James Pankow
Birth name	James Carter Pankow
Born	August 20, 1947 (1947-08-20) (age 60) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Genre(s)	Rock Adult contemporary Jazz
Instrument(s)	Trombone
Years active	1967–present
Associated acts	Chicago

James Carter Pankow (born August 20, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.) is an American trombone player, songwriter and brass instrument arranger best known for being one of the founding members of the rock band Chicago. is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area  - City  66. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream contemporary pop music, excluding hip hop, hard rock, and some teen pop music, which is intended for an adult audience. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the American pop-rock-jazz band. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area  - City  66. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Image of a trumpet, foreground, a piccolo trumpet behind, and a flugelhorn in background. ... In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ... This article is about the American pop-rock-jazz band. ...

Early life

Pankow moved with his family to Park Ridge, Illinois at the age of eight, where he started playing the trombone at St. Paul of the Cross Elementary School. The City of Park Ridge The city of Park Ridge is an affluent suburb of Chicago in Cook County in the United States. ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ...

One of nine siblings, Pankow was influenced by his father, Wayne (who was also a musician), and by his Notre Dame High School band instructor, Father George Wiskirchen. Notre Dame High School is a Catholic secondary school founded in Niles, Illinois in 1955 by the Congregation of Holy Cross. ...

Pankow earned a full music scholarship to Quincy College, where he studied the bass trombone. After completing his freshman year, he returned home for the summer and formed a band that began to play some live local shows. Not wanting to give up this work, Pankow transferred to DePaul University. Quincy University is a private liberal arts Catholic university in the Franciscan tradition. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... DePaul University[1] is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Saint Vincent de Paul. ...

Tenure in Chicago

At DePaul, Pankow met Walter Parazaider, who recruited him to join a band named The Big Thing -- which would eventually become Chicago. Pankow has remained a member of Chicago since its inception. Walter Parazaider (born March 14, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois) is best known for being a founding member and saxophone player for the rock band Chicago. ... This article is about the American pop-rock-jazz band. ...

In addition to playing the trombone, Pankow has composed many songs for Chicago, including the hits "Make Me Smile" and "Colour My World" (both from his suite Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon), "Just You 'N' Me," "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long," "Old Days," "Alive Again," "Bad Advice," "Follow Me," and (with Peter Cetera) "Feelin' Stronger Every Day." Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (aka The Ballet and Make Me Smile Medley), a nearly 15-minute song cycle/suite from Chicagos 1970 album Chicago II, was the groups first attempt at a long-format multi-part work. ... Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (aka The Ballet and Make Me Smile Medley), a nearly thirteen-minute song cycle/suite from Chicagos 1970 album Chicago II, was the groups first attempt at a long-format multi-part work. ... Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (aka The Ballet and Make Me Smile Medley), a nearly 15-minute song cycle/suite from Chicagos 1970 album Chicago II, is the groups first attempt at a long-format multi-part work. ... Just You N Me is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VI (1973), with Peter Cetera singing lead vocals. ... (Ive Been) Searchin So Long is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VII (1974). ... Old Days is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VIII (1975), with lead vocals by Peter Cetera. ... Alive Again is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Hot Streets (1978), with Peter Cetera singing lead vocals. ... Peter Paul Cetera (born September 13, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitar player and producer best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago, before launching a successful solo career. ... Feelin Stronger Every Day is a song written by Peter Cetera and James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VI (1973). ...

He has also composed most of Chicago's brass arrangements over the years and, as a result, is perhaps the person most responsible for the "Chicago sound."

Although Pankow is not one of the band's principal vocalists, he sang lead vocals for two Chicago songs: "You Are On My Mind" (from Chicago X, 1976) and "Till the End of Time" (Chicago XI, 1977). Chicago X is the tenth album by American rock band Chicago, released in 1976. ... Chicago XI is the eleventh album by American rock band Chicago, released in 1977. ...

Pankow's worst contribution to Chicago came in 1990 when he "lead the charge" to fire co-founder and one of the world's greatest drummers, Daniel Seraphine. Sighting "his lack of practicing" as the reason. Many critics found this to be "Horse Shit"!

Other musical contributions

Pankow has appeared on several albums for the rock band Toto, including the 1982 Grammy Award winning Toto IV and their 2006 album Falling In Between, for which he composed the brass arrangements and performed on the song "Dying On My Feet." Toto (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Grammy Award winning American rock band founded in 1976[1] by some of the most popular and experienced session musicians of the era. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Toto IV was the fourth album by American pop-rock band Toto, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Falling In Between is the latest release by veteran American rock musicians, Toto. ...

Personal life

Pankow has been married twice. His first marriage, to Karen (for whom he wrote "Just You 'N' Me"), lasted 20 years and ended in 1993. (A Pankow tune called "Here With Me" on the unreleased Stone of Sisyphus project acts as a sort of 'bookend' to this marriage). Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

He has recently remarried to Jeannie and the couple have two children. Between the two marriages, he has a total of four children.

His brother is actor John Pankow, best known as a co-star of the television series Mad About You. John Pankow, an American film and stage actor. ... Mad About You is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999. ...

External links

• Chicago official website
• 2001 interview in the Honolulu Star Bulletin