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Keith Howland (born August 14, 1964 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American guitarist and singer. Since 1995, he has been the lead guitarist for the veteran pop-rock band, Chicago.

Howland started playing the guitar at the age of seven, and he played in a number of bands during his school years. He attended high school in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from James Madison University in 1986 with a degree in communications. In 1987, Keith moved to Los Angeles and took a job with Andy Brauer Studio Rentals, which helped him to make invaluable contacts in the music industry. He also continued playing as much as possible, including a 1993 summer tour with Rick Springfield.

In 1995, Chicago was looking for a new lead guitarist to replace the departing Dawayne Bailey. Howland was a long-time fan of the band and Terry Kath (their original guitarist), and he showed up uninvited to the auditions. Thanks to a chance meeting with Jason Scheff (the band's bassist), Howland got a last-minute audition and was offered a job the same day. Veteran observers of the band say that of any of Kath's successors, his guitar playing is perhaps the closest to Kath's style. He has gained acceptance by some of the band's fans and has recently begun singing lead vocals on a few songs, including "Old Days" and "If You Leave Me Now."

Howland has also pursued projects outside the band, including outside work that he has done with Chicago's drummer Tris Imboden. Their collaborative effort is known as the The Howland/Imboden Project, and two CDs have been released. The sound can be described as all-instrumental, jazz/rock/fusion. One CD is a studio effort (The Howland/Imboden Project), and the other is a live recording (Live At The Baked Potato).

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