thought Terry was a great guitarist, my favorite part of the band was the horn section. Their style was unique among all of the current top 40 bands. Nobody else was playing the style of music that they played. Rest in peace, the great Terry Kath. Thank you Jordan for telling their story. ❤
@DazewithJordantheLion3 ай бұрын
My choir teacher in high school said, if you were a band in the 70's, and you had a horn section, it was almost mandatory at clubs to cover Chicago songs.
@pismorichy3 ай бұрын
Panko and company
@maximusindicusoblivious1802 ай бұрын
Check out the bands "Lighthouse," from Canada, "Mandrill" from New York and "Cool and the Gang" and "Osibasa." Not all of them top 40 acts but all with amazing horn sections if you dig that sound. Cheers.
@richardmorris70632 ай бұрын
That's what made them special for many,such a rich sound!
@wickedlyblind69502 ай бұрын
Tower of Power- From San Francisco Bay Area
@rhemo63223 ай бұрын
Crazy, I just looked up Terry's cause of death a few hours ago after seeing a post of "I'm a Man" on FB. So sad. He was an amazing musician. Thanks for all of the great content Jordan.
@johncaceci86563 ай бұрын
Listen to Chicago's version of "I'm a Man". Terry was brilliant.
@maximusindicusoblivious1802 ай бұрын
Particularly the outro, it opens up and then explodes with a flurry of bombastic notes that I must say was capture well by the Columbia Records production. That particular album CTA, was probably one of the best recordings that I have heard. Danny's drums and Peter's bass sound extraordinary.
@jondickinson8802 ай бұрын
That was 1969 metal
@elvisfan613 ай бұрын
I loved Chicago growing up (including the horns), and have heard about Terry Kath's sad death. Thanks for the info on the documentary. Getting ready to watch it in a bit.
@Blueskys19723 ай бұрын
I love this ❤ I grew up in and listening to the 60s and 70s music and love Chicago, I have many fond memories! But I didn't know this story. Thank you Jordan, great vlog ❤
@MichaelWagner-o3i3 ай бұрын
Just watched his daughter’s documentary, it was great thank you for recommending it. I can’t believe how beautiful his wife still looks . It was very touching
@RaeAnn_12023 ай бұрын
Thank you for this, Jordan. Your vlog was informative and touching. I immediately went to watch the documentary. Still wiping tears away. I learned a lot from you and even more from the documentary. I was 9 when he passed so was unaware of most of his story. I am so glad to have a new respect for him. Time to dust off my records and listen again with a greater appreciation.
@dogdaze5982 ай бұрын
Hi Jordan! Chicago happens to be one of my all time fave bands I grew up listening to their music in the 70's this tragic story triggered off lots of good memories as well, thank you & take care.
@Dana-fn5zt2 ай бұрын
I just saw Chicago at The Forum on Sept 6th. One if my all time favorite groups to see in concert. Money worth spending (if you've never seen them). I also visited Terry Kath's grave one day that they had that section open. 🙏🏼
@SuperDrJeckyl3 ай бұрын
I always wondered how different Chicago would have gone if he hadn’t died. Amazing guitar player and singer.
@DazewithJordantheLion3 ай бұрын
I wonder what his next project would have sounded like also.. or if he wpuld have eventually did both bands..
@mariaday7123 ай бұрын
Rest in peace Terry. Thank you, Jordan for this lovely video. You and Jah take care.
@pismorichy3 ай бұрын
I was about 11 years old and a kid and I snuck under the stage at Big Surf, Tempe, Arizona.Terry was still alive . Vividly remember the Roulette rumor
@jwien44452 ай бұрын
Chicago was an iconic band. Thank you for posting this. I was unaware. 😢
@suefields42542 ай бұрын
Peter Cetera will not be in any Chicago documentaries, but was interviewed for Michelle Kaths documentary about her dad. That shows what respect and brotherhood they had being the two guitarists up front, and main vocalists along with Robert Lamm...
