Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, generating several hit ballads. They had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to The Beach Boys in Billboard singles and albums chart success among American bands, Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups in history. According to Billboard, Chicago was the leading US singles charting group during the...
more

quick facts
Career began:1967
Members:Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, James Pankow, Lee Loughnane, Walter Parazaider, Danny Seraphine, Tris Imboden, Robert Lamm, Jason Scheff, Dawayne Bailey, Donnie Dacus, Keith Howland, Bill Champlin, Laudir DeOliveira, Chris Pinnick
Hometown:Chicago
Also known as:Chicago (groupe), Chicago Transit Authority, シカゴ (バンド)

Members of Chicago

Terry Kath
Terry Kath
Lived:1946-1978
Role:
Peter Cetera
Peter Cetera
Age:67
Role:
James Pankow
James Pankow
Age:64
Role:
Lee Loughnane
Lee Loughnane
Age:65
Role:
Walter Parazaider
Walter Parazaider
Age:67
Role:
Danny Seraphine
Danny Seraphine
Age:63
Role:

Record label for Chicago

Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Founded:1888

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company—successor to the Volta Graphophone Company....
more

Warner Bros. Entertainment
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Founded:April 4, 1918
Founders:Jack Warner, Sam Warner, Albert Warner, Harry Warner
Parent company:Warner Communications

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film, television, and music entertainment. One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York, New York....
more

Rhino Entertainment
Rhino Entertainment
Parent company:WMG Acquisition Corp

Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group. Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes...
more

Full Moon Records
Full Moon Records

Full Moon Records was an American record label existing from 1974 to 1992. Prominent signed groups include Chicago and Dan Fogelberg. Beginning in 1974 with Fogelberg, Full Moon Records was originally a subsidiary "spin-off" label from Epic Records that was created by Irving Azoff. The first album...
more

Musical genres covered by Chicago

Rock music
Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has...
more

Hometown of Chicago

Chicago
Chicago
Founded:1833
Population:2,695,598

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States after Los Angeles and New York City. The city has around 2.7 million residents. Its metropolitan area, sometimes called "Chicagoland", is the third largest in the United States, with...
more

Awards & Accolades

  • Best Pop Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocals
    1977

Lists

Chicago
Top of Page © 2012 Juggle, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Encyclopedia & Reference Resource
Some of the content on this page was provided by other sites, including
Freebase Icon (Chicago) or others licensed under Creative Commons