NSIR: RIP Walter Parazaider, Chicago (saxophone, flute) founder, 1945-2026
Chicago played a gig in Cassell (may have just been The Coliseum) my FR year. I sat stage left, excitedly watching as they nailed down Danny Seraphine's drum set. I'm still memorized by Terry Kath's solo run on 25 or 6 to 4, a song I blasted up and down the roads on my add-on cassette deck in my 64 Chevy Biscayne.
** Edited by TomTurkey at 6/17/2026, 10:58:30 AM
** Edited by TomTurkey at 6/17/2026, 11:00:40 AM
Posted: 06/17/2026 at 10:49 AM ET
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NSIR: RIP Walter Parazaider, Chicago (saxophone, flute) founder, 1945-2026
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-- TomTurkey
Jun 17, 2026 at 10:49 AM ET
TomTurkey
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06/17/26 10:49 AM ET
Chicago was my first concert. Roanoke Civic Center in 1976 . . .
-- HokieKip
Jun 18, 2026 at 08:54 AM ET
HokieKip
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06/18/26 08:54 AM ET
Ride home music set...some of the old Chicago**
-- Tuckahokie
Jun 17, 2026 at 04:39 PM ET
Tuckahokie
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06/17/26 04:39 PM ET
Chicago is a big favorite of mine. **
-- IB4TECH
Jun 17, 2026 at 03:05 PM ET
IB4TECH
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06/17/26 03:05 PM ET
There's a post of Colour My World on X
-- TomTurkey
Jun 17, 2026 at 04:37 PM ET
TomTurkey
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06/17/26 04:37 PM ET
They were in Burress in '69 as Chicago Transit Authority**
-- aint2Hokie4me
Jun 17, 2026 at 02:39 PM ET
aint2Hokie4me
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06/17/26 02:39 PM ET
As a result, the building was renamed Burruss to rhyme with "bus".
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jun 17, 2026 at 04:51 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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06/17/26 04:51 PM ET