@CharlesBukowski-m1o2 ай бұрын
What a great companion piece to his daughter's "Finding Terry" documentary! I appreciate some of the extra information you're giving that I didn't know about the origins of the band even though I knew a lot of it. (Your recollection of Terry playing a Frank Zappa song when the club audience demanded a slow ballad to dance to is awesome 👍 PS--Go Nats! (DC area guy who's been living in Phoenix for two decades)
@KingBobCat2 ай бұрын
Great video, Man... Nice to see a lot of little-known details about this amazing guitarist. Thanks for posting!
@pippadot6793 ай бұрын
I know every single time I turn on your video it's a quality viewing/learning experience for me. You and Jah make my days. Love your work Jordan.
@alancumming64073 ай бұрын
This was a terrific broadcast Jordan. We'll be looking out his daughters film to view over the weekend. Many thanks.
@lisaa87953 ай бұрын
Agreed. Live at Carnegie Hall is out on YT, I'll be binging on that as well. In fact, I've already started.
@SparkyTuttle3 ай бұрын
Hard to believe if he had lived he would have been 78! They were here in Las Vegas a few times. It's hard for me to understand how fast life turns. Hold on kids, if you turn twice, you will be 70 plus.
@cocoaorange13 ай бұрын
I am a Gen Xer, time is a thief.
@AlicesBear20082 ай бұрын
A fan since CTA. Seen them many times. Phenomenal early albums. ❤ I cried when Terry died.
@bender75653 ай бұрын
Didn't start out a fan but a girlfriend had me take her to a couple shows in Indy and got me onboard. She was devastated when Terry had his accident, it was her 1st name too. Still have their best vinyl.
@benicio19673 ай бұрын
Thank you Jordan. ❤
@laurenval23702 ай бұрын
I was in 6th grade when I heard about Terry Kath. My whole family were musicians so I was very familiar with Chicago. I remember sitting outside the school and I cried. I will never forget that day 😢
@kathyhodges-ik2zk2 ай бұрын
I remember that about Terry he was fooling with a gun he didn’t know was loaded
@laurenval23702 ай бұрын
@@kathyhodges-ik2zk right, so so sad
@ricogarcia26013 ай бұрын
Jordan, just wanted to say Thank you. For all the work you do putting stories together. Just amazing and you have been for all the years I have followed you. Chicago was an amazing group I have always thought that they were extremely talented all of them. You bring both both music and pop history to many people who would have never known the folks you bring back to life through your videos. Thanks again!
@bostonterrierplanet-bn1ge2 ай бұрын
Kath did take private guitar lessons for a number of years in his youth! He was an incredible guitar player.
@TeressaATX3 ай бұрын
We played many Chicago songs in junior high band in mid 70’s. They were who we looked up to as musicians. ❤️🙌🏼🎶
@justrobin64593 ай бұрын
After watching this last night I watched Terry's daughter's documentary. Excellent vlog Jordan, thank you! Terry was brilliant.
@alancrandall13253 ай бұрын
MORE important than Cetera in the bands development,as they would admit,Terry was the band Chicago and without him they never would've achieved the success they all enjoyed.
@lisaa87953 ай бұрын
Terry was the soul of the band and when he passed, all the fun went out of it. At least for me. Chicago became much more commercial and lost its quirkiness.
@SusanHemli3 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this video. Saw Chicago many times in the 70's and was devastated when he died. Hopefully your story will show the younger generation how talented he really was.
@cynthiabritain5433 ай бұрын
I can't wait to find Terry's daughters documentary ! ❤️
@DazewithJordantheLion3 ай бұрын
Free on youtube. The Terry Kath Experience
@kotysuefawcett65383 ай бұрын
Thank You. Gonna check it out.👍❤️✌️@@DazewithJordantheLion
@jeffgarmon12 ай бұрын
It is very good.
