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Chicago (band)

May 04, 2023

Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1967. The group began calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority in 1968, then shortened the name in 1969. Self-described as a "rock and roll band with horns", Chicago's songs often combine elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, and pop music.

Chicago
Chicago in 2004 (l–r): Howland, Pankow, Champlin, Parazaider, Imboden, Loughnane, Scheff, and Lamm (behind Scheff)
Background information
Also known as
  • The Big Thing (1967–1968)
  • The Chicago Transit Authority (1968–1969)
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
Years active1967–present
Labels
Members
Past members
WebsiteOfficial website

Growing out of several bands from the Chicago area in the late 1960s, the 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. Laudir de Oliveira joined the band as a percussionist and second drummer in 1974. Kath died in 1978, and was replaced by several guitarists in succession. Bill Champlin joined in 1981, providing vocals, keyboards, and rhythm guitar. Cetera left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Jason Scheff. Seraphine left in 1990 and was replaced by Tris Imboden. Although the band's lineup has been more fluid since 2009, Lamm, Loughnane, and Pankow have remained constant members. Parazaider "officially retired" in 2017.[1] In 2021 he revealed he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[2]

In September 2008, Billboard ranked Chicago at number thirteen in a list of the top 100 artists of all time for Hot 100 singles chart success, and ranked them at number fifteen on that same list in October 2015.[3][4][5] Billboard also ranked Chicago ninth on the list of the 100 greatest artists of all time in terms of Billboard 200 album chart success in October 2015.[6] Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups, and one of the world's best-selling groups of all time, having sold more than 100 million records.[7][8] In 1971, Chicago was the first rock act to sell out Carnegie Hall for a week.[9]

To date, Chicago has sold over 40 million units in the U.S., with 23 gold, 18 platinum, and eight multi-platinum albums.[10][11][12] They have had five consecutive number-one albums on the Billboard 200[13] and 20 top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100.[14] In 1974 the group had seven albums, its entire catalog at the time, on the Billboard 200 simultaneously.[15] The group has received ten Grammy Award nominations, winning one for the song, "If You Leave Me Now".[16] The group's first album, Chicago Transit Authority, released in 1969, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014.[17] The original line-up of Chicago was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.[18] In 2017, Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm, and James Pankow were elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame for their songwriting efforts as members of the music group.[19][20] Chicago received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on October 16, 2020.[21][22]

Group history

The Big Thing

The group now known as Chicago began on February 15, 1967, at a meeting involving saxophonist Walter Parazaider, guitarist Terry Kath, drummer Danny Seraphine, trombonist James Pankow, trumpet player Lee Loughnane, and keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm. Kath, Parazaider, and Seraphine had played together previously in two other groups—Jimmy Ford and the Executives, and the Missing Links.[23]: 29–49  Parazaider had met Pankow and Loughnane when they were all students at DePaul University.[23]: 48–49  Lamm, a student at Roosevelt University,[24] was recruited from his group, Bobby Charles and the Wanderers.[23]: 49  The group of six called themselves the Big Thing, and like most other groups playing in Chicago nightclubs, played Top 40 hits. Realizing the need for both a tenor to complement baritones Lamm and Kath, and a bass player because Lamm's use of organ bass pedals did not provide "adequate bass sound", local tenor and bassist Peter Cetera was invited to join the Big Thing in late 1967.[25][23]: 58–59 

Chicago Transit Authority and early success

While gaining some success as a cover band, the group began working on original songs. In June 1968, at manager James William Guercio's request, the Big Thing moved to Los Angeles, California,[26] signed with Columbia Records and changed its name to Chicago Transit Authority.[7] It was while performing on a regular basis at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Hollywood that the band got exposure to more famous musical artists of the time.[27] They subsequently became the opening act for Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.[23]: 77–78, 106–107 [28] As relayed to group biographer, William James Ruhlmann, by Walt Parazaider, Jimi Hendrix once told Parazaider, "'Jeez, your horn players are like one set of lungs and your guitar player is better than me.'"[28]

Their first record (April 1969), Chicago Transit Authority, is a double album, a rarity for a band's initial studio release. The album made it to No. 17 on the Billboard 200 album chart,[13] sold over one million copies by 1970, and was awarded a platinum disc.[29] The album included a number of pop-rock songs – "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Beginnings", "Questions 67 and 68", and "I'm a Man" – which were later released as singles. For this inaugural recording effort the group was nominated for a Grammy Award for 1969 Best New Artist of the Year.[16]

According to Cetera, the band was booked to perform at Woodstock in 1969, but promoter Bill Graham, with whom they had a contract, exercised his right to reschedule them to play at the Fillmore West on a date of his choosing, and he scheduled them for the Woodstock dates. Santana, which Graham also managed, took Chicago's place at Woodstock,[30] and that performance is considered to be Santana's "breakthrough" gig.[31] A year later, in 1970, when he needed to replace headliner Joe Cocker, and then Cocker's intended replacement, Jimi Hendrix, Graham booked Chicago to perform at Tanglewood, which has been called a "pinnacle" performance by Concert Vault.[32]

After the release of their first album, the band's name was shortened to Chicago to avoid legal action being threatened by the actual mass-transit company of the same name.[28]

1970s: Chicago

In 1970, less than a year after its first album, the band released a second album, titled Chicago (retroactively known as Chicago II), which is another double-LP. The album's centerpiece track is a seven-part, 13-minute suite composed by Pankow called "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon". The suite yielded two top ten hits: "Make Me Smile" (No. 9 U.S.) and "Colour My World",[14] both sung by Kath. Among the other tracks on the album: Lamm's dynamic but cryptic "25 or 6 to 4" (Chicago's first Top 5 hit),[14] which is a reference to a songwriter trying to write at 25 or 26 minutes before 4 o'clock in the morning,[33][23]: 109 [34] and was sung by Cetera with Terry Kath on guitar; the lengthy war-protest song "It Better End Soon"; and, at the end, Cetera's 1969 moon landing-inspired "Where Do We Go from Here?"[35] The double-LP album's inner cover includes the playlist, the entire lyrics to "It Better End Soon", and two declarations: "This endeavor should be experienced sequentially", and, "With this album, we dedicate ourselves, our futures and our energies to the people of the revolution. And the revolution in all of its forms."[36] The album was a commercial success, rising to number four on the Billboard 200,[13] and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1970, and platinum in 1991.[37] The band was nominated for two Grammy Awards as a result of this album, Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.[16]

Chicago III, another double LP, was released in 1971 and charted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.[13] Two singles were released from it: "Free" from Lamm's "Travel Suite", which charted at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100;[14] and "Lowdown", written by Cetera and Seraphine, which made it to No. 40.[14] The album was certified gold by the RIAA in February 1971, and platinum in November 1986.[37]

The band released LPs at a rate of at least one album per year from their third album in 1971 on through the 1970s. During this period, the group's album titles primarily consisted of the band's name followed by a Roman numeral, indicating the album's sequence in their canon. The exceptions to this scheme were the band's fourth album, a live boxed set entitled Chicago at Carnegie Hall, their twelfth album Hot Streets, and the Arabic-numbered Chicago 13. While the live album itself did not bear a number, the four discs within the set were numbered Volumes I through IV.

In 1971, the band released Chicago at Carnegie Hall Volumes I, II, III, and IV, a quadruple LP, consisting of live performances, mostly of music from their first three albums, from a week-long run at Carnegie Hall. Chicago was the first rock act to sell out a week at Carnegie Hall and the live recording was made to chronicle that milestone.[9] Along with the four vinyl discs, the packaging contained some strident political messaging about how "We [youth] can change The System", including wall posters and voter registration information.[38][39] The album went gold "out of the box" and on to multi-platinum status.[9] William James Ruhlmann says Chicago at Carnegie Hall was "perhaps" the best-selling box set by a rock act and held that record for 15 years.[9] In recognition of setting Carnegie Hall records and the ensuing four LP live recordings, the group was awarded a Billboard 1972 Trendsetter Award.[40] Drummer Danny Seraphine attributes the fact that none of Chicago's first four albums were issued on single LPs to the productive creativity of this period and the length of the jazz-rock pieces.[41]

In 1972, the band released its first single-disc release, Chicago V, which reached No. 1 on both the Billboard pop[13] and jazz album charts.[citation needed] It features "Saturday in the Park", written by Robert Lamm, which mixes everyday life and political yearning in a more subtle way. It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1972.[42][43] The second single released from the album was the Lamm-composed "Dialogue (Part I & II)", which featured a musical "debate" between a political activist (sung by Kath) and a blasé college student (sung by Cetera). It peaked at No. 24 on the Hot 100 chart.[14]

Other albums and singles followed in each of the succeeding years. 1973's Chicago VI was the first of several albums to include Brazilian jazz percussionist Laudir de Oliveira[44] and saw Cetera emerge as the main lead singer. According to William James Ruhlmann, de Oliveira was a "sideman" on Chicago VI and became an official member of the group in 1974.[44] Chicago VI featured two top ten singles,[14] "Just You 'n' Me", written by Pankow, and "Feelin' Stronger Every Day", written by Pankow and Cetera. Chicago VII was the band's double-disc 1974 release. Three singles were released from this album: "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long", written by Pankow, and "Call On Me", written by Loughnane, which both made it into the top ten;[14] and the Beach Boys-infused "Wishing You Were Here", written by Cetera, which peaked at number eleven.[14] Writing for Billboard magazine, Joel Whitburn reported in October 1974 that the group had seven albums, its entire catalog at the time, on the Billboard 200 simultaneously, placing them seventh in a list of artists in that category.[15] Their 1975 release, Chicago VIII, featured the political allegory "Harry Truman" (No. 13, Top 100 chart) and the nostalgic Pankow-composed "Old Days" (No. 5, Top 100 chart).[45][46] That summer also saw a joint tour across America with the Beach Boys,[44] with the two acts performing separately, then coming together for a finale.[47] Chicago VI, VII, and VIII all made it to No. 1 on the Billboard 200,[13] all were certified gold the years they were released, and all have since been certified platinum. Chicago VI was certified two times multi-platinum in 1986.[48] Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits was released in 1975 and became the band's fifth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.[13]

1976's Chicago X features Cetera's ballad "If You Leave Me Now", which held the top spot in the U.S. charts for two weeks[49] and the UK charts for three weeks.[50] It was the group's first No. 1 single,[44] and won Chicago their only Grammy Award to date,[51] the 1976 Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus, at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards held on February 19, 1977.[52] The single was certified gold by the RIAA the same year of its release.[53] The song almost did not make the cut for the album.[44] "If You Leave Me Now" was recorded at the last minute. The success of the song, according to William James Ruhlmann, foreshadowed a later reliance on ballads.[44] The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200,[13] was certified both gold and platinum by the RIAA the same year of its release and two times multi-platinum since,[54] and was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.[16] 1976 was the first year that albums were certified platinum by the RIAA.[55] In honor of the group's platinum album achievement, Columbia Records that year awarded the group a 25-pound bar of pure platinum, made by Cartier.[56] (Billboard magazine reported it as a 30-pound bar.)[57][Note 1] At the 4th Annual American Music Awards, a fan-voted awards show,[62] held January 31, 1977, Chicago won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, the group's first of two American Music Awards they have received.[63]

