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Chicago
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American rock band
Key facts
- Also known as
- The Big Thing (1967–1968) The Chicago Transit Authority (1968–1969)
- Origin
- Chicago , Illinois , United States
- Genres
- Rock soft rock pop rock jazz rock
- Works
- Chicago discography
- Years active
- 1967–present
- Labels
- Columbia Warner Bros. Full Moon Rhino Reprise Chicago Records/Chicago Records II Frontiers BMG
- Members
- Robert Lamm Lee Loughnane James Pankow Walfredo Reyes Jr. Ray Herrmann Ramon Yslas Tony Obrohta Eric Baines Carlos Murguia Justin Avery Rudy Cardenas
- Past members
- Terry Kath Danny Seraphine Walter Parazaider Peter Cetera Laudir de Oliveira Donnie Dacus Chris Pinnick Bill Champlin Jason Scheff Dawayne Bailey Tris Imboden Bruce Gaitsch Keith Howland Drew Hester Lou Pardini Daniel de los Reyes Jeff Coffey Neil Donell Brett Simons Loren Gold
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Chicago – Official Website for the band Chicago
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.chicagotheband.com
- Image
- Chicago band 1973.jpg
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- Chicago
- Commons category
- Chicago (band)
- inception
- 1967-01-01
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- social media followers
- 56242
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Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1967. Self-described as a "rock and roll band with horns", their songs often also combine elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, and pop music.
Growing out of several bands from the Chicago area in the late 1960s, the original line-up consisted of Peter Cetera on bass, Terry Kath on guitar, Robert Lamm on keyboards, Lee Loughnane on trumpet, James Pankow on trombone, Walter Parazaider on woodwinds, and Danny Seraphine on drums. Cetera, Kath, and Lamm shared lead vocal duties. The group initially called themselves the Big Thing, then changed to the Chicago Transit Authority in 1968, and finally shortened the name to Chicago in 1969.