Peter Paul Cetera (born September 13, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitar player and producer best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago, before launching a successful solo career.Cetera (pronounced "seh-TARE-uh") was born the second of six children to a family of Italian origin on the South Side of Chicago http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149126/bio. He first learned to play the accordion when he was five years old. At the age of 14, he bought his first guitar from Sears Department store, after a friend took him to see his first concert.He eventually took up bass guitar and, after finishing high school, played in several groups in the Chicago area, including a popular local rock band named The Exceptions, which toured the Midwestern United States in the mid 1960s, releasing two albums and several singles.In December 1967, Cetera arrived early for a show to watch a band called The Big Thing.