The group's 1977 release, Chicago XI, includes Cetera's ballad "Baby, What a Big Surprise", a No. 4 U.S. hit which became the group's last top 10 hit of the decade.[14] Chicago XI performed well commercially, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard 200,[13] and reaching platinum status during the year of its release.[48] On October 17, 1977, during the intermission of an Emerson, Lake & Palmer concert, Madison Square Garden announced its new Gold Ticket Award, to be given to performers who had brought the venue over 100,000 in unit ticket sales.[64][65] Because the arena has a seating capacity of about 20,000,[66] this would require a minimum of five sold-out shows there. Chicago was one of at least eleven other acts that were eligible for the award,[64] and weeks later, at its October 28, 1977 Madison Square Garden concert,[67] Chicago was one of the first acts to receive the award for drawing over 180,000 people to the venue in nine sold-out appearances there over the years.[68][69] Cashbox reviewer Ken Terry said of the 1977 Madison Square Garden concert, "Chicago ultimately presents itself in the best light with AM-oriented, good-time music. Its fans are not looking for complicated, introverted songs; they want music to drive to, dance to and work to."[70]

Besides recording and touring, during the busy 1970s, Chicago also made time for a movie appearance and several television appearances of note. In 1972, Guercio produced and directed Electra Glide in Blue, a film about an Arizona motorcycle policeman. Released in 1973, the film stars Robert Blake and features Cetera, Kath, Loughnane, and Parazaider in supporting roles.[71] The group also appears prominently on the film's soundtrack. Chicago made its "television variety debut" in February 1973 when they were the only rock musicians invited to appear on a television special honoring Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly, which aired on CBS. They performed the Ellington composition, "Jump for Joy".[72][73][74] In July 1973, the group starred in a half-hour television special produced by Dick Clark, Chicago in the Rockies, which aired in prime time on ABC. The show was filmed on location at Caribou Ranch, the 3,000-acre ranch-turned-recording studio located outside of Boulder, Colorado, owned by Chicago's producer, James William Guercio. The only musical guest on the show was Al Green, who was rated the number-one male vocalist of 1972, and whom Rolling Stone magazine named "Rock and Roll Star of the Year".[75] That special was followed by a second hour-long special the next year, Chicago ... Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch, which aired in prime time on ABC in August 1974. Chicago ... Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch was again shot on location at Caribou Ranch and was again produced by Dick Clark. Singer Anne Murray and country music star Charlie Rich were guests on the show.[76] Clark produced a third television special starring Chicago, Chicago's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1975, which aired on ABC on December 31, 1974. Musical guests on the 1+1⁄2-hour-long show included the Beach Boys, the Doobie Brothers, Olivia Newton-John, and Herbie Hancock. It was the third Rockin' Eve Clark had produced, and it competed with Guy Lombardo's traditional New Year's Eve television show which aired on a different network and was in its 45th consecutive year of broadcast. Clark hoped the Rockin' Eve format would become an "annual TV custom".[77]

Death of Terry Kath and transition

The year 1978 began with a split with Guercio.[44] Chicago had recorded its last five studio albums Chicago VI, VII, VIII, X, and XI,[78] and had made two television specials at Guercio's Caribou Ranch. In later years, band members cited Guercio's purchase of Caribou Ranch, more particularly their realization that Guercio had enough money to purchase Caribou Ranch, as a contributing factor to their disillusionment with him as a producer. They felt he had taken advantage of them financially.[23]: 131 [79] Then on January 23 of that same year, Kath died of an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound from a gun he thought was unloaded.[80][81] Doc Severinsen, who was the bandleader for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at the time and a friend of the group, visited them after Kath's funeral and encouraged them to continue. According to writer Jim Jerome, the visit "snapped them back" and helped them make the decision to carry on.[82]

After auditioning over 30 potential replacements for Kath, Chicago decided upon guitarist and singer-songwriter Donnie Dacus.[82][80] While filming for the musical Hair, he joined the band in April 1978 just in time to record the Hot Streets album.[82] Its energetic lead-off single, "Alive Again", brought Chicago back to the Top 15;[14] Pankow wrote it "originally as a love song but ultimately as recognition of Kath's guiding spirit shining down from above".[83]

The 1978 album Hot Streets was produced by Phil Ramone.[82][80] It was Chicago's first album with a title rather than a number; and was the band's first LP to have a picture of the band (shot by photographer Norman Seeff)[84] featured prominently on the cover (with the ubiquitous logo downsized).[82][80] These two moves were seen by many as indications that the band had changed following Kath's death.[82] To a degree, the band returned to the old naming scheme on its subsequent releases, although most titles now bore Arabic numerals rather than Roman numerals. Hot Streets, the band's 12th album, peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard charts;[13] it was Chicago's first release since their debut to fail to make the Top 10. According to Jeff Giles, "Although Chicago quickly soldiered on [after Kath's death], releasing their Hot Streets album with new guitarist Donnie Dacus that October, it was impossible not to notice the loss of momentum."[85] The release also marked a move somewhat away from the jazz-rock direction favored by Kath and towards more pop songs and ballads. Dacus stayed with the band through the 1979 album Chicago 13,[80] and is also featured in a promotional video on the DVD included in the Rhino Records Chicago box set from 2003. Again produced by Ramone, it was the group's first studio album not to contain a Top 40 hit. Dacus departed from the band following the conclusion of the concert tour in support of Chicago 13, in 1980.[86]

1980s: changing sound

Chicago XIV (1980), produced by Tom Dowd, relegated the horn section to the background on a number of tracks, and the album's two singles failed to make the Top 40. Chris Pinnick joined the band to play guitar and remained through 1985,[80] and the band were also augmented by saxophone player Marty Grebb on the subsequent tour.[87] Marty Grebb had formerly been with the Buckinghams, and before that had been Cetera's bandmate in a local Chicago area cover band called the Exceptions.[88] The album peaked at No. 71 on the Billboard 200,[13] and failed to reach gold certification by the RIAA.[48] Believing the band to no longer be commercially viable, Columbia Records dropped them from its roster in 1981 and released a second greatest hits volume (counted as Chicago XV in the album chronology) later that year to fulfill its contractual obligation.[80]

In late 1981, the band had new management, a new producer (David Foster),[80] a new label (Warner Bros. Records),[80] and the addition of keyboardist, guitarist, and singer Bill Champlin (Sons of Champlin).[89] Percussionist Laudir de Oliveira and Marty Grebb departed from the band. During Foster's stewardship, less of an emphasis was placed on the band's horn-based sound, being replaced by lush power ballads, which became Chicago's style during the 1980s. The new sound brought more singles success to the band.

For the 1982 album Chicago 16, the band worked with composers from outside the group for the first time, and Foster brought in studio musicians for some tracks (including the core members of Toto),[89] and used new technology (such as synthesizers) to "update" and streamline the sound, further pushing back the horn section, and in some cases not even using them at all. The band did return to the charts with the Cetera-sung ballad "Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away", which is featured in the soundtrack of the Daryl Hannah film Summer Lovers.[90] Co-written by Cetera and David Foster, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" was the group's second single to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart[14] and gave them a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[16] Chicago 16 reached both gold and platinum status during the year of its release,[48] and went to No. 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[13]

1984's Chicago 17 became the biggest selling album in the band's history, certified by the RIAA in 1997 as six times multi-platinum.[91] The album produced two more Top Ten (both No. 3) singles,[92] "You're the Inspiration", written by Cetera and David Foster, and "Hard Habit to Break", written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker. The single, "Hard Habit to Break", brought two more Grammy Award nominations for the band, for Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[16] The album included two other singles: "Stay the Night" (No. 16),[14] another composition by Cetera and Foster; and "Along Comes a Woman" (No. 14),[14] written by Cetera and Mark Goldenberg. Peter's brother, Kenny Cetera, who had provided background vocals on the Chicago 17 album,[93] was brought into the group for the 17 tour to add percussion and high harmony vocals.[94][95]

By 1985, the band was embracing the newest medium, the music video channel MTV, by releasing music videos for four songs. They featured a track titled "Good for Nothing" on the 1985 global activist album, We Are the World.[96] As contributors to the album, along with all other artists who were on the album, the band received its last nomination for a Grammy Award, for Album of the Year.[16]

At the 13th Annual American Music Awards, held January 27, 1986, Chicago won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group for the second time.[63] It is the last American Music Award the band has received.

Peter Cetera departure and continued success

Concurrently with Chicago's existing career, vocalist Peter Cetera had begun a solo career. He proposed an arrangement with the band where they would take hiatuses after tours to let him focus on solo work (mirroring that of Phil Collins and Genesis), but the band declined. Cetera ultimately left Chicago in the summer of 1985.[97][98] He soon topped the charts with "Glory of Love" (the theme song of the film The Karate Kid Part II), and with "The Next Time I Fall" (a duet with Amy Grant). Two more songs reached the top ten: a 1988 solo hit called "One Good Woman" (No. 4 U.S.), and a 1989 duet with Cher called "After All" (No. 6 U.S.). In 1992, Cetera released his fourth studio album, World Falling Down, which earned him three hits on the Adult Contemporary charts, including the single "Restless Heart". Cetera's former position was filled by bassist and singer-songwriter Jason Scheff, son of Elvis Presley's bassist Jerry Scheff.[99] Guitarist Chris Pinnick also left the group in 1985,[100] prior to the recording of the band's next album.

For the final Foster-produced album, Chicago 18, the band filled Pinnick's spot with several session guitarists, none of whom became band members. The album was released on September 29, 1986,[101] and included the No. 3 single "Will You Still Love Me?", and top 20 single "If She Would Have Been Faithful...", in addition to an updated version of "25 or 6 to 4" with a video that got airplay on MTV. The video won an award for Best Cinematography for Bobby Byrne at the American Video Awards.[102] Soon after the album was recorded, the band hired guitarist Dawayne Bailey,[103][104] formerly of Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band.[105] Bailey and Scheff had previously played in bands together, so Scheff introduced Bailey to the band in time for the Chicago 18 tour.

