Chicago
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Active: 1967 - present
Biography
Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The group has described itself as a "rock and roll band with horns," and its music incorporates elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, and pop. The band emerged from several Chicago-area groups in the late 1960s. The original lineup consisted of Peter Cetera (bass, vocals), Terry Kath (guitar, vocals), Robert Lamm (keyboards, vocals), Lee Loughnane (trumpet), James Pankow (trombone), Walter Parazaider (woodwinds), and Danny Seraphine (drums).
Genres
Chicago Discography
- Chicago Transit Authority (1969) - Album - rated 4.46/5
- Chicago [II] (1970) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- Chicago III (1971) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- Chicago V (1972) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- Chicago VI (1973) - Album - rated 3.17/5
- Chicago VII (1974) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits (1975) - Compilation - rated 4.12/5
- Chicago VIII (1975) - Album - rated 3.02/5
- Chicago X (1976) - Album - rated 2.82/5
- Chicago XI (1977) - Album - rated 2.89/5
- Hot Streets (1978) - Album - rated 2.4/5
- Chicago 13 (1979) - Album - rated 2.42/5
- Chicago XIV (1980) - Album - rated 2.39/5
- Chicago 16 (1982) - Album - rated 2.67/5
- Chicago 17 (1984) - Album - rated 2.74/5
- Chicago 18 (1986) - Album - rated 2.27/5
- Chicago 19 (1988) - Album - rated 2.28/5
- Twenty 1 (1991) - Album - rated 1.85/5
- Chicago 25: The Christmas Album (1998) - Album
- Heart of Chicago 1967-1998: Volume 2 [Chicago 24] (1998) - Compilation
- Chicago 26: Live in Concert (1999) - Album - rated 3.05/5
- The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.59/5
- The Chicago Story - Complete Greatest Hits (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.55/5
Members
- Robert Lamm - keyboards, vocals, guitar (1967–present)
- Lee Loughnane - trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals (1967–present)
- James Pankow - trombone, keyboards, vocals (1967–present)
- Walter Parazaider - woodwinds, backing vocals (1967–2017)
- Peter Cetera - bass, vocals (1967–1985)
- Terry Kath - guitar, vocals (1967–1978)
- Danny Seraphine - drums, percussion (1967–1990)
- Laudir de Oliveira - percussion (1974–1981)
- Donnie Dacus - guitar, vocals (1978–1980)
- Chris Pinnick - guitar (1980–1985)
- Bill Champlin - keyboards, guitar, vocals (1981–2009)
- Jason Scheff - bass, vocals (1985–2016)
- Dawayne Bailey - guitar, vocals (1986–1994)
- Tris Imboden - drums, harmonica (1990–2018)
- Keith Howland - guitar, vocals (1995–2021)
- Lou Pardini - keyboards, vocals (2009–2022)
- Walfredo Reyes Jr. - drums, percussion (2012–present)
- Ray Herrmann - woodwinds, backing vocals (2016–present)
- Brett Simons - bass, backing vocals (2018–2022)
- Ramon Yslas - percussion (2018–present)