Why didn Kath get more recognition?
This was probably due to his desire to be a team player and not seek the individual spotlight. The fact that critics loathed Chicago didn’t help matters any. Nonetheless, he received some recognition. He was featured as the cover story in one of the early issues of Guitar Player magazine, and at least two books have listed him as one of the top 1,000 guitarists of all time. There is a line in the movie “One Trick Pony” when two characters briefly discuss Kath, describing him as a “Monster with a Telecaster who could stand toe to toe with (Jimi) Hendrix.