For the 1988 release Chicago 19, the band had replaced producer Foster with co-producers Ron Nevison, who had recently produced two albums for Heart, and Chas Sanford, who had worked with Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks.[106] They topped the charts again with the Diane Warren-composed single "Look Away". It was the third and last Chicago single to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart.[14] The song ultimately was named as the "Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Song of the Year" for 1989.[107] The album also yielded two more top 10 hits, "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" and "You're Not Alone",[14] both with Champlin singing lead vocals, and the Scheff-sung No. 55 single, "We Can Last Forever", in addition to including the original version of a top 5 single titled "What Kind of Man Would I Be?". The latter, also sung by Scheff, was remixed for inclusion on the band's forthcoming greatest hits record (and 20th album), Greatest Hits 1982–1989, and it was this version that became a hit.

1990s: more changes and Stone of Sisyphus

Main article: Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus

The beginning of the 1990s brought yet another departure. Original drummer Danny Seraphine was dismissed from the band in May 1990.[108] Seraphine was succeeded by Tris Imboden,[108] a longtime drummer with Kenny Loggins[109] and former session drummer with Peter Cetera.[110] Imboden made his first appearance on the 1991 album Twenty 1 with a fragment of band's logo, which yielded an eleven-week stretch on the Billboard 200, a peak at No. 66,[111] and the song "Chasin' the Wind" which peaked at No. 39. Twenty 1 would be their last released album of original music for fifteen years.

The band was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 23, 1992.[112]

In 1993, Chicago wrote and recorded their 22nd album Stone of Sisyphus.[113] This album was to have marked their return to their traditional composition of the 1970s, emphasizing major horn accompaniment.[114] However, following a reorganization of the record company, the new executives at Reprise Records (now part of the newly formed Warner Music Group) rejected the completed album. It remained unpublished for fifteen years, aside from bootleg tapes and Internet files.[113] This contributed to the parting of the band from the record label. The band was dismayed by the failure of the label. Upset with the shelving of the album, Dawayne Bailey voiced his objections and his annual contract was not renewed by the band in late 1994. And in the years that followed there were many debates and conjecture about the events surrounding the recordings. It was also suggested some years later that the band's management was negotiating with the label regarding a licensing of the extensive Chicago back catalog, and when those talks stalled, the label apparently retaliated by scrapping the project.[114] The album eventually saw an expanded release on Rhino Records in June 2008 to favorable reviews from both fans and critics[example needed] and made it to No. 122 on the album charts.[13]

After finishing their 1994 tour, and after signing with the Warner Bros. Records imprint label Giant Records, they released their 1995 album Night & Day: Big Band,[115][116] consisting of covers of songs originally recorded by Sarah Vaughan, Glenn Miller, and Duke Ellington. Guitarist Bruce Gaitsch stepped in and joined the band to handle the album's guitar work.[117][118][119] The album featured guest appearances by Paul Shaffer of Late Show with David Letterman fame, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, and The Gipsy Kings.[120] Parazaider cited the group's participation in the 1973 television special honoring Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly, as key in their decision to record this album.[121] After this big band album, Chicago acquired the rights to their Columbia recordings and reissued them on their own imprint.[115] In early 1995, Keith Howland, who had been a studio musician and stage hand based in Los Angeles, was recruited as Chicago's new permanent guitarist.[122]

In 1998, Chicago released Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album and a live album in 1999, Chicago XXVI on their own imprint.[115]

2000s

In 2002, the band licensed their entire recorded output to Rhino Records,[115] after having recorded it at Columbia Records and Warner Bros. Records. In 2002, Rhino released a two-disc compilation, The Very Best of Chicago: Only The Beginning, which spanned the band's career. The compilation made the Top 40 and sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. Rhino also began releasing remastered versions of all of the band's Columbia-era albums. The following year, the band released their most comprehensive compilation to date in the form of a box set, simply titled The Box. In October 2003, Rhino reissued Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album, along with six new recordings, as What's It Gonna Be, Santa?.

The American cable music channel VH1 featured the band in an episode of its Behind the Music series, "Chicago: Behind the Music", season 1, episode 133. The episode first aired on October 15, 2000.[123]

In 2004, 2005, and 2009, Chicago toured with Earth, Wind & Fire.[124]

On March 21, 2006, their first all-new studio album since Twenty 1 arrived with Chicago XXX. It was produced by Jay DeMarcus, bassist/vocalist with the country trio Rascal Flatts,[125] who was a long-time fan of Chicago and had cited the group as an influence on him as a musician in a previous fan letter to Jason Scheff.[126] It also marked the first time the band's music was available as a digital download. The album peaked at No. 41 in the U.S.,[13] spawning two minor adult contemporary hits: "Feel" and "Love Will Come Back". Two songs from this album, "Feel" and "Caroline", were performed live during Chicago's fall 2005 tour.

Chicago made multi-week appearances at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in March, May and October 2006.[125][127] In July 2006, the band made a series of U.S. appearances with Huey Lewis and the News.[128]

On October 2, 2007, Rhino Records released the two-disc The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition (Chicago XXXI), a new greatest hits compilation spanning their entire forty years, similar to The Very Best of: Only the Beginning, released five years earlier.

In 2008, Stone of Sisyphus – once known as the aborted Chicago XXII, now listed officially as Chicago XXXII – was released with an expanded format.[113][114]

Drew Hester, who was the percussionist and drummer for the Foo Fighters, joined the band in January 2009 to temporarily fill in for an ill Imboden,[129] and continued with the band as a percussionist upon Imboden's return later in the year.[130] In August 2009, Champlin was fired from the band.[131] He was replaced by Grammy-nominated keyboardist Lou Pardini, who had worked with Stevie Wonder and Santana.[132]

2010s

In 2010 (just as they had already done in 1999 and 2008), Chicago toured with the Doobie Brothers (and would do so again in 2017).[133] A 2011 performance in Chicago became a video for the HDNet cable channel that featured the Doobie Brothers joining Chicago for three encore tunes.[134] The band also appeared on the season nine finale of American Idol.[135] On July 24, 2011, the band performed at Red Rocks in Colorado, accompanied by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.[136]

With Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three, the band re-teamed with producer Ramone (he had previously released the new tracks for the expanded Christmas re-release What's It Gonna Be, Santa?) to record a new Christmas album.[137] Dolly Parton was a guest artist on the album,[137] which was released in October 2011. In the meantime, Rhino released Chicago XXXIV: Live in '75, a two-disc set containing two hours of previously unreleased performances recorded June 24–26, 1975 at the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland, featuring the original members of Chicago performing some of their greatest hits up to that point. In 2012, Chicago and the Doobie Brothers held another joint tour.[138] That same year, Hester left the group shortly before the tour,[130] and was succeeded at first by percussionist Daniel de los Reyes,[139][140] then by Daniel's brother and former long-term Santana member, Walfredo Reyes Jr.[139][141][142]

In 2013, Lamm, Loughnane, Pankow, and Parazaider appeared in the HBO film Clear History as the band Chicago.[143] In late 2013, the band began releasing singles for a new album, starting with "Somethin' Comin', I Know" in August, "America" in September, "Crazy Happy" in December 2013, and "Naked in the Garden of Allah" in January 2014. The album, titled Chicago XXXVI: Now, was released on July 4, 2014.[144]

The group's debut album, Chicago Transit Authority, released in 1969, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014.[17] On January 25 and 28 of 2014 Chicago performed two concerts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[145] In February 2015, Chicago released a two-disc live album, Chicago at Symphony Hall, of their performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[146][147][non-primary source needed]

In 2015, Chicago was listed among the nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[148] The original lineup – Cetera, Kath, Lamm, Loughnane, Pankow, Parazaider, and Seraphine – was inducted at the 31st annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 8, 2016, along with N.W.A., Deep Purple, Steve Miller, and Cheap Trick.[149] In February 2016, it was announced that original drummer Danny Seraphine would join the current lineup of Chicago for the first time in over 25 years for the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.[150] Peter Cetera chose not to attend.[151][152] Terry Kath's daughter Michelle accepted her father's award.[151] Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire embarked on another tour together in 2015 and 2016.[153] In July 2016, Chicago performed on ABC's Greatest Hits.[154][155]

On September 23, 2016, a documentary called The Terry Kath Experience was released.[156] The documentary featured most of the members of Chicago talking about Kath's life (most notably Kath's second wife Camelia Kath and original Chicago bassist Peter Cetera).[157][158] It was directed by Kath's daughter, Michelle Kath Sinclair.[157][158]

After taking a temporary leave in May 2016, citing "family health reasons",[159][160] it was announced on October 25, 2016 that Jason Scheff had left Chicago after 31 years.[159][161] Bassist/vocalist Jeff Coffey, who had been filling in for Scheff during his absence, was promoted to a full-time member.[162] Saxophonist Ray Herrmann, who had previously filled in for Parazaider on various tour dates since 2005, also became an official member at this time after Parazaider retired permanently from the road.[163] Although Parazaider retired from regular touring, he remained a band member.[164][163]

In January 2017, CNN Films aired a two-hour biographical documentary film on the group titled Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago.[165] The film was directed and edited by Peter Pardini, nephew of band member Lou Pardini, and produced by the band.[166] The film's premiere was the highest-rated program in the 25–54 demographic.[167] The film won the 2016 "Best of the Fest" Audience Choice Award at the Sedona International Film Festival.[168] At the 10th Annual Fort Myers Beach Film Festival in 2016, it won the "People's Choice" award and Peter Pardini won the "Rising Star Award" as director and filmmaker.[169]

On February 22, 2017, it was announced that Cetera, Lamm, and Pankow were among the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees for their songwriting efforts as members of Chicago.[19][20] The induction event was held Thursday, June 15 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.[19] Chicago's website stated that in 2017, the band was working on a new album, Chicago XXXVII.[170]

On September 17, 2017, former percussionist Laudir de Oliveira died of a heart attack while performing onstage in his native Rio de Janeiro.[171][172]

Chicago began their 2018 touring schedule on Saturday, January 13 by performing the grand opening concert at the new Xcite Center at Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.[173]

On Wednesday, January 17, 2018, drummer Tris Imboden announced he was leaving the band after 27 years to spend more time with his family.[174] On Friday, January 19, 2018, bassist and vocalist Jeff Coffey announced on his Facebook page that he was also departing from the band due to its heavy touring schedule.[174] Chicago announced that percussionist Walfredo Reyes, Jr. was moving over to drums, replacing Imboden.[175] Vocalist Neil Donell, of Chicago tribute band Brass Transit, was chosen as the band's new lead singer and session musician Brett Simons also joined the band as their new bassist.[176][177] Daniel de los Reyes' return to the percussion position was announced, filling the vacancy left by his brother's move to the drumset.[178][179]

On April 6, 2018, Chicago released Chicago: VI Decades Live (This is What We Do), a box set chronicling the band's live performances throughout their history.[180]

In May 2018, it was revealed that percussionist Daniel de los Reyes was departing Chicago to go back to his other group, the Zac Brown Band.[181] On Thursday, May 17, 2018, Chicago announced on their official Facebook page and on their Twitter account that "Ray" Ramon Yslas had joined the band on percussion.

