The Doobie Brothers are honoring Chicago founding member Walter Parazaider, who died last week. He was 81.
In a post on social media, the group said they wanted to “bid farewell to our good friend” and said that their friendship with Chicago dates back to the early 1970s, “when we played many shows with them.”
“We became good friends with all the members exchanging phone numbers, addresses and emails,” they stated in the post. “Walt was always among the first people to greet everyone when we walked into a venue. Always wearing a warm smile as he reached out to embrace you with a hug.”…