Chicago

TERRY KATH guitar, vocals ROBERT LAMM keyboards JAMES PANKOW trombone WALTER PARAZAIDER horns LEE LOUGHNANE trumpet PETER CETERA bass DANNY SERAPHINE drums

When TERRY KATH (left) died in 1978, the band sort of lost its edge, creativity, and spirit... ...or maybe it was just the times.

Below: Their second album. A classic.

"Usually I solo on these wild tunes where I have to play as fast as I can. I get all jacked up on a gig, man, and I just can't slow down." TERRY KATH

THE INCREDIBLY RIDICULOUS MTV-ROLLING STONE'S 100 TOP SONGS (1963-2000): 35. BORN TO RUN, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (1975) (I don't like Springsteen's music, and I am WAY sick of this song.) 97. LOVE SHACK, THE B-52'S (1989) (I don't know if I've even heard this song.) MY TOP 100 SONGS: BEGINNINGS, CHICAGO

POSTSCRIPT "Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them." RICHARD STRAUSS, ON CONDUCTING

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