BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130520T041516CEST-7556WeAuUz@www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco DTSTAMP:20130520T020516Z DESCRIPTION:&ldquo\;He&rsquo\;s known the world over as the soulful singer/ keyboardist of the iconic jazz-pop band Chicago.  \;His featured spot s on the hits &ldquo\;Look Away&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Hard Habit to Break&r dquo\; are among his mainstream highlights.  \;But Bill Champlin&rsqu o\;s defining work with the Sons of Champlin and as a songwriter put him on the musical map long before he arrived in Chicago. Bill and the Sons w ere blowing the doors off venues back in the &rsquo\;70s - and they retur ned to doing the same in the late &rsquo\;90s and into the present.&rdquo \; \n-- Greg Rule\, Keyboard Magazine\n\nBill Champlin is best known for b eing a member of Chicago\, which he joined in 1981 and remained a member o f for 28 years. However\, his career encompasses a whole lot more. \n\nBil l's first band\, The Opposite Six\, was formed in 1961\, while he was stil l in high school. Later\, The Sons of Champlin formed in 1965 as a five-pi ece band\, and later expanded to seven members. The Sons recorded seven co mmercially released albums between 1968 and 1977 and gained a devoted fan base. However\, they never quite made it on the national scene\, and disba nded in 1977. \n\nAt this point\, Bill moved to L.A. to begin his solo car eer and also to write and record on many other artists' albums. Bill recei ved two GRAMMY awards for his songwriting and has released seven solo albu ms. He has recording credits on numerous albums by various artists that co ver a 30-year period. \n\nIn 1997\, the Sons of Champlin reformed and are performing again\, whenever schedules permit. Over the past few years\, th e Sons have also released two live albums and a DVD\, as well as their fir st new studio album in almost 30 years\, "\;Hip Li'l Dreams."\; No Place Left To Fall \;(DreamMakers/2009) is \;Bill's first solo CD / DVD in over 12 years.\n\nFor a complete biography\, discography\, mus ic\, videos\, photos\, forum\, and a whole lot more\, please visit The Off icial Bill Champlin Web Site DTSTART:20130131T200000 DTEND:20130131T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:San Francisco SUMMARY:BILL CHAMPLIN END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR