Chicago the Band - Bill Champlin sings Saturday in the Park - 1994 video free download


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Duration: 04:02
Uploaded: 2011/08/20

Chicago live in Devon, PA. 8/4/94. Valley Forge Music Fair. From what I have been told, Robert Lamm was at this concert but lost his voice. So in a rarity, Bill Champlin steps in and sings "Saturday in the Park." Amazing performance of a Chicago classic!

There is another recording of Jason Scheff singing "Beginnings" at the same concert. I will also be uploading that one!

Thanks to my new friend on the Chicago Facebook group for providing me with this recording!

Comments

9 years ago

BluesDaddy411

Butchers every Chicago song he ever sung - sounds like his jaws are wired together. 

9 years ago

Renato Meier

Love Bill's voice here!..

10 years ago

Lincoln Adams

Bill wasn't fired— Bill left to focus on his solo career, a career he never really left behind, but also never really got to focus on. A schizm had formed between a few camps in the band and the direction of where the band wanted to go. Too many Christmas songs and too much playing the same set list night after night for 20 years. Bill was done...ironically, Lou's fresh blood has helped get the band back to writing songs—GOOD SONGS. So I think the change has really helped out both parties.

10 years ago

Da Costa Max

Another song...

10 years ago

Vic Monaco

That may be the most idiotic, ill-informed comment I have ever heard about Chicago. Yeah, it took the band 28 years to hear fans didn't like him.

10 years ago

Vic Monaco

That's why he won two Grammys before he joined Chicago, sang backup for artists including Elton John and brought the band back from the abyss singing lead on three Top-10 hits in the late 90s. Right

10 years ago

Tom Love

WHAT HAPPEN TO ROBERT ON THIS SONG? I NEVER HEARD THIS WITH OUT BOBBY! MUCH BETTER WITH ROBERT! NEVER DID LIKE BILLS VOICE FROM THE BEGINNING!

10 years ago

Arvin Luchana

nice version hehehehheheh

11 years ago

rocknative70

NOT why he left

11 years ago

THEJOSAPAPPA30000

GREAT SINGER AND ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SINGERS

11 years ago

1313ard

Bill's SOULFUL style lent new breath to Chicago...his writing and arranging skills are legendary!!! he is Missed!!!!

11 years ago

mkrosie1

WELL I THINK HE WAS KOOL! HE'S SINGING IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO WITH HIS SONS NOW! I MISS TERRY KATH'S VOICE-WHAT A LOSS!

11 years ago

jkmehoff

Bill Champlin was great in the Studio But Sloppy as hell on the road .Luck if he even sang all the words to a song.He has ben known to Butcher a Song in Concert.Word Finally got back to the band about how unhappy fans were about this and they Fired him.

11 years ago

michele33908

I don't like Bill at all!

11 years ago

TORAKKA6220

one of my idols and heroes....

12 years ago

Ingrid Franke

Bill Champlin left Chicago at the end of 2008. They toured Europe and I saw them and met Bill in Paris. Bill didn't feel happy anymore in Chicago, due to a lot of musical reasons. Why he's singing the lead here, I don't know but I guess that Robert wasn't able to sing that night! I saw Chicago last year (2011) in Paris without Bill and I really did miss him!

12 years ago

JDvorak2009

was wondering two things. Why did Bill leave the band (if he did) and why was he the lead singer on this song? Not saying i don't like this version of the song. The song is awesome! :) Just wondering. Had never read that he's not in Chicago anymore

12 years ago

1calvo

Tremendo Bill...EXCELENTE !!!

12 years ago

Riccardo Casanova

Amazing!!!!!!!!!

12 years ago

bradleyam

Bill rocks and I love hearing him do this song! The man is a true professional and I love the soul he brought to Chicago for all the years he was a member of the band!

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