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Walter Parazaider (born March 14, 1945) is an American woodwind musician who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for being one-third of Chicago's brass/woodwind section alongside Lee Loughnane and James Pankow. Parazaider is a multi-instrumentalist. He plays a wide variety of wind instruments, including saxophone ...
Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1967. The group began calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority (after the city's mass transit agency) [1] in 1968, then shortened the name to its current one in 1969. Self-described as a " rock and roll band with horns," their songs often also combine elements of classical music ...
1967–2009. Chicago was formed under the name The Big Thing on February 15, 1967, with the original lineup comprising guitarist and vocalist Terry Kath, keyboardist and vocalist Robert Lamm, drummer Danny Seraphine, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, trumpeter Lee Loughnane and trombonist James Pankow. [1] In December, bassist Peter Cetera was ...
Chicago Transit Authority is the debut studio album by the American rock band Chicago, known at the time of release as Chicago Transit Authority. This double album was released on April 28, 1969 and became a sleeper hit, reaching number 17 on the Billboard 200 by 1971. Chicago Transit Authority spawned several successful singles, including ...
50 years ago the band members were: Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, and Danny Seraphine.
Walter Parazaider – woodwinds, backing vocals; Bill Champlin – keyboards, rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals; Jason Scheff – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals; Dawayne Bailey – rhythm guitars, lead guitar ("Bigger Than Elvis", "Stone of Sisyphus", "Love is Forever"), lead and backing vocals, horn co-arrangement on "Stone of ...
Walter Parazaider plays a soprano saxophone solo during the instrumental section while guitarist Terry Kath uses a wah-wah pedal and phase shifter on his guitar. "Just You 'n' Me" was written after a fight between Pankow and his future wife Karen:
Terry Kath sings the lead vocal, and Walter Parazaider performs the memorable flute solo. [1] The song was initially released as the B-side to "Make Me Smile" in March 1970. [2] It was re-released in June 1971 as the B-side to the re-release of "Beginnings"; [2] this second single reached No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [2] [3]