On June 29, 2018, Chicago released the album Chicago II: Live on Soundstage, a live performance from November 2017 of the then current band lineup performing the entire second album.[182][183]

In July 2018 the band updated its official web site, and no longer listed Parazaider as a member of the band.[184] Instead he is included on the band's "Tribute to Founding Members".[185] Parazaider had retired from touring previously.[163][186][187]

On October 26, 2018, Chicago released the album Chicago: Greatest Hits Live, a live performance from 2017 for the PBS series Soundstage.[188][189]

On August 16, 2019, the band announced on their website that they would be releasing their fourth Christmas album, titled Chicago XXXVII: Chicago Christmas, on October 4, 2019.[190][191] The album has a greater emphasis on original Christmas songs written by the group than their previous holiday albums.[190]

2020s

Chicago received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on October 16, 2020.[21][22]

On April 19, 2021, Walter Parazaider released a statement that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[2]

During their 2021 summer tour, Lou Pardini was out for part of August and most of September, with Who keyboardist Loren Gold filling in until Pardini was able to return.[192] On November 15, 2021, Howland broke his arm in an accident and took a leave of absence from the band, with guitarist Tony Obrohta filling in for him at shows.[193] On December 1, 2021, Howland announced he was leaving Chicago after over 26 years, citing the recent accident and lengthy recovery period as bringing about the next phase of his life.[193] The band confirmed Howland's departure, and removed his name from band lineup page on their website.[193] Tony Obrohta officially joined the group to replace Howland in December 2021.[194][195][196]

In November 2021, Chicago and Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys announced they will co-headline a 25 date tour in the summer of 2022.[197][198]

On January 21, 2022, Lou Pardini announced he was departing the band. Loren Gold (vocals, keyboards) appeared with the group on tour filling the role vacated by Pardini starting in January 2022, and on March 2, 2022, Chicago updated their website to list Gold as a band member.[199][200][196] On Friday, May 6, 2022, Chicago announced on their website that Brett Simons had departed the band and Eric Baines (bass, backing vocals) had joined the group.[201][202] The group also announced plans to release a new album in the summer of 2022.[201] Chicago released the single "If This Is Goodbye" on May 20, 2022.[202][203] On July 15, 2022, Chicago released Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment.[204]

Approaches to music

Style

During his discussion of the formation of the band, original drummer Danny Seraphine says he wanted to form a group of talented, skilled musicians, with a horn section, "that could play an inventive mix of rock and jazz."[23]: 47–49  Walter Parazaider told writer, Paul Elliott, "My idea was to make horns an integral part of a rock band."[205] According to James Pankow, Chicago set out to be "basically" a rock and roll band with a horn section.[206] Robert Lamm credits Walter Parazaider and Terry Kath for having the vision of "a rock band with expanded instrumentation."[207] Peter Robb wrote, "The guys had all been influenced by show bands that would come into Chicago playing a variety of music. Those bands always had tenor sax, trumpet and trombone, Loughnane said."[208]

On the occasion of the band's 50th anniversary, Bobby Olivier, writing for Billboard, described its style as "chameleonic ... shifting from esoteric jazz-rock, funk and soul to  ... adult contemporary ...".[209] In a piece for Ultimate Classic Rock, writer Jeff Giles details the band's journey from being a "progressive-leaning rock band with horns" in its earlier years to "an adult contemporary act" by the end of the 1980s "in order to stay commercially relevant."[85]

In a 2021 interview published in Prog, Robert Lamm asserts that Chicago is and always has been a progressive rock band and that they were particularly influenced by Yes and King Crimson to write and record their lengthier tracks. In his view, the hit songs on their albums satisfied the record companies and allowed the band more freedom on the rest of the recorded material. As musicians, the group has always "felt blessed enough to try anything at any time."[210]

Trumpeter Lee Loughnane holds that the term "jazz rock" was invented because of Chicago's music.[211] When asked why the band didn't continue in its "jazzy improv" direction, Loughnane voiced his opinion that how the songwriters wrote was "materially affected" by changes in payment of royalties by the record companies and by the relatively short airplay time allowed for a song on the radio.[212]

Songwriting

James Pankow has described the group's songwriting process as "organic", where one person comes up with a song and the other members come up with ideas for their parts. Pankow, one of the songwriters for the group, also has typically been arranger for the horn section.[206] Robert Lamm, another of the group's songwriters, sees the group members' contributions to individual songs more as arranging than co-writing, and says his songs were "enhanced" in the process.[213]

Horns: the signature sound

According to the Daily Press, Chicago's horn section was " the foundation of the sound that launched the band to stardom in the 1970s."[214] Horns arranger James Pankow, speaking in 2017, said that when the band was being formed, they discussed how to make the horns a "main character in a song". He said the horns are a big part of the band's "signature" and that he "took a melodic lead-voice approach to our horns, where the horn section becomes another lead vocal and interweaves in and around the actual vocals and becomes a part of the story of the song."[206] In a separate interview that same year Lee Loughnane echoed Pankow's remarks.[211]

Philanthropy

Chicago has supported numerous charitable causes throughout the years.

In the 2010s the group had an ongoing partnership with the American Cancer Society. Fans were given the opportunity to bid to sing their song, "If You Leave Me Now" with them on stage during their live performances. The proceeds went to the American Cancer Society to fund the Society's efforts to fight breast cancer.[215][216][217][218]

The group gave a benefit performance for Musicians on Call, on Sunday April 23, 2023, held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square in New York City.[219] Musicians on Call is a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients, families and caregivers in healthcare settings.[220] The group donated an autographed guitar to the event's live auction and the $6,000 winning bid was made by singer Dionne Warwick.[221] Chicago also did benefit performances for Musicians on Call in 2011,[222] 2012,[223] and 2022.[224]

Legacy

Chicago's music has been used in the soundtracks of movies, television programs and commercials. Cetera's composition from the 1976 album Chicago X, "If You Leave Me Now", has appeared in the movies, Three Kings (1999),[225] Shaun of the Dead (2004),[226] A Lot like Love (2005),[227] Happy Feet (2006),[228] and Daddy's Home 2 (2017); the television series Sex and the City[229] and South Park;[230]  and a television commercial that aired during the 2000 Super Bowl.[231] Robert Lamm's song from the 1970 album Chicago II, "25 or 6 to 4", was used in the 2017 film I, Tonya,[232][233] and on the animated TV series King of the Hill.[234][235] "You're the Inspiration" was used for the soundtracks of the movies, A Hologram for the King (2016),[236] and Deadpool (2016);[237] a 2017 Super Bowl commercial;[238]  and the television series, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia[239] and Criminal Minds.[240] The song "Hearts In Trouble" was on the soundtrack to the 1990 film Days of Thunder.[241]

Other recording artists have covered Chicago's music. According to the website SecondHandSongs, "If You Leave Me Now" has been covered by over 90 recording artists from around the world, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by over 30, "Colour My World" by over 24, and "You're the Inspiration" by over 18.[242] In 2019, a reimagined hip-hop version of "25 or 6 to 4" by indie rapper realnamejames was featured in recruitment for the U.S. Army's "What's Your Warrior" marketing campaign.[243][244][245]

Chicago's music has long been a staple of marching bands in the U.S. "25 or 6 to 4" was named as the number one marching band song by Kevin Coffey of the Omaha World-Herald,[246] and as performed by the Jackson State University marching band, ranked number seven of the "Top 20 Cover Songs of 2018 by HBCU Bands".[247] The band performed "Saturday in the Park" and "25 or 6 to 4" with the Notre Dame Marching Band on the football field during halftime on October 21, 2017.[248][249] They performed again at a game against Bowling Green State University on October 5, 2019.[250]

Graphics

 
Chicago logo

Upon being renamed from Chicago Transit Authority to Chicago, the band sported a new logo. Its inspiration was found in the design of the Coca-Cola logo,[251][252][253] in the attitude of the city of Chicago itself,[254] and in the desire to visually transcend the individual identities of the band's members.[251] It was designed[254] by the art director of Columbia/CBS Records, John Berg,[251][252][253] with each album's graphic art work being done by Nick Fasciano.[255][256] Berg said, "The Chicago logo...was fashioned for me by Nick Fasciano from my sketch."[251]

The logo would serve as the band's chief visual icon from Chicago II onward. In various artistic forms and visual similes, it has been the subject of every subsequent album cover, except the fifteenth album, Greatest Hits, Volume II. For example, it appeared as an American flag on III, a piece of wood on V, a U.S. dollar bill on VI, a leather relief on VII, an embroidered patch on VIII, a chocolate bar on X, a map on XI, a building on 13, a fingerprint on XIV, a computer silicon chip on 16, a parcel on 17, a mosaic on 18, and an aquarelle on 19. Chicago IX's incarnation was a caricature of the band itself, in the shape of the logo.

The album cover series has endured as a cataloged work of art in its own right, described by Paul Nini of the American Institute of Graphic Arts as a "real landmark in record cover design".[251] In 2013, the iconic status of Chicago's album art was featured in a New York art museum exhibit, which centered upon ninety-five album covers completely selected from John Berg's career portfolio of hundreds. Having overseen the design of approximately fourteen Chicago album covers across more than twenty years, Berg stated that this artistic success resulted from the combination of Chicago's "unique situation" and his position in "the best possible job at the best possible time to have that job, at the center of the graphic universe".[252] Berg won the 1976 Grammy Award for Best Album Package for Chicago X, one of four Grammy Awards he won in his lifetime.[257]

The book titled Type and Image: The Language of Graphic Design described the logo as "a warm vernacular form, executed in thick script letters with Victorian swashes in the tradition of sports teams and orange crate labels". The book mentions the cultural and material background of the city of Chicago as inspiration for the logo; for example, describing the leather embossing of Chicago VII as representative of the great fire and the stockades. The author connects the album art to the atmosphere of the band's namesake city, quoting the band's original manager, James William Guercio: "The printed word can never aspire to document a truly musical experience, so if you must call them something, speak of the city where all save one were born; where all of them were schooled and bred, and where all of this incredible music went down barely noticed; call them CHICAGO."[254]

Personnel

As of July 2018, the three remaining active original members of Chicago are Lamm, Loughnane, and Pankow.[184]

Band legal structure

The legal hierarchy of the band was illuminated in a July 2022 published interview with Robert Lamm, in which he, Pankow and Loughnane are identified as the "partners" and the rest of the members as "contracted players". According to Lamm, the three partners control what the band does. The decision to record the 2022 album, Born for This Moment, depended largely on the consensus of the three partner members.[258][259]

