BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1946 - TERRY KATH

Born on this day in 1946 – Terry Kath

Born on this day in 1946 – Terry Kath, guitarist with Chicago who had the 1976 UK & US No.1 single ‘If You Leave Me Now’. Kath accidentally shot himself dead on January 23rd 1978. His last words were, “Don’t worry it’s not loaded” as he put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. The guitarist and singer was killed instantly. Chicago have had five consecutive No.1 albums on the Billboard chart and 20 top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

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