James Pankow - wikipedia James Pankow This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( August 2009 ) James Pankow Pankow in 2008 Background information Birth name James Carter Pankow ( 1947 - 08 - 20 ) August 20, 1947 ( age 70 ) St. Louis, Missouri United States Genres Rock, adult contemporary, jazz Occupation ( s ) Musician, songwriter, arranger Instruments Trombone, keyboards, vocals, percussion Years active 1967 ( 1967 ) -- present Associated acts Chicago ; Toto ; Three Dog Night ; Earth, Wind, & Fire ; The Doobie Brothers ; Bee Gees James Carter `` Jimmy '' Pankow ( born August 20, 1947 ) is an American trombone player, songwriter and brass instrument player, best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.2. 1 Chicago 1.2. 2 Other 1.3 Personal life 2 References 3 External links Biography Early life Born in St. Louis, Missouri of German and Irish descent, 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. One of nine siblings, Pankow was influenced by his musician father, Wayne. He is the older brother of veteran actor John Pankow. His Notre Dame High School band instructor was Father George Wiskirchen, CSC Pankow earned a full music scholarship to Quincy College, where he studied the bass trombone. After completing his first 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. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and was given the National Citation as well as recognition as Signature Sinfonian along with fellow Chicago members and Sinfonians on August 26, 2009. Career Chicago At DePaul, Pankow met Walter Parazaider, who recruited him to join a band named The Big Thing, which would become Chicago Transit Authority. Soon after the first album 's release, the band 's name was shortened to Chicago. Pankow has remained a member of Chicago since its inception. 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, '' and ( with Peter Cetera ) `` Feelin ' Stronger Every Day. '' Pankow has also composed most of Chicago 's brass arrangements over the years. 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 ). Other Along with fellow Chicago horns Lee Loughnane and Walter Parazaider, Pankow was featured on Three Dog Night 's 1969 # 15 hit `` Celebrate '' and on several tracks of the 1979 Bee Gees ' Spirits Having Flown album. 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 ''. Personal life James Pankow and his wife Jeanne Pacelli have two children, Carter ( born 1999 ) and Lilli ( born 2002 ). His marriage to first wife Karen lasted 18 years and produced two children, Jonathan ( born 1981 ) and Sarah ( born 1986 ). References Jump up ^ `` Brother Act ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 20, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Chicago and Signature Sinfonian Members Recognized in Pre-concert Ceremony ''. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia -- Sinfonia News. Sinfonia. August 28, 2009. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2013. Jump up ^ James Pankow at AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2013. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Pankow. Chicago official website 2001 interview in the Honolulu Star Bulletin hide Chicago Robert Lamm Lee Loughnane James Pankow Walter Parazaider Keith Howland Lou Pardini Walfredo Reyes Jr. Ray Herrmann Brett Simons Neil Donell Ramon Yslas Danny Seraphine Peter Cetera Terry Kath Donnie Dacus Laudir de Oliveira Chris Pinnick Dawayne Bailey Bruce Gaitsch Bill Champlin Drew Hester Jason Scheff Tris Imboden Jeff Coffey Daniel De Los Reyes Studio albums 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 Chicago XXXV : The Nashville Sessions Chicago XXXVI : Now Live albums Chicago at Carnegie Hall Live in Japan Chicago XXVI : Live in Concert Chicago XXXIV : Live in ' 75 Chicago : VI Decades Live 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 Chicago : Only the Beginning The Box Love Songs The Best of Chicago : 40th Anniversary Edition Singles `` 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 '' `` You Are on My Mind '' `` Baby, What a Big Surprise '' `` 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 Do n'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 '' Related articles Discography BNF : cb13807196s ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0000 8136 0745 MusicBrainz : 70cdb7b1 - e9e3 - 4bf9 - b993 - 3ae3c048f3f7 VIAF : 56794620 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Pankow&oldid=843996445 '' Categories : 1947 births Living people American people of German descent American people of Irish descent American trombonists Songwriters from Missouri Chicago ( band ) members Musicians from St. Louis DePaul University alumni People from Park Ridge, Illinois People associated with the Bee Gees Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from August 2009 All BLP articles lacking sources Use mdy dates from January 2015 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano 日本 語 Norsk nynorsk Português Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 1 June 2018, at 21 : 35 ( UTC ). 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Question: how old is the trombone player in chicago
Answer: 70