Bill Champlin

Bill Champlin
Champlin performing in 2015
Background information
Birth name	William Bradford Champlin
Born	(1947-05-21) May 21, 1947 (age 77) Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock, blues, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, songwriter, arranger, producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, keyboards, guitar
Years active	1967–present
Website	billchamplin.com

William Bradford Champlin (born May 21, 1947) is an American singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter. He formed the band Sons of Champlin in 1965, which still performs today, and was a member of the rock band Chicago from 1981 to 2009.^[1] He performed lead vocals on three of Chicago's biggest hits of the 1980s, 1984's "Hard Habit to Break" and 1988's "Look Away" and "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love". During live shows, he sang the lower, baritone, vocal parts originally performed by founding guitarist Terry Kath, who had died in 1978. He has won multiple Grammy Awards for songwriting.