Status of Walter Parazaider

For several years the exact status of Walter Parazaider as a current member or former member was unclear. A 2017 article said Parazaider retired due to a heart condition, but was still "technically" part of the group.[187] Another 2017 article said that Ray Herrmann had become a full-time touring member, but that "Parazaider is still a band member and performs with the group for certain events."[163] According to a 2018 article, Parazaider "officially retired" in 2017.[1] By August 10, 2018, Ray Herrmann was shown as a member of the band, and Parazaider was not, on the group's official website.[184] While Parazaider at times has been referred to as a non-touring member of the group,[260] he did not appear on either of the studio albums released since his retirement, 2019's Chicago Christmas,[191][261] and 2022's Born for This Moment.[262][263] In 2021 Parazaider revealed he had been diagnosed with Alzeimer's disease.[2]

Main article: List of Chicago band members

Current members

Original band partners[258][259]

  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, lead vocals (1967–present)
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals (1967–present)
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals (1967–present)

Contracted band members[258][259]

  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums (2018–present); percussion (2012–2018)
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute, clarinet, backing vocals (2016-present; touring substitute 2005–2016)
  • Neil Donell – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2018–present)
  • Ramon "Ray" Yslas – percussion (2018–present)
  • Tony Obrohta – guitar, backing vocals (2021–present; touring substitute November 2021)
  • Loren Gold – keyboards, vocals (2022–present; touring substitute August–September 2021, touring member January–March 2022)
  • Eric Baines – bass, backing vocals (2022–present)

Lineups

1967 (as "The Big Thing") 1967–1974 1974–1978 1978–1980
  • Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
  • Terry Kath – guitar, vocals
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Danny Seraphine – drums
Touring musicians
  • Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
  • Terry Kath – guitar, vocals
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Danny Seraphine – drums
  • Laudir de Oliveira – percussion[44]
  • Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Danny Seraphine – drums
  • Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
  • Donnie Dacus – guitar, vocals[82][80]
1980–1981 1981–1985 1985–1986 1986–1990
  • Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Danny Seraphine – drums
  • Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
  • Chris Pinnick – guitar[80]
Touring musicians
  • Marty Grebb – saxophone, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1980–1981)[87]
  • Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Danny Seraphine – drums
  • Chris Pinnick – guitar
  • Bill Champlin – keyboards, vocals[89]
Touring musicians
  • Kenny Cetera – percussion, backing vocals (1984–1985)[95][264]
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Danny Seraphine – drums
  • Bill Champlin – keyboards, vocals
  • Jason Scheff – bass, vocals[99]
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Danny Seraphine – drums
  • Bill Champlin – keyboards, vocals
  • Jason Scheff – bass, vocals
  • Dawayne Bailey – guitar, vocals[103]
1990–1995 1995 1995–2009 2009
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Bill Champlin – keyboards, vocals
  • Jason Scheff – bass, vocals
  • Dawayne Bailey – guitar, vocals
  • Tris Imboden – drums, harmonica[108]
Touring musicians
  • Steve Jankowski – trumpet (sub for Loughnane 1992)[265]
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet (sub for Loughnane 1992)[266]
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Bill Champlin – keyboards, vocals
  • Jason Scheff – bass, vocals
  • Tris Imboden – drums, harmonica
  • Bruce Gaitsch – guitar[267]
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Bill Champlin – keyboards, vocals
  • Jason Scheff – bass, vocals
  • Tris Imboden – drums, harmonica
  • Keith Howland – guitar, backing vocals[122]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane – trombone (sub for Pankow 1999–2009)[268]
  • Lou Pardini – keyboards, vocals (sub for Champlin for a few shows 1999, 2007)
  • Larry Klimas – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2003–2009)[269][128]
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2005–2009)[270]
  • Tom Timko – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2005)
  • Steve Jankowski – trumpet (sub for Loughnane 2006, 2007)[265]
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet (sub for Loughnane 2008, 2009)
  • Drew Hester – drums (sub for Imboden 2009)[129]
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Jason Scheff – bass, vocals
  • Tris Imboden – drums, harmonica
  • Keith Howland – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lou Pardini – keyboards, vocals[132]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane – trombone (sub for Pankow 2009)
  • Larry Klimas – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2009)
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2009)
  • Drew Hester – drums (sub for Imboden 2009)[130]
2009–2012 2012 2012–2016 2016–2018
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Jason Scheff – bass, vocals
  • Tris Imboden – drums, harmonica
  • Keith Howland – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lou Pardini – keyboards, vocals
  • Drew Hester – percussion[130]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane – trombone (sub for Pankow 2009–2012)[271]
  • Larry Klimas – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2009–2012)
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2009–2012)[272]
  • Art Velasco – trombone (sub for Pankow 2011)
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Jason Scheff – bass, vocals
  • Tris Imboden – drums, harmonica
  • Keith Howland – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lou Pardini – keyboards, vocals
  • Daniel de los Reyes – percussion[139]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane – trombone (sub for Pankow 2012)
  • Larry Klimas – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2012)
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2012)
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Jason Scheff – bass, vocals
  • Tris Imboden – drums, harmonica
  • Keith Howland – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lou Pardini – keyboards, vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – percussion[130]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane – trombone (sub for Pankow 2012–2016)[273]
  • Larry Klimas – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2012)[273]
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute (sub for Parazaider 2012–2016)[274]
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet (sub for Loughnane 2012)[275]
  • Jeff Coffey - bass, vocals (sub for Scheff 2016)[159]
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals ("officially retired" in 2017)[1]
  • Tris Imboden – drums, harmonica
  • Keith Howland – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lou Pardini – keyboards, vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – percussion
  • Jeff Coffey – bass, vocals, occasional guitar[159]
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute, backing vocals[163]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane – trombone (sub for Pankow 2016–2018)[276]
January 2018–May 2018 May 2018–July 2018 July 2018–December 2021 December 2021 – January 2022
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Keith Howland – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lou Pardini – keyboards, vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums[176][177]
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Neil Donell – vocals, acoustic guitar[176][177][277]
  • Brett Simons – bass, backing vocals[176][177][277]
  • Daniel de los Reyes – percussion[178][278]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane – trombone (sub for Pankow 2018)
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Keith Howland – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lou Pardini – keyboards, vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Neil Donell – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brett Simons – bass, backing vocals
  • Ramon "Ray" Yslas – percussion[279]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane – trombone (sub for Pankow 2018)
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Keith Howland – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lou Pardini – keyboards, vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Neil Donell – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brett Simons – bass, backing vocals
  • Ramon "Ray" Yslas – percussion[279]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane – trombone (sub for Pankow 2018-2021)
  • Loren Gold - keyboards, vocals (sub for Pardini 2021)[192]
  • Tony Obrohta - guitar, backing vocals (sub for Howland 2021)[193]
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Lou Pardini – keyboards, vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Neil Donell – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brett Simons – bass, backing vocals
  • Ramon "Ray" Yslas – percussion
  • Tony Obrohta - guitar, backing vocals[193][195]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane - trombone (sub for Pankow 2021-2022)
January 2022 – March 2022 March 2022 – May 2022 May 2022 – present
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Neil Donell – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brett Simons – bass, backing vocals
  • Ramon "Ray" Yslas – percussion
  • Tony Obrohta - guitar, backing vocals
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane - trombone (sub for Pankow 2022)
  • Loren Gold - keyboards, vocals
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Neil Donell – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brett Simons – bass, backing vocals
  • Ramon "Ray" Yslas – percussion
  • Tony Obrohta - guitar, backing vocals
  • Loren Gold - keyboards, vocals
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane - trombone (sub for Pankow 2022)
  • Rob Arthur - keyboards, vocals (sub for Gold 2022)
  • Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums
  • Ray Herrmann – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Neil Donell – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Ramon "Ray" Yslas – percussion
  • Tony Obrohta - guitar, backing vocals
  • Loren Gold - keyboards, vocals
  • Eric Baines – bass, backing vocals[201]
Touring musicians
  • Nick Lane - trombone (sub for Pankow 2022)
  • Rob Arthur - keyboards, vocals (sub for Gold 2022)


Discography

Main article: Chicago discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Videography

Television and film

As major subject

Other television and film appearances

Awards and honors

American Music Awards
Year Category Result Ref.
1977 Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Won [63]
1986 Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Won [63]
Grammy Awards
Award Show Year Category Work Awardee(s)/Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1970 Best New Artist of the Year (1969) Chicago Nominated [16]
1971 Album of the Year Chicago Chicago Nominated [16][291]
Contemporary Vocal Group Chicago Chicago Nominated [16][291]
Best Album Cover Chicago John Berg & Nick Fasciano Nominated [291]
1974 Best Album Package Chicago VI John Berg Nominated [292]
1977 Album of the Year Chicago X Chicago Nominated [16][293]
Record of the Year "If You Leave Me Now" Chicago Nominated [16][293]
Best Album Package Chicago X John Berg Won [293]
Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals "If You Leave Me Now" James William Guercio & Jimmie Haskell Won [51]
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus "If You Leave Me Now" Chicago Won [16][293]
1980 Best Album Package Chicago 13 Tony Lane Nominated [294]
1981 Best Album Package Chicago XIV John Berg Nominated [295]
1983 Pop Vocal Group "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" Chicago Nominated [16][296]
1985 Record of the Year "Hard Habit To Break"(Single) Chicago Nominated [16][297]
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus "Hard Habit To Break"(Single) Chicago Nominated [16]
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Chicago 17 Humberto Gatica Won [51]
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) "Hard Habit To Break"(Single) David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock Won [51]
Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices "Hard Habit To Break"(Track) David Foster & Peter Cetera Nominated [298][299][300]
1986 Album of the Year We Are the World – USA For Africa/The Album Chicago & all other album artists Nominated [16]
2014 Grammy Hall of Fame The Chicago Transit Authority Inductee [17]
2020 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Chicago Honoree [301]

Billboard awards

Main article: Billboard (magazine)
  • 1971: Top Album Artist[302]
  • 1971: Top Album Group[303]
  • 1971: Trendsetter Award (for setting concert records at Carnegie Hall)[40]

Playboy awards

Main article: Playboy
  • 1971: All-Star Readers' Poll: Best Instrumental Combo, Playboy Jazz & Pop Poll[304][305][306][307]
  • 1971: Best Small-Combo LP: Chicago, Playboy Jazz & Pop Poll[304]
  • 1972: All-Star Readers' Poll: Best Instrumental Combo, Playboy Jazz & Pop Poll[308][309][307]
  • 1973: All-Star Musicians' Poll: Best Instrumental Combo, Playboy Jazz & Pop Poll[310]
  • 1973: All-Star Readers' Poll: Best Instrumental Combo, Playboy Jazz & Pop Poll[310][307]
  • 1973: Best Small-Combo LP: Chicago V, Playboy Jazz & Pop Poll[310][307]

