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They loved to play. they loved to perform. >> i would like to thank our manager who believed in us for over 30 years and im biased because im from the neighborhood. 12th and polasky. you are a great friend. you have a heart of gold. park are he has been our offense and defense and kept us working for almost 50 years. we love you, peter. >> sheer like an energizer bunny. never needs batteries. he keeps going and going and going. >> they have been around him for a long time. whats their secret? wi...

>> so all of the sudden we have a new guy stepping to the front and frankly is completely different from anything chicago is doing. ♪ far away ♪ from the one that i love >> at that point adding a new approach with a new enthusiasm was fortuitous timing. >> we were desperate for a hit record. >> okay. if tt will put us on the radio, okay. ♪ hold me now >> david would start dictating lines to us. he wrote the song with peter. >> he did a wonderful job on the records. >> i know im great. you ...

He got physically in shape. he was focused. he was really kind of like a new man. ♪ hold me now ♪ its hard for me to say im sorry ♪ >> there was never any one face in the band. but it became all about peter. ♪ after all youve been through ♪ ♪ i will make it up to you >> the focus changed. there were videos. ♪ i promise you >> when we went in to record videos the director would say, whos the leader? what do you mean? there is no leader. shoot all of us. i cant do that. theres too ma...

Everything fell in place. >> we went to the premiere. peter and i next to each other. had written the song. hes in it. the end title comes on. you can see hear it really nice. ♪ were getting excited like this is ouroment,an. its filling the speakers. way in the background of the movie is a motorcycle getting louder and louder and the song is getting softer and softer. are you kidding? you think the sound of a motorcycle is more important than this beautiful song we have written? we were bummed...

Writer-producer who was really at the top of his game. >> i dont know what jimmys contribution was to the early albums but i suspect the sound they had, he just had to harness the sound and just hang on for dear life. i dont think he was hands on getting in there playing, arranging and writing. the first day of the first session i said, peter, at the bridge you played a wrong note there. f, not e. whatever. he took me to the vocal booth. there was nobody in there and said, you know, i dont want ...

Arranging and writing. the first day of the first session i said, peter, at the bridge you played a wrong note there. f, not e. whatever. he took me to the vocal booth. there was nobody in there and said, you know, i dont want you to out me in front of the band. furthermore, i dont want to play bass anymore. you play bass. peter was unhappy in the group. the double whammy was it clicked. we became the power couple within the group. >> "hard to say im sorry" was the big first hit. it emerges from...

It became all about peter ♪ after all that weve been through ♪ >> at first the focus did change and there were videos. ♪ >> when we went to record videos, the director would say who is the leader? what do you mean? there is no leader. shoot all of us. i cant do that. there too many guys. there is no focus. guess what. they focus on the lead singer and peter cetera became the star. ♪ couldnt stand to be kept away just for the day ♪ ♪ from your body >> so all of a sudden we have a guy ...

Way in the background of the movie is a motorcycle getting louder and louder and the song is getting softer and softer. he said dude, do you think the sound of a motorcycle is more important than this song? we were bummed, but it went to number one. ♪ everybody needs a little time away ♪ ♪ i heard her say ♪ from each other >> peter started to feel invincible. empowerment. >> peter had really shaped up and got physically in shape. he was focused and really kind of like a newman. ♪ hold ...

In the band. but it became all about peter. ♪ after all youve been through ♪ ♪ i will make it up to you >> the focus changed. there were videos. >> when we went in to record videos the director would say, whos the leader? what do you mean? there is no leader. shoot all of us. i cant do that. theres too many guys. there would be no focus. so guess what. they focus on the lead singer and peter cetera became the star. ♪ couldnt stand to be kept away ♪ ♪ just for the day ♪ from your bo...

>> terry, walter and myself were a band of brothers. we were inseparable, really. we were really, really close. had already been through a lot together. peter, he was a great, great singer. when i first heard his voice, i went, wow. ♪ this feeling that we had together ♪ >> peter had been in a band, the exceptions. thats my earliest knowing of anything together. >> our first gig was at a club on the south side of chicago. generally people the age of my parents. it was yeah, yeah, yeah! this i...