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Walter Parazaider's Impact On Chicago

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No one played music like Chicago, the huge horn section was one of a kind. Four guys in Chicago worked hard to become famous, and had an interesting impact on music. Chicago had added a horn section in their band, had won a Grammy and many other accomplishments, and they were also inducted into the hall of fame making them one of the best bands of the 20th century. Many people in the band Chicago had different ways that got them into music.In the beginning childhood of Walter parazaider, he got interested in music because his dad played the trumpet. Walter’s dad also gave him a cheap clarinet to start his music career. At the age of 12 Walter learned the alto sax by himself (Mckeen,1977). When Cetra was a teenager, rock and roll became his life, so he began to play guitar (Bledsoe,2017) Walter used his clarinet in the band part of Chicago. Also Cetra used his guitar when he joined the band too. After all it took many years for the members in Chicago to meet up. Multiple people in the band Chicago meet up from their childhood. Chicago Transit Authority came about when James Guercio, Terry Kath, and Walter Parazaider teamed up. Guercio had worked with various bands and as a producer at Columbia. Kath and Parazaider had been in a band called The Big Thing before meeting Guercio in 1967(Pareless,2001). Chicago Transit Authority is also …show more content…

Also a lot of money is spent every year on songs and albums in the United States; one billion dollars, to be exact. Of all the people who are spending that $1 billion, teens make up about 75%. All these teenagers out there buying music have helped the band Chicago certify themselves as gold (noyer,1995). Electric flag and blood, sweat, and tears made a trail for the band Chicago. Chicago went on to do great

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