@jazzpunk2 ай бұрын
I bought it...DVD and digital copy. Worth seeing. (Didn't know about the Kiefer Sutherland marriage to Kath's widow).
@thomascollins17392 ай бұрын
You can also order the documentary on DVD online on Amazon, Walmart & Target.
@alcambrola28343 ай бұрын
I had the opportunity to see Terry play 8 times. I can't put into words how great he was. I was a 22-year-old kid, just got my cup of coffee on my way to work when I heard the tragic news of his passing on the radio. The dynamic of the band changed forever. Watch Chicago Live at Tanglewood in 1970. If the guitar solo of 25 or 6 to 4 doesn't blow you away, nothing will.
@aproudamerican26923 ай бұрын
I just watched the Documentary on Terry. It always seems like the very best musicians meet with an early and tragic end. I thinking the roady wouldn't return Michells calls because she was talking about wanting her dads guitars and he didn't want to part with them if he even had them still. Thankfully, it all worked out in the end. *Great Story as always Jordan*
@RichardCook-on3gf2 ай бұрын
Outstanding blending of the instruments, vocals and songwriting.
@jazzpunk2 ай бұрын
Nice job! You have done great tributes to two of my favourite musicians - Terry Kath & Jaco. Really compelling stuff.
@bdpage20233 ай бұрын
Glad you've kept the intro music. Always cheers me up a tad.
@RonaldWilliams-lp3bg2 ай бұрын
Man the first three Chicago Transit authority Chicago ll and Chicago lll albums to me are the best hands down ! 👍 🥁🥁
@martharetallick2042 ай бұрын
Agreed! Hit by Varese is still one of my favorite songs.
@roncarter21882 ай бұрын
I watched that documentary about a year ago and just as it was getting finished up my wife walked into the room and I still had tears in my eyes and she asked me what was wrong and I told her I just watched the most awesome music documentary about Terry Kath. That story and everything that went with it really got to me, beautifully done!
@tonyw21363 ай бұрын
Terry and Allen Collins might have best solos of 70's, both died way to young
@juliekennedy62072 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great tribute to Terry, I loved the man, he was great, sent some gratitude to your PayPal
@kenhanson40155 күн бұрын
Jordan, Thank You for making this amazing video. Chicago is my favorite band of all time. I appreciated seeing Terry's resting place, thank you for that. We lost him way too soon. I have seen the video his daughter made. I commented on that and said I saw Chicago live in Amarillo just before the accident. She said sadly that she never saw her father perform live, she was just too young. I told her that she will see him someday, we all will. What a reunion that will be. Time and the promise of salvation is the only thing that makes it bearable. There is an amazing interview of James Pankow by Joe Chambers of the Musicians Hall of Fame. Joe is gone now, rest in peace. He was such a good interviewer. He knew how to ask the questions, then stay out of the way and let the conversion flow. James was so funny and engaging in that two part interview, and they talked about a lot of the things that you have in your excellent video. You can easily find that interview at the Musicians Hall of Fame. I even exchanged a few comments with Joe's daughter who told me that he had passed Somewhere in one of those videos, a comment was made to check out Leonid and Friends. They are a bunch of Russian musicians, and one from Kyiv Ukraine, that recreate Chicago music note for note perfect. Leonid Vorobyev, a soon to retire professional musician, took on the task of recreating Chicago's entire catalogue instead of retiring. He said you couldn't get the sheet music in Russia, so he listened and transcribed by ear, then assembled an amazing group of professional musicians and videographers to recreate every album, then come to America and perform it live in our country. I have not seen them live, but would like to. If you love Chicago's music as much as me, your life will not be complete until you hear everything they have done. I'm working on that. Cheers...Ken
@mattstiles-ok8yz3 ай бұрын
The main take away's for me is say NO! to drugs and gun irresponsibility. 👍
@NYCgirl9272 ай бұрын
Terry Kath was a phenomenal guitarist. A virtuoso I watched his daughter’s documentary. I agree that it was so great.
