Keith Howland

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Keith Howland

Background information
Born	(1964-08-14) 14 August 1964 Silver Spring, Maryland United States
Genres	Pop, rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals
Years active	1995 — current
Associated acts	Chicago
Website	www.keithhowland.com

Keith Howland (born August 14, 1964 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American guitarist and singer. Since 1995, he has been the lead guitarist for the veteran pop-rock band, Chicago.

Howland started playing the guitar at the age of seven, and he played in a number of bands during his school years. He attended high school in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from James Madison University in 1986 with a degree in communications. In 1987, Keith moved to Los Angeles and took a job with Andy Brauer Studio Rentals, which helped him to make invaluable contacts in the music industry. He also continued playing as much as possible, including a 1993 summer tour with Rick Springfield.

In 1995, Chicago was looking for a new lead guitarist to permanently substitute the departing Dawayne Bailey. Howland was a long-time fan of the band and of their co-founding guitarist, Terry Kath. Howland appeared uninvited at the auditions, and achieved a chance meeting with the band's bassist, Jason Scheff. He performed a last-minute audition, and was offered the job on the same day.

Howland has also pursued projects outside the band, including projects he has done with Chicago's drummer Tris Imboden. Their collaborative effort is known as The Howland/Imboden Project, and two albums have been released. The sound can be described as all-instrumental, jazz/rock/fusion. One album is a studio effort (The Howland/Imboden Project), and the other is a live recording (Live At The Baked Potato).

In November 2007 Keith released an album titled KeCraig. This album started as a jam session in November 2007 with his brother Craig.

His latest project is a collaboration with former Chicago keyboardist, guitarist, and vocalist Bill Champlin on Champlin's 2008 solo album No Place Left to Fall.^[1]

References

↑ No Place Left to Fall, credits at AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2013.

External links

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Robert Lamm Lee Loughnane James Pankow Walter Parazaider Jason Scheff Tris Imboden Keith Howland Lou Pardini Walfredo Reyes, Jr. Danny Seraphine Peter Cetera Terry Kath Laudir de Oliveira Donnie Dacus Chris Pinnick Bill Champlin Dawayne Bailey Drew Hester Daniel de los Reyes

Studio albums	The Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Chicago III Chicago V Chicago VI Chicago VII Chicago VIII Chicago X Chicago XI Hot Streets Chicago 13 Chicago XIV Chicago 16 Chicago 17 Chicago 18 Chicago 19 Twenty 1 Night & Day: Big Band Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album Chicago XXX Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three

Live albums	Chicago at Carnegie Hall Live in Japan Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert Chicago XXXIV: Live in '75

Compilations	Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Volume II If You Leave Me Now Take Me Back to Chicago Greatest Hits 1982-1989 Group Portrait The Heart of Chicago 1967–1997 The Heart of Chicago 1967–1998 Volume II The Very Best of: Only the Beginning The Box Love Songs The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition

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Persondata
Name	Howland, Keith
Alternative names
Short description	American musician
Date of birth	August 14, 1964
Place of birth	Silver Spring, Maryland
Date of death
Place of death

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