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Terry Kath

1946 - 1978

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Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) was an American guitarist and singer who is best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He played lead guitar and sang lead vocals on many of the band's early hit singles alongside Robert Lamm and Peter Cetera. He has been praised by his bandmates and other musicians for his guitar skills and his Ray Charles–influenced vocal style. Jimi Hendrix cited Terry Kath as one of his favorite guitarists, and considered Kath to be "the best guitarist in the universe". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Kath is the 1,756th most popular musician (up from 1,830th in 2019), the 9,276th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,283rd in 2019) and the 668th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Terry Kath ranks 1,756 out of 3,175. Before him are Richie Ramone, Christoph Brüx, Luca Turilli, Richard Davis, Steve Swallow, and Jimmy Dorsey. After him are Zak Starkey, Warren Zevon, Jim Capaldi, Simon Barere, Brain, and Lee Ranaldo.

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Among people born in 1946, Terry Kath ranks 637. Before him are Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Mordehai Milgrom, Franz Xaver Kroetz, Aruna Irani, Igor Starygin, and Eduard Novák. After him are Richard Blumenthal, Dean Cundey, Michel Chossudovsky, Marcial Pina, Wiesław Rudkowski, and Shirley Ann Jackson. Among people deceased in 1978, Terry Kath ranks 229. Before him are Blossom Rock, Theo Helfrich, Jorge de Sena, Geoffrey Unsworth, Francisco Mendes, and Károly Levitzky. After him are Mauk Weber, George Moscone, Prvoslav Mihajlović, Vera Maretskaya, Valerian Gracias, and Edgar Bergen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Kath ranks 9,278 out of 20,380. Before him are George Follmer (1934), Kenneth Lay (1942), Aida Turturro (1962), Midori (1968), Sterling Price (1809), and William J. Casey (1913). After him are Dick Barnett (1936), Michael Paul Chan (1950), Ben Burtt (1948), Lisa Marie (1968), Paul A. Rothchild (1935), and Mike Miller (1980).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Terry Kath ranks 668. Before him are Erykah Badu (1971), Larry Van Kriedt (1954), Richie Ramone (1957), Richard Davis (1930), Steve Swallow (1940), and Jimmy Dorsey (1904). After him are Warren Zevon (1947), Brain (1963), Lee Ranaldo (1956), Shelly Manne (1920), Mike Mills (1958), and Chuck Mangione (1940).

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