Chris Pinnick
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Birth name | Christopher Martin Pinnick |
Born | (1953-07-23) July 23, 1953 (age 71) Van Nuys, California |
Genres | Rock, Blues, Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1970s–present |
Chris Pinnick (born July 23, 1953) is an American guitarist and songwriter, probably best known for his work with the band Chicago from 1980 to 1985.
Pinnick was born on July 23, 1953, in Van Nuys, California, and took up the guitar at the age of seven.[1] An early example of his professional guitar work can be heard on Herb Alpert's single "Rise," which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1979.
After guitarist Donnie Dacus left Chicago in 1980, Pinnick was hired as a session musician for the album Chicago XIV. In his biography Street Player, Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine remembers how Pinnick, like [Chicago's] original guitarist Terry Kath, played "guitar with plenty of fire" and had "similar mannerism". Robert Lamm, in an interview given at the time, confirmed that Pinnick's resemblance with Kath was at times "spooky".[2] Pinnick toured with Chicago from 1981 through 1983. By the time Chicago 17 was released in 1984, Pinnick was listed as a member of the band. However, Pinnick himself is quoted as saying he was never a full-fledged member.[3] He left Chicago in 1985 and was succeeded by Dawayne Bailey.
Pinnick's other recording credits include work for one-time Chicago frontman Peter Cetera, Chuck Negron, Chet McCracken and Rick Devin. As of 2008, he continues to do session work in Los Angeles, where he is also the co-owner and operator of a recording studio.
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- Robert Lamm
- Lee Loughnane
- James Pankow
- Walfredo Reyes Jr.
- Ray Herrmann
- Neil Donell
- Ramon Yslas
- Tony Obrohta
- Loren Gold
- Eric Baines
- 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 XXX
- Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus
- Chicago XXXV: The Nashville Sessions
- Chicago XXXVI: Now
- Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment
- Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album
- Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three
- Chicago XXXVII: Chicago Christmas
- Chicago at Carnegie Hall
- Live in Japan
- Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert
- Chicago XXXIV: Live in '75
- 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 Chicago: Only the Beginning
- The Box
- Love Songs
- The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition
- "Questions 67 and 68"
- "Beginnings"
- "Make Me Smile"
- "25 or 6 to 4"
- "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
- "Free"
- "Lowdown"
- "Saturday in the Park"
- "Dialogue (Part I & II)"
- "Feelin' Stronger Every Day"
- "Just You 'n' Me"
- "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
- "Call on Me"
- "Wishing You Were Here"
- "Harry Truman"
- "Old Days"
- "Brand New Love Affair"
- "Another Rainy Day in New York City"
- "If You Leave Me Now"
- "Baby, What a Big Surprise"
- "Take Me Back to Chicago"
- "Alive Again"
- "No Tell Lover"
- "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
- "Love Me Tomorrow"
- "Stay the Night"
- "Hard Habit to Break"
- "You're the Inspiration"
- "Along Comes a Woman"
- "Will You Still Love Me?"
- "If She Would Have Been Faithful..."
- "Niagara Falls"
- "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love"
- "Look Away"
- "You're Not Alone"
- "We Can Last Forever"
- "What Kind of Man Would I Be?"
- "Chasin' the Wind"
- "Here in My Heart"
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