- Keith Howland
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Background = solo_singer
Instrument =Guitar
Name = Keith Howland
Born = birth date and age|1964|8|14Silver Spring, Maryland
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Genre = Pop
Associated_acts = Chicago (1995 - present)
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Years_active = 1993 - present
URL = http://www.keithhowland.com/Keith Howland (born
August 14 ,1964 inSilver Spring, Maryland ) is an Americanguitarist 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 fromJames 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 withRick Springfield .In 1995, Chicago was looking for a new lead guitarist to replace the departing
Dawayne Bailey . Howland was a long-time fan of the band andTerry Kath (their original guitarist), and he showed up uninvited to the auditions. Thanks to a chance meeting withJason Scheff (the band's bassist), Howland got a last-minute audition and was offered a job the same day.Howland has also pursued projects outside the band, including outside work that he has done with Chicago's drummer
Tris Imboden . Their collaborative effort is known as The Howland/Imboden Project, and two CDs have been released. The sound can be described as all-instrumental, jazz/rock/fusion. One CD is a studio effort ("The Howland/Imboden Project"), and the other is a live recording ("Live At The Baked Potato").Keith's latest project is a new CD titled KeCraig. This CD started as a jam session in November of 2007 with his brother Craig.
External links
* [http://www.keithhowland.com Keith Howland official web site]
* [http://www.chicagotheband.com Chicago official web site]
* [http://www.jimnewsom.com/PFW-KeithHowland.html "Port Folio Weekly" article on Keith Howland]
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