@Karen.cook4243 ай бұрын
Wow Jordan thank you so much for making this vlog about Terry Kath. Chicago was my favorite band in the early to mid 70’s and I listened to them CONSTANTLY! My first concert was Chicago at University of Maryland Cole Field House in 1973-4. How did I not know about Terry’s story? Anyway, I found the documentary but I also stumbled on Chicago playing Wishing You Were Here on New Years Eve 1974 with The Beach Boys singing backing vocals. AWESOME is all I can say. Thanks again Jordan!! Love to you Jah and Katie❤️
@scronx2 ай бұрын
Very nice, Jordan. A work of art.
@roknrolbilly3 ай бұрын
SO GLAD YOU ARE DOING THIS ONE,,, I LOVE TERRY KATH......THANK YOU JORDAN! 🎼🎵🎶🎵
@cocoaorange13 ай бұрын
My late mom loved, "Color My World".
@mindycatriz51952 ай бұрын
Mine too😿😿😿
@lindaloe3 ай бұрын
Thanks Jordan For Doing This About Terry Kath. He Was The Best Ever!!
@PaulLoughrin3 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh. Such a tragedy. That's why I have a revolver. So sad. Thanks Mr. Jordan.
@JimFothergill2 ай бұрын
Been playing music all my life. It wasn’t Terry’s guitar playing that inspired me to play guitar. It was his voice. It just moved me when I was young. He had that Ray Charles sound in his voice. Thanks for covering this. It made my night!
@ksbeditor3 ай бұрын
I totally agree ... the documentary is very well done! I learned so much more about Terry!
@Republicanreformer2 ай бұрын
Terry Kath was right up there with Clapton, Hendrix, & Page as one of the best rock guitarists of all time !
@esthergarcia13733 ай бұрын
RIP Terry Kath.💐Thank you Jordan for the well done story of Terry Kath’s life but sad death. Love Chicago’s music and have their greatest hits album. Nice seeing Jah again too❣
@donnarupert49263 ай бұрын
I remember when Terry died, it was so sad. I was 19 and never got to see him play, they never came to my area. He had so much SOUL. I hope he was able to find the peace that escaped him here on earth💔🕊
@paulbacigalupi82242 ай бұрын
I’m glad you did a video on Terry phenomenal musician
@sg28233 ай бұрын
Terry Kath's musical direction for Chicago was great! "Sing A Mean Tune Kid" and "loneliness Is Just A Word" were such great songs!
@martharetallick2042 ай бұрын
Hit by Varese!
@chadmears1363 ай бұрын
Crazy how he died n senseless. RIP Terry ❤😢 Thank you Jordan
@bobski70322 ай бұрын
Glad you have a working knowledge of classic rock …glad to see Jah is well
@RobboCombs2 ай бұрын
YOU are the GREATEST TEACHER I have ever seen.....
@AvocatDudeАй бұрын
Thanks for the vlog Jordan. I’ve been listening to a lot of Chicago lately. Their early stuff with Terry in lead guitar was the best. The live recordings at Tangle-wood are the best.
@MrJeffRomm3 ай бұрын
I remember exactly where I was when I heard about Terry’s death. Still not over it.
@jenniferswieboda56963 ай бұрын
Great video Jordan. Such a tragedy
@richardhingle36342 ай бұрын
I have seen this interview/documentary Terry’s daughter did and it is a wonderful testimony to his life… A great watch!
@mikejames-drummerreginacan13863 ай бұрын
What a good video Jordan...thank you. Chicago 1 and 2 are tremendous....the band got ruined later by David Foster pushing the sappy ballads.
@steveculbert40392 ай бұрын
Thanks for this great video!
