Music·Curated by Richard

Chicago, live, while the horns ran things

Eight live tiles, seven of them from the Terry Kath years, when the horn section and his guitar did the talking. The ninth is the 1982 ballad that made them a different band.

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#01
Chicago • “I’m A Man” • LIVE 1969 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]I'm a Man — 1969, from the first album, still under the name Chicago Transit Authority
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Chicago • “I’m A Man” • LIVE 1969 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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I'm a Man — 1969, from the first album, still under the name Chicago Transit Authority
#02
Chicago • “Beginnings” • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]Beginnings — 1977
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Chicago • “Beginnings” • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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Beginnings — 1977
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Chicago• “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is” • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is — 1977
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Chicago• “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is” • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is — 1977
#04
Chicago • “25 Or 6 To 4” • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]25 or 6 to 4 — 1977. Watch Terry Kath's guitar
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Chicago • “25 Or 6 To 4” • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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25 or 6 to 4 — 1977. Watch Terry Kath's guitar
#05
Peter Cetera & Chicago• “If You Leave Me Now” • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]If You Leave Me Now — 1977, Peter Cetera out front
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Peter Cetera & Chicago• “If You Leave Me Now” • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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If You Leave Me Now — 1977, Peter Cetera out front
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Terry Kath & Chicago• “Once Or Twice” • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]Once or Twice — 1977, Terry Kath out front
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Terry Kath & Chicago• “Once Or Twice” • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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Once or Twice — 1977, Terry Kath out front
#07
Chicago • “A Hit By Varese”/Drum Solo • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]A Hit by Varese — 1977, running into a drum solo
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Chicago • “A Hit By Varese”/Drum Solo • 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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A Hit by Varese — 1977, running into a drum solo
#08
Chicago • “Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon (Make Me Smile)” • 1982 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]Make Me Smile — 1982, as part of Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon
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Chicago • “Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon (Make Me Smile)” • 1982 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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Make Me Smile — 1982, as part of Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon
#09
Chicago-Hard To Say Im SorryHard to Say I'm Sorry — the video for the 1982 single
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Chicago-Hard To Say Im Sorry
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Hard to Say I'm Sorry — the video for the 1982 single