Terry
Alan
Kath
Born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Raymond Elmer Kath
and Melina Evelyn (Haugen) Kath
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1950s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 31
in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Biography
Terry Kath is Notable.
Terry Kath has Austrian Roots.
Terry Alan Kath was born on 31 January 1946 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.[1] He was the son of Ray and Evelyn Kath.[2][3] He grew up in a musical family.[4] He became interested in music at a young age, and learned to play drums, piano, accordion, and banjo.[5] He then learned to play guitar, and practiced for hours in his basement.[6]
Terry graduated from Taft High School.[7][8] He attended DePaul University.[9][10]
Career
When he was in high school, Terry formed a band called the Mystics.[11] A few years later, he briefly played bass with Jimmy Ford & the Executives.[12] Not long afterward, he, drummer Danny Seraphine, and Walter Parazaider were let go. They then joined a cover band called the Missing Links.[13] Terry earned about $500 a week playing with the band in Chicago clubs.[14]
After the Missing Links broke up, Danny decided to form a new band, and asked Terry and Walter to join. James Pankow (trombone), Lee Loughnane (trumpet), and Robert Lamm (keyboards and vocals) also joined, and the band called themselves the Big Thing.[15] The Big Thing's first show was in March 1967.[16] After seeing the band play in Niles, Michigan, record producer Jimmy Guercio told them to prepare to move to Los Angeles.[17] Before they moved, they were joined by bassist Peter Cetera.[18] The band's name was also changed to Chicago Transit Authority.[19]
Chicago Transit Authority got a contract with CBS Records, and released their self-titled double album in April 1969.[20] It reached number 17 on the Billboard charts.[21] After being threatened with legal action, the band shortened its name to Chicago.[22]
The biggest hit on the band's second album, Chicago, was the song "25 or 6 to 4".[23] The song features Terry's electric guitar solo using a wah-wah pedal.[24] The album reached number 4 on the charts.[25] Chicago achieved great success throughout the 1970's.
Family Life
Terry married Pamela J. Robinson on 28 May 1970 in Los Angeles, California.[26] They divorced in 1974.[27] He married Camelia Ortiz in 1974.[28] They had a daughter, Michelle.[29]
Death
Terry died on 23 January 1978[30][31] in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, California.[32]
“Kath enjoyed target shooting and by 1978 was regularly carrying guns. Around 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Monday, January 23, 1978, after a party at the home of roadie and band technician Don Johnson, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, Kath began to play with his guns. He spun his unloaded .38 revolver on his finger, put it to his temple, and pulled the trigger. Johnson warned Kath several times to be careful. Kath picked up a semi-automatic 9-mm pistol and, leaning back in a chair, said to Johnson, "Don't worry about it ... Look, the clip is not even in it." His last words were, "What do you think I'm gonna do? Blow my brains out?" To calm Johnson's concerns, Kath showed him the empty magazine. Kath then replaced the magazine in the gun, put the gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. Apparently unbeknownst to Kath, the gun had a round in the chamber. He died instantly from the gunshot, at the age of 31, eight days before his 32nd birthday."[33]
He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.[34]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- ↑ Wood, Tim. Who Is Terry Kath? [1]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [2]
- ↑ Terry Kath. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 8 July 2016. [3]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [4]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [5]
- ↑ Konkol, Mark. Daughter's Film Tells Story of the 'Chicago' Guitarist You Don't Remember. 20 August 2014. [6]
- ↑ Terry Kath. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 8 July 2016. [7]
- ↑ Konkol, Mark. Daughter's Film Tells Story of the 'Chicago' Guitarist You Don't Remember. 20 August 2014. [8]
- ↑ Terry Kath. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 8 July 2016. [9]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [10]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [11]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [12]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [13]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [14]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [15]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [16]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [17]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [18]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [19]
- ↑ A Chicago Story: The History of One of the Most Popular Rock Bands of All Time. [20]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [21]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [22]
- ↑ 25 or 6 to 4. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 14 June 2016. [23]
- ↑ Reiff, Corbin. Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath. Premier Guitar, 11 May 2013. [24]
- ↑ Ancestry.com. California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
- ↑ Terry Kath. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 8 July 2016. [25]
- ↑ Terry Kath. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 8 July 2016. [26]
- ↑ Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
- ↑ Find A Grave, Terry Alan Kath
- ↑ Find A Grave, Terry Alan Kath
- ↑ Death of Terry Kath
- ↑ Find A Grave, Terry Alan Kath
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