Other honors

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Although Rolling Stone reporter Charles M. Young wrote that Chicago was awarded the platinum bar because it was the first band to receive platinum album certification for Columbia Records,[56] this was not the case. Chicago X was certified platinum on September 4, 1976, but Aerosmith's album, Rocks, also on Columbia Records, was certified platinum on July 9, 1976, before it.[58][59] Billboard reported that the platinum bar was awarded in recognition of the group's ten platinum albums.[57] Billboard's account seems more likely in consideration of the two-full-pages advertisement Columbia placed in the June 12, 1976 issue of Record World announcing, " 'Chicago X.' Their tenth platinum album, on Columbia records and tapes."[60] The albums released prior to 1976, however, were not actually certified platinum by the RIAA until 1986.[61]
  2. ^ The seating capacity of Madison Square Garden is about 20,000.[66]

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Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago Illinois in 1967 The group began calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority in 1968 then shortened the name in 1969 Self described as a rock and roll band with horns Chicago s songs often combine elements of classical music jazz R amp B and pop music ChicagoChicago in 2004 l r Howland Pankow Champlin Parazaider Imboden Loughnane Scheff and Lamm behind Scheff Background informationAlso known asThe Big Thing 1967 1968 The Chicago Transit Authority 1968 1969 OriginChicago Illinois United StatesGenresRock soft rock pop rock jazz rockYears active1967 presentLabelsColumbia Warner Bros Full Moon Rhino Reprise Chicago Records Chicago Records II Frontiers RecordsMembersRobert LammLee LoughnaneJames PankowWalfredo Reyes Jr Ray HerrmannNeil DonellRamon YslasTony ObrohtaLoren GoldEric BainesPast membersby year of departureTerry Kath 1978 Donnie Dacus 1980 Laudir de Oliveira 1981 Peter Cetera 1985 Chris Pinnick 1985 Danny Seraphine 1990 Dawayne Bailey 1994 Bruce Gaitsch 1995 Bill Champlin 2009 Drew Hester 2012 Jason Scheff 2016 Walter Parazaider 2017 Jeff Coffey 2018 Tris Imboden 2018 Daniel de los Reyes 2018 Keith Howland 2021 Lou Pardini 2022 Brett Simons 2022 WebsiteOfficial websiteGrowing out of several bands from the Chicago area in the late 1960s the 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 Laudir de Oliveira joined the band as a percussionist and second drummer in 1974 Kath died in 1978 and was replaced by several guitarists in succession Bill Champlin joined in 1981 providing vocals keyboards and rhythm guitar Cetera left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Jason Scheff Seraphine left in 1990 and was replaced by Tris Imboden Although the band s lineup has been more fluid since 2009 Lamm Loughnane and Pankow have remained constant members Parazaider officially retired in 2017 1 In 2021 he revealed he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease 2 In September 2008 Billboard ranked Chicago at number thirteen in a list of the top 100 artists of all time for Hot 100 singles chart success and ranked them at number fifteen on that same list in October 2015 3 4 5 Billboard also ranked Chicago ninth on the list of the 100 greatest artists of all time in terms of Billboard 200 album chart success in October 2015 6 Chicago is one of the longest running and most successful rock groups and one of the world s best selling groups of all time having sold more than 100 million records 7 8 In 1971 Chicago was the first rock act to sell out Carnegie Hall for a week 9 To date Chicago has sold over 40 million units in the U S with 23 gold 18 platinum and eight multi platinum albums 10 11 12 They have had five consecutive number one albums on the Billboard 200 13 and 20 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 14 In 1974 the group had seven albums its entire catalog at the time on the Billboard 200 simultaneously 15 The group has received ten Grammy Award nominations winning one for the song If You Leave Me Now 16 The group s first album Chicago Transit Authority released in 1969 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014 17 The original line up of Chicago was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 18 In 2017 Peter Cetera Robert Lamm and James Pankow were elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame for their songwriting efforts as members of the music group 19 20 Chicago received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on October 16 2020 21 22 Contents 1 Group history 1 1 The Big Thing 1 2 Chicago Transit Authority and early success 1 3 1970s Chicago 1 3 1 Death of Terry Kath and transition 1 4 1980s changing sound 1 4 1 Peter Cetera departure and continued success 1 5 1990s more changes and Stone of Sisyphus 1 6 2000s 1 7 2010s 1 8 2020s 2 Approaches to music 2 1 Style 2 2 Songwriting 2 3 Horns the signature sound 3 Philanthropy 4 Legacy 5 Graphics 6 Personnel 6 1 Band legal structure 6 2 Status of Walter Parazaider 6 3 Current members 6 3 1 Original band partners 258 259 6 3 2 Contracted band members 258 259 6 4 Lineups 7 Discography 7 1 Studio albums 7 2 Live albums 8 Videography 9 Television and film 9 1 As major subject 9 2 Other television and film appearances 10 Awards and honors 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksGroup historyThe Big Thing The group now known as Chicago began on February 15 1967 at a meeting involving saxophonist Walter Parazaider guitarist Terry Kath drummer Danny Seraphine trombonist James Pankow trumpet player Lee Loughnane and keyboardist singer Robert Lamm Kath Parazaider and Seraphine had played together previously in two other groups Jimmy Ford and the Executives and the Missing Links 23 29 49 Parazaider had met Pankow and Loughnane when they were all students at DePaul University 23 48 49 Lamm a student at Roosevelt University 24 was recruited from his group Bobby Charles and the Wanderers 23 49 The group of six called themselves the Big Thing and like most other groups playing in Chicago nightclubs played Top 40 hits Realizing the need for both a tenor to complement baritones Lamm and Kath and a bass player because Lamm s use of organ bass pedals did not provide adequate bass sound local tenor and bassist Peter Cetera was invited to join the Big Thing in late 1967 25 23 58 59 Chicago Transit Authority and early success While gaining some success as a cover band the group began working on original songs In June 1968 at manager James William Guercio s request the Big Thing moved to Los Angeles California 26 signed with Columbia Records and changed its name to Chicago Transit Authority 7 It was while performing on a regular basis at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Hollywood that the band got exposure to more famous musical artists of the time 27 They subsequently became the opening act for Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix 23 77 78 106 107 28 As relayed to group biographer William James Ruhlmann by Walt Parazaider Jimi Hendrix once told Parazaider Jeez your horn players are like one set of lungs and your guitar player is better than me 28 Their first record April 1969 Chicago Transit Authority is a double album a rarity for a band s initial studio release The album made it to No 17 on the Billboard 200 album chart 13 sold over one million copies by 1970 and was awarded a platinum disc 29 The album included a number of pop rock songs Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is Beginnings Questions 67 and 68 and I m a Man which were later released as singles For this inaugural recording effort the group was nominated for a Grammy Award for 1969 Best New Artist of the Year 16 According to Cetera the band was booked to perform at Woodstock in 1969 but promoter Bill Graham with whom they had a contract exercised his right to reschedule them to play at the Fillmore West on a date of his choosing and he scheduled them for the Woodstock dates Santana which Graham also managed took Chicago s place at Woodstock 30 and that performance is considered to be Santana s breakthrough gig 31 A year later in 1970 when he needed to replace headliner Joe Cocker and then Cocker s intended replacement Jimi Hendrix Graham booked Chicago to perform at Tanglewood which has been called a pinnacle performance by Concert Vault 32 After the release of their first album the band s name was shortened to Chicago to avoid legal action being threatened by the actual mass transit company of the same name 28 1970s Chicago In 1970 less than a year after its first album the band released a second album titled Chicago retroactively known as Chicago II which is another double LP The album s centerpiece track is a seven part 13 minute suite composed by Pankow called Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon The suite yielded two top ten hits Make Me Smile No 9 U S and Colour My World 14 both sung by Kath Among the other tracks on the album Lamm s dynamic but cryptic 25 or 6 to 4 Chicago s first Top 5 hit 14 which is a reference to a songwriter trying to write at 25 or 26 minutes before 4 o clock in the morning 33 23 109 34 and was sung by Cetera with Terry Kath on guitar the lengthy war protest song It Better End Soon and at the end Cetera s 1969 moon landing inspired Where Do We Go from Here 35 The double LP album s inner cover includes the playlist the entire lyrics to It Better End Soon and two declarations This endeavor should be experienced sequentially and With this album we dedicate ourselves our futures and our energies to the people of the revolution And the revolution in all of its forms 36 The album was a commercial success rising to number four on the Billboard 200 13 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA in 1970 and platinum in 1991 37 The band was nominated for two Grammy Awards as a result of this album Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo Group or Chorus 16 Chicago III another double LP was released in 1971 and charted at No 2 on the Billboard 200 13 Two singles were released from it Free from Lamm s Travel Suite which charted at No 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 14 and Lowdown written by Cetera and Seraphine which made it to No 40 14 The album was certified gold by the RIAA in February 1971 and platinum in November 1986 37 The band released LPs at a rate of at least one album per year from their third album in 1971 on through the 1970s During this period the group s album titles primarily consisted of the band s name followed by a Roman numeral indicating the album s sequence in their canon The exceptions to this scheme were the band s fourth album a live boxed set entitled Chicago at Carnegie Hall their twelfth album Hot Streets and the Arabic numbered Chicago 13 While the live album itself did not bear a number the four discs within the set were numbered Volumes I through IV In 1971 the band released Chicago at Carnegie Hall Volumes I II III and IV a quadruple LP consisting of live performances mostly of music from their first three albums from a week long run at Carnegie Hall Chicago was the first rock act to sell out a week at Carnegie Hall and the live recording was made to chronicle that milestone 9 Along with the four vinyl discs the packaging contained some strident political messaging about how We youth can change The System including wall posters and voter registration information 38 39 The album went gold out of the box and on to multi platinum status 9 William James Ruhlmann says Chicago at Carnegie Hall was perhaps the best selling box set by a rock act and held that record for 15 years 9 In recognition of setting Carnegie Hall records and the ensuing four LP live recordings the group was awarded a Billboard 1972 Trendsetter Award 40 Drummer Danny Seraphine attributes the fact that none of Chicago s first four albums were issued on single LPs to the productive creativity of this period and the length of the jazz rock pieces 41 In 1972 the band released its first single disc release Chicago V which reached No 1 on both the Billboard pop 13 and jazz album charts citation needed It features Saturday in the Park written by Robert Lamm which mixes everyday life and political yearning in a more subtle way It peaked at No 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1972 42 43 The second single released from the album was the Lamm composed Dialogue Part I amp II which featured a musical debate between a political activist sung by Kath and a blase college student sung by Cetera It peaked at No 24 on the Hot 100 chart 14 Other albums and singles followed in each of the succeeding years 1973 s Chicago VI was the first of several albums to include Brazilian jazz percussionist Laudir de