@doniotte681Ай бұрын
Thanks Jordan, I became a CHICAGO FAN during their CTA YEARS in 1969 and I’m still a Fan today 2024, it was sad about Terry Kath, Thanks Again for this Heartfelt Video……. I am a Fan of yours too from Norfolk Massachusetts, Stay Strong and Healthy Jordan and keep those videos coming
@ADAMSIXTIES2 ай бұрын
The irony is on CTA's debut there is the song South CA Purples and the lyrics are "I hate this L.A. I must be in the wrong place". Now he's stuck there forever. 😒 Well done narration. I knew about his Russian roulette death, but didn't know he was imitating Taxi Driver. It's just too bad his favorite film wasn't Sound of Music.
@cheribee9683 ай бұрын
He was such a great guitar player Great voice Great band leader
@NestorConde-zf6ck2 ай бұрын
Chicago was my first concert here I went in 1990,Holmdel NJ,my wife was pregnant with our first baby.Terry was authentic with his Fender strat.
@bobkaegi45952 ай бұрын
My very first concert was Chicago Transit Authority. He was awesome. But the horns pulled me in playing trumpet in the jazz band in high school.
@Livingdeadgirl723 ай бұрын
Chicago was one of my favorites growing up
@sjgoode65903 ай бұрын
Great video Jordan! Terry was an incredible musician.
@laurelrossman41403 ай бұрын
I ❤ Chicago. Thank you Jordan
@kc0lif3 ай бұрын
my favourite guitarist terry kath lived life on the edge. terry kath documentary by his daughter the best documentary i ever watched.
@billr23752 ай бұрын
Terry's brother, Rodney was the school cop at Arlington Heights Il, Arlington High School. Remember when we kind of figured it out, suddenly the School Cop was cool.
@TheTop40hub3 ай бұрын
Chicago was never the same after he passed. I saw them 2 times when Terry was with the band. 1975 and 1977. They didn’t disband for long. Came back in 1978 with a new record. My first favourite band. Listen to the song Dialogue.
@DazewithJordantheLion3 ай бұрын
Yeah, just a couple of months of being "disband", but i think they didnt know what to do originally with such a huge loss to the band.. he was seemingly the creative force
@TheTop40hub3 ай бұрын
@@DazewithJordantheLion him and Robert Lamm. Robert still has the band out there. New record a couple of years ago.
@DazewithJordantheLion3 ай бұрын
Yes, i saw that.. hes the last remaining songwriter of the band still performing, i think
@northmaineguy58962 ай бұрын
I had the pleasure of seeing Chicago live at Tanglewood in 1970; I sat maybe 50 feet from the stage. I was only 15 at the time, and my older sister had to drive me to the concert. Quite a night, there's a video of that concert here on YT as it's a classic concert. They also had John Sebastian, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band that night.
@stankormy57173 ай бұрын
Terry Kath had mad guitar skills!!!
@davidblitch18192 ай бұрын
On his grave marker are the words Memories of Love. That is a song on Chicago II. Terry wrote and sings on that song.
@BigDogCha3 ай бұрын
Terry was just simply brilliant!!
@bamaintherockies86413 ай бұрын
Jordan you are a great story narrator. You explain the facts so well. Love your content.
@DazewithJordantheLion3 ай бұрын
Thank you, my friend.. i love history.. i appreciate the kind words
@leemontoya80283 ай бұрын
You got to be careful! Love the video's Jordan be safe out there its a crazy world! 👍🏽
@zeroregrets59012 ай бұрын
i was introduced to him when i babysat, those people had chicago, fire sign theatre, cheech and chong and elton john and janis joplin records, beginning fleetwood mac. omg i loved that time.the chicago albums such a change in music happening then so fantastic new innovative beautiful wow
@JWEmbry-wc7qi2 ай бұрын
Another great video made with respect to the subject, thank you.
@thomascollins17393 ай бұрын
Jordan, thank you for suggesting this subject on Terry Kath and Chicago. I did mention this to you awhile back and now you came into this subject on him.
@leonziglar35833 ай бұрын
What a player. I was fortunate to see him once in 77. . Loved me some Chicago in my high school years.