"Sons of Champlin - The Ariola Years" is now available. This is a 2 CD compilation of three albums, "A Circle Filled With Love", "Loving Is Why", and "The Sons of Champlin", re-mastered from the original tapes and available for the first time ever on CD.
This photo, as well as the current default profile photo, is courtesy of Curtis Russell. Larger versions are posted on the photos pages, along with other photos from the Sons of Champlin Concert at the Big Fox Theater in Redwood City, CA on September 14th, 2007.
This photo is courtesy of Bobby Gladd. Larger versions are posted on the photos pages, along with other photos from the Sons of Champlin Concert
at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas, NV on September 18th and 19th, 2007.
Bill Champlin is best known for being a member of the legendary band, Chicago, which he joined in 1981. However, his career encompasses a whole lot more.
Bill's first band, The Opposite Six, was formed in 1961, while he was still
in high school. Later, The Sons of Champlin formed in 1965 as a 5 piece band, and later expanded to 7 members. The Sons recorded 7 commercially released albums between 1968 and 1977 and gained a devoted fan base. However, they never quite made it on the national scene, and disbanded in 1977.
At this point, Bill moved to L.A. to begin his solo career and also to write and record on many other artist's albums. Bill received 2 grammy awards for
his song writing and has released 7 solo albums. He has recording credits on
numerous albums by various artists that cover a 30 year period, in addition
to recording and touring with Chicago.
In 1997, the Sons of Champlin reformed and are performing again, whenever
Chicago's schedule permits. Over the past few years, the Sons have also
released 2 live albums and a DVD, as well as their first new studio album in
almost 30 years, "Hip Li'l Dreams".
For a complete biography, discography, the complete versions of the music
demo song clips presented here, photos, forum, and a whole lot more, please
visit The Official Bill Champlin Web
Site .
Another amazing show last night Bill!! To quote James Gedeon "Bill was on FIRE!"...yes he was...
Hope you enjoy the last two nights with the Doobie's..you guys put on quite a show. Incredible encore...I'll miss it...but I'll see you in Dover next weekend...;-)
Hi mr. Champlin! Just watched the Champlin medley 2008 on YouTube. Esp. the rock version of "You're Not Alone'. Just awesome. You look great on guitar! Hope to see you in Paris next month! love from Ingrid, Holland.