Oliveira 44 and saw Cetera emerge as the main lead singer According to William James Ruhlmann de Oliveira was a sideman on Chicago VI and became an official member of the group in 1974 44 Chicago VI featured two top ten singles 14 Just You n Me written by Pankow and Feelin Stronger Every Day written by Pankow and Cetera Chicago VII was the band s double disc 1974 release Three singles were released from this album I ve Been Searchin So Long written by Pankow and Call On Me written by Loughnane which both made it into the top ten 14 and the Beach Boys infused Wishing You Were Here written by Cetera which peaked at number eleven 14 Writing for Billboard magazine Joel Whitburn reported in October 1974 that the group had seven albums its entire catalog at the time on the Billboard 200 simultaneously placing them seventh in a list of artists in that category 15 Their 1975 release Chicago VIII featured the political allegory Harry Truman No 13 Top 100 chart and the nostalgic Pankow composed Old Days No 5 Top 100 chart 45 46 That summer also saw a joint tour across America with the Beach Boys 44 with the two acts performing separately then coming together for a finale 47 Chicago VI VII and VIII all made it to No 1 on the Billboard 200 13 all were certified gold the years they were released and all have since been certified platinum Chicago VI was certified two times multi platinum in 1986 48 Chicago IX Chicago s Greatest Hits was released in 1975 and became the band s fifth consecutive No 1 album on the Billboard 200 13 1976 s Chicago X features Cetera s ballad If You Leave Me Now which held the top spot in the U S charts for two weeks 49 and the UK charts for three weeks 50 It was the group s first No 1 single 44 and won Chicago their only Grammy Award to date 51 the 1976 Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo Group or Chorus at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards held on February 19 1977 52 The single was certified gold by the RIAA the same year of its release 53 The song almost did not make the cut for the album 44 If You Leave Me Now was recorded at the last minute The success of the song according to William James Ruhlmann foreshadowed a later reliance on ballads 44 The album reached No 3 on the Billboard 200 13 was certified both gold and platinum by the RIAA the same year of its release and two times multi platinum since 54 and was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year 16 1976 was the first year that albums were certified platinum by the RIAA 55 In honor of the group s platinum album achievement Columbia Records that year awarded the group a 25 pound bar of pure platinum made by Cartier 56 Billboard magazine reported it as a 30 pound bar 57 Note 1 At the 4th Annual American Music Awards a fan voted awards show 62 held January 31 1977 Chicago won the award for Favorite Pop Rock Band Duo Group the group s first of two American Music Awards they have received 63 The group s 1977 release Chicago XI includes Cetera s ballad Baby What a Big Surprise a No 4 U S hit which became the group s last top 10 hit of the decade 14 Chicago XI performed well commercially peaking at No 6 on the Billboard 200 13 and reaching platinum status during the year of its release 48 On October 17 1977 during the intermission of an Emerson Lake amp Palmer concert Madison Square Garden announced its new Gold Ticket Award to be given to performers who had brought the venue over 100 000 in unit ticket sales 64 65 Because the arena has a seating capacity of about 20 000 66 this would require a minimum of five sold out shows there Chicago was one of at least eleven other acts that were eligible for the award 64 and weeks later at its October 28 1977 Madison Square Garden concert 67 Chicago was one of the first acts to receive the award for drawing over 180 000 people to the venue in nine sold out appearances there over the years 68 69 Cashbox reviewer Ken Terry said of the 1977 Madison Square Garden concert Chicago ultimately presents itself in the best light with AM oriented good time music Its fans are not looking for complicated introverted songs they want music to drive to dance to and work to 70 Besides recording and touring during the busy 1970s Chicago also made time for a movie appearance and several television appearances of note In 1972 Guercio produced and directed Electra Glide in Blue a film about an Arizona motorcycle policeman Released in 1973 the film stars Robert Blake and features Cetera Kath Loughnane and Parazaider in supporting roles 71 The group also appears prominently on the film s soundtrack Chicago made its television variety debut in February 1973 when they were the only rock musicians invited to appear on a television special honoring Duke Ellington Duke Ellington We Love You Madly which aired on CBS They performed the Ellington composition Jump for Joy 72 73 74 In July 1973 the group starred in a half hour television special produced by Dick Clark Chicago in the Rockies which aired in prime time on ABC The show was filmed on location at Caribou Ranch the 3 000 acre ranch turned recording studio located outside of Boulder Colorado owned by Chicago s producer James William Guercio The only musical guest on the show was Al Green who was rated the number one male vocalist of 1972 and whom Rolling Stone magazine named Rock and Roll Star of the Year 75 That special was followed by a second hour long special the next year Chicago Meanwhile Back at the Ranch which aired in prime time on ABC in August 1974 Chicago Meanwhile Back at the Ranch was again shot on location at Caribou Ranch and was again produced by Dick Clark Singer Anne Murray and country music star Charlie Rich were guests on the show 76 Clark produced a third television special starring Chicago Chicago s New Year s Rockin Eve 1975 which aired on ABC on December 31 1974 Musical guests on the 1 1 2 hour long show included the Beach Boys the Doobie Brothers Olivia Newton John and Herbie Hancock It was the third Rockin Eve Clark had produced and it competed with Guy Lombardo s traditional New Year s Eve television show which aired on a different network and was in its 45th consecutive year of broadcast Clark hoped the Rockin Eve format would become an annual TV custom 77 Death of Terry Kath and transition The year 1978 began with a split with Guercio 44 Chicago had recorded its last five studio albums Chicago VI VII VIII X and XI 78 and had made two television specials at Guercio s Caribou Ranch In later years band members cited Guercio s purchase of Caribou Ranch more particularly their realization that Guercio had enough money to purchase Caribou Ranch as a contributing factor to their disillusionment with him as a producer They felt he had taken advantage of them financially 23 131 79 Then on January 23 of that same year Kath died of an accidental self inflicted gunshot wound from a gun he thought was unloaded 80 81 Doc Severinsen who was the bandleader for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at the time and a friend of the group visited them after Kath s funeral and encouraged them to continue According to writer Jim Jerome the visit snapped them back and helped them make the decision to carry on 82 After auditioning over 30 potential replacements for Kath Chicago decided upon guitarist and singer songwriter Donnie Dacus 82 80 While filming for the musical Hair he joined the band in April 1978 just in time to record the Hot Streets album 82 Its energetic lead off single Alive Again brought Chicago back to the Top 15 14 Pankow wrote it originally as a love song but ultimately as recognition of Kath s guiding spirit shining down from above 83 The 1978 album Hot Streets was produced by Phil Ramone 82 80 It was Chicago s first album with a title rather than a number and was the band s first LP to have a picture of the band shot by photographer Norman Seeff 84 featured prominently on the cover with the ubiquitous logo downsized 82 80 These two moves were seen by many as indications that the band had changed following Kath s death 82 To a degree the band returned to the old naming scheme on its subsequent releases although most titles now bore Arabic numerals rather than Roman numerals Hot Streets the band s 12th album peaked at No 12 on the Billboard charts 13 it was Chicago s first release since their debut to fail to make the Top 10 According to Jeff Giles Although Chicago quickly soldiered on after Kath s death releasing their Hot Streets album with new guitarist Donnie Dacus that October it was impossible not to notice the loss of momentum 85 The release also marked a move somewhat away from the jazz rock direction favored by Kath and towards more pop songs and ballads Dacus stayed with the band through the 1979 album Chicago 13 80 and is also featured in a promotional video on the DVD included in the Rhino Records Chicago box set from 2003 Again produced by Ramone it was the group s first studio album not to contain a Top 40 hit Dacus departed from the band following the conclusion of the concert tour in support of Chicago 13 in 1980 86 1980s changing sound Chicago XIV 1980 produced by Tom Dowd relegated the horn section to the background on a number of tracks and the album s two singles failed to make the Top 40 Chris Pinnick joined the band to play guitar and remained through 1985 80 and the band were also augmented by saxophone player Marty Grebb on the subsequent tour 87 Marty Grebb had formerly been with the Buckinghams and before that had been Cetera s bandmate in a local Chicago area cover band called the Exceptions 88 The album peaked at No 71 on the Billboard 200 13 and failed to reach gold certification by the RIAA 48 Believing the band to no longer be commercially viable Columbia Records dropped them from its roster in 1981 and released a second greatest hits volume counted as Chicago XV in the album chronology later that year to fulfill its contractual obligation 80 In late 1981 the band had new management a new producer David Foster 80 a new label Warner Bros Records 80 and the addition of keyboardist guitarist and singer Bill Champlin Sons of Champlin 89 Percussionist Laudir de Oliveira and Marty Grebb departed from the band During Foster s stewardship less of an emphasis was placed on the band s horn based sound being replaced by lush power ballads which became Chicago s style during the 1980s The new sound brought more singles success to the band For the 1982 album Chicago 16 the band worked with composers from outside the group for the first time and Foster brought in studio musicians for some tracks including the core members of Toto 89 and used new technology such as synthesizers to update and streamline the sound further pushing back the horn section and in some cases not even using them at all The band did return to the charts with the Cetera sung ballad Hard to Say I m Sorry Get Away which is featured in the soundtrack of the Daryl Hannah film Summer Lovers 90 Co written by Cetera and David Foster Hard to Say I m Sorry was the group s second single to reach No 1 on the Hot 100 chart 14 and gave them a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 16 Chicago 16 reached both gold and platinum status during the year of its release 48 and went to No 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart 13 1984 s Chicago 17 became the biggest selling album in the band s history certified by the RIAA in 1997 as six times multi platinum 91 The album produced two more Top Ten both No 3 singles 92 You re the Inspiration written by Cetera and David Foster and Hard Habit to Break written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker The single Hard Habit to Break brought two more Grammy Award nominations for the band for Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals 16 The album included two other singles Stay the Night No 16 14 another composition by Cetera and Foster and Along Comes a Woman No 14 14 written by Cetera and Mark Goldenberg Peter s brother Kenny Cetera who had provided background vocals on the Chicago 17 album 93 was brought into the group for the 17 tour to add percussion and high harmony vocals 94 95 By 1985 the band was embracing the newest medium the music video channel MTV by releasing music videos for four songs They featured a track titled Good for Nothing on the 1985 global activist album We Are the World 96 As contributors to the album along with all other artists who were on the album the band received its last nomination for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year 16 At the 13th Annual American Music Awards held January 27 1986 Chicago won the award for Favorite Pop Rock Band Duo Group for the second time 63 It is the last American Music Award the band has received Peter Cetera departure and continued success Concurrently