Robert William Lamm was born on October 13,1944 and is an American keyboardist, guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago.
12 Facts About Robert Lamm
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Robert Lamm was born on October 13,1944, in Brooklyn, New York City.
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Robert Lamm's parents had a collection of jazz records, which were an early influence on him.
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Robert Lamm studied art in high school, particularly drawing and painting, but changed direction in college by enrolling in the music program at Roosevelt University in Chicago.
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Robert Lamm seemingly drifted into a period of both personal and professional frustration.
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Robert Lamm formed a trio with Gerry Beckley of the band America and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys.
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Robert Lamm has been a guest lecturer on music production at Stanford University.
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In Chicago's early years, Robert Lamm used a simple setup of Hammond organ and Wurlitzer Electric Piano.
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Robert Lamm then accessed various synthesizer sound modules via MIDI keyboard controllers such as Yamaha, Kawai, Rhodes, and a Yamaha keytar.
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Robert Lamm was married to the late Karen Robert Lamm Wilson from 1970 to 1971.
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Robert Lamm married his third wife, actress Alex Donnelley, in 1985.
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Robert Lamm married his fourth wife Joy Kopko in 1991.