with Chicago s existing career vocalist Peter Cetera had begun a solo career He proposed an arrangement with the band where they would take hiatuses after tours to let him focus on solo work mirroring that of Phil Collins and Genesis but the band declined Cetera ultimately left Chicago in the summer of 1985 97 98 He soon topped the charts with Glory of Love the theme song of the film The Karate Kid Part II and with The Next Time I Fall a duet with Amy Grant Two more songs reached the top ten a 1988 solo hit called One Good Woman No 4 U S and a 1989 duet with Cher called After All No 6 U S In 1992 Cetera released his fourth studio album World Falling Down which earned him three hits on the Adult Contemporary charts including the single Restless Heart Cetera s former position was filled by bassist and singer songwriter Jason Scheff son of Elvis Presley s bassist Jerry Scheff 99 Guitarist Chris Pinnick also left the group in 1985 100 prior to the recording of the band s next album For the final Foster produced album Chicago 18 the band filled Pinnick s spot with several session guitarists none of whom became band members The album was released on September 29 1986 101 and included the No 3 single Will You Still Love Me and top 20 single If She Would Have Been Faithful in addition to an updated version of 25 or 6 to 4 with a video that got airplay on MTV The video won an award for Best Cinematography for Bobby Byrne at the American Video Awards 102 Soon after the album was recorded the band hired guitarist Dawayne Bailey 103 104 formerly of Bob Seger s Silver Bullet Band 105 Bailey and Scheff had previously played in bands together so Scheff introduced Bailey to the band in time for the Chicago 18 tour For the 1988 release Chicago 19 the band had replaced producer Foster with co producers Ron Nevison who had recently produced two albums for Heart and Chas Sanford who had worked with Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks 106 They topped the charts again with the Diane Warren composed single Look Away It was the third and last Chicago single to reach No 1 on the Hot 100 chart 14 The song ultimately was named as the Billboard Hot 100 No 1 Song of the Year for 1989 107 The album also yielded two more top 10 hits I Don t Wanna Live Without Your Love and You re Not Alone 14 both with Champlin singing lead vocals and the Scheff sung No 55 single We Can Last Forever in addition to including the original version of a top 5 single titled What Kind of Man Would I Be The latter also sung by Scheff was remixed for inclusion on the band s forthcoming greatest hits record and 20th album Greatest Hits 1982 1989 and it was this version that became a hit 1990s more changes and Stone of Sisyphus Main article Chicago XXXII Stone of Sisyphus The beginning of the 1990s brought yet another departure Original drummer Danny Seraphine was dismissed from the band in May 1990 108 Seraphine was succeeded by Tris Imboden 108 a longtime drummer with Kenny Loggins 109 and former session drummer with Peter Cetera 110 Imboden made his first appearance on the 1991 album Twenty 1 with a fragment of band s logo which yielded an eleven week stretch on the Billboard 200 a peak at No 66 111 and the song Chasin the Wind which peaked at No 39 Twenty 1 would be their last released album of original music for fifteen years The band was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 23 1992 112 In 1993 Chicago wrote and recorded their 22nd album Stone of Sisyphus 113 This album was to have marked their return to their traditional composition of the 1970s emphasizing major horn accompaniment 114 However following a reorganization of the record company the new executives at Reprise Records now part of the newly formed Warner Music Group rejected the completed album It remained unpublished for fifteen years aside from bootleg tapes and Internet files 113 This contributed to the parting of the band from the record label The band was dismayed by the failure of the label Upset with the shelving of the album Dawayne Bailey voiced his objections and his annual contract was not renewed by the band in late 1994 And in the years that followed there were many debates and conjecture about the events surrounding the recordings It was also suggested some years later that the band s management was negotiating with the label regarding a licensing of the extensive Chicago back catalog and when those talks stalled the label apparently retaliated by scrapping the project 114 The album eventually saw an expanded release on Rhino Records in June 2008 to favorable reviews from both fans and critics example needed and made it to No 122 on the album charts 13 After finishing their 1994 tour and after signing with the Warner Bros Records imprint label Giant Records they released their 1995 album Night amp Day Big Band 115 116 consisting of covers of songs originally recorded by Sarah Vaughan Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington Guitarist Bruce Gaitsch stepped in and joined the band to handle the album s guitar work 117 118 119 The album featured guest appearances by Paul Shaffer of Late Show with David Letterman fame Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and The Gipsy Kings 120 Parazaider cited the group s participation in the 1973 television special honoring Duke Ellington Duke Ellington We Love You Madly as key in their decision to record this album 121 After this big band album Chicago acquired the rights to their Columbia recordings and reissued them on their own imprint 115 In early 1995 Keith Howland who had been a studio musician and stage hand based in Los Angeles was recruited as Chicago s new permanent guitarist 122 In 1998 Chicago released Chicago XXV The Christmas Album and a live album in 1999 Chicago XXVI on their own imprint 115 2000s In 2002 the band licensed their entire recorded output to Rhino Records 115 after having recorded it at Columbia Records and Warner Bros Records In 2002 Rhino released a two disc compilation The Very Best of Chicago Only The Beginning which spanned the band s career The compilation made the Top 40 and sold over 2 million copies in the U S Rhino also began releasing remastered versions of all of the band s Columbia era albums The following year the band released their most comprehensive compilation to date in the form of a box set simply titled The Box In October 2003 Rhino reissued Chicago XXV The Christmas Album along with six new recordings as What s It Gonna Be Santa The American cable music channel VH1 featured the band in an episode of its Behind the Music series Chicago Behind the Music season 1 episode 133 The episode first aired on October 15 2000 123 In 2004 2005 and 2009 Chicago toured with Earth Wind amp Fire 124 On March 21 2006 their first all new studio album since Twenty 1 arrived with Chicago XXX It was produced by Jay DeMarcus bassist vocalist with the country trio Rascal Flatts 125 who was a long time fan of Chicago and had cited the group as an influence on him as a musician in a previous fan letter to Jason Scheff 126 It also marked the first time the band s music was available as a digital download The album peaked at No 41 in the U S 13 spawning two minor adult contemporary hits Feel and Love Will Come Back Two songs from this album Feel and Caroline were performed live during Chicago s fall 2005 tour Chicago made multi week appearances at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in March May and October 2006 125 127 In July 2006 the band made a series of U S appearances with Huey Lewis and the News 128 On October 2 2007 Rhino Records released the two disc The Best of Chicago 40th Anniversary Edition Chicago XXXI a new greatest hits compilation spanning their entire forty years similar to The Very Best of Only the Beginning released five years earlier In 2008 Stone of Sisyphus once known as the aborted Chicago XXII now listed officially as Chicago XXXII was released with an expanded format 113 114 Drew Hester who was the percussionist and drummer for the Foo Fighters joined the band in January 2009 to temporarily fill in for an ill Imboden 129 and continued with the band as a percussionist upon Imboden s return later in the year 130 In August 2009 Champlin was fired from the band 131 He was replaced by Grammy nominated keyboardist Lou Pardini who had worked with Stevie Wonder and Santana 132 2010s In 2010 just as they had already done in 1999 and 2008 Chicago toured with the Doobie Brothers and would do so again in 2017 133 A 2011 performance in Chicago became a video for the HDNet cable channel that featured the Doobie Brothers joining Chicago for three encore tunes 134 The band also appeared on the season nine finale of American Idol 135 On July 24 2011 the band performed at Red Rocks in Colorado accompanied by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra 136 With Chicago XXXIII O Christmas Three the band re teamed with producer Ramone he had previously released the new tracks for the expanded Christmas re release What s It Gonna Be Santa to record a new Christmas album 137 Dolly Parton was a guest artist on the album 137 which was released in October 2011 In the meantime Rhino released Chicago XXXIV Live in 75 a two disc set containing two hours of previously unreleased performances recorded June 24 26 1975 at the Capital Centre in Largo Maryland featuring the original members of Chicago performing some of their greatest hits up to that point In 2012 Chicago and the Doobie Brothers held another joint tour 138 That same year Hester left the group shortly before the tour 130 and was succeeded at first by percussionist Daniel de los Reyes 139 140 then by Daniel s brother and former long term Santana member Walfredo Reyes Jr 139 141 142 In 2013 Lamm Loughnane Pankow and Parazaider appeared in the HBO film Clear History as the band Chicago 143 In late 2013 the band began releasing singles for a new album starting with Somethin Comin I Know in August America in September Crazy Happy in December 2013 and Naked in the Garden of Allah in January 2014 The album titled Chicago XXXVI Now was released on July 4 2014 144 The group s debut album Chicago Transit Authority released in 1969 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014 17 On January 25 and 28 of 2014 Chicago performed two concerts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 145 In February 2015 Chicago released a two disc live album Chicago at Symphony Hall of their performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 146 147 non primary source needed In 2015 Chicago was listed among the nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 148 The original lineup Cetera Kath Lamm Loughnane Pankow Parazaider and Seraphine was inducted at the 31st annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 8 2016 along with N W A Deep Purple Steve Miller and Cheap Trick 149 In February 2016 it was announced that original drummer Danny Seraphine would join the current lineup of Chicago for the first time in over 25 years for the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 150 Peter Cetera chose not to attend 151 152 Terry Kath s daughter Michelle accepted her father s award 151 Chicago and Earth Wind amp Fire embarked on another tour together in 2015 and 2016 153 In July 2016 Chicago performed on ABC s Greatest Hits 154 155 On September 23 2016 a documentary called The Terry Kath Experience was released 156 The documentary featured most of the members of Chicago talking about Kath s life most notably Kath s second wife Camelia Kath and original Chicago bassist Peter Cetera 157 158 It was directed by Kath s daughter Michelle Kath Sinclair 157 158 After taking a temporary leave in May 2016 citing family health reasons 159 160 it was announced on October 25 2016 that Jason Scheff had left Chicago after 31 years 159 161 Bassist vocalist Jeff Coffey who had been filling in for Scheff during his absence was promoted to a full time member 162 Saxophonist Ray Herrmann who had previously filled in for Parazaider on various tour dates since 2005 also became an official member at this time after Parazaider retired permanently from the road 163 Although Parazaider retired from regular touring he remained a band member 164 163 In January 2017 CNN Films aired a two hour biographical documentary film on the group titled Now More Than Ever The History of Chicago 165 The film was directed and edited by Peter Pardini nephew of band member Lou Pardini and produced by the band 166 The film s premiere was the highest rated program in the 25 54 demographic 167 The film won the 2016 Best of the Fest Audience Choice Award at the Sedona International Film Festival 168 At the 10th Annual Fort Myers Beach Film Festival in 2016 it won the People s Choice award and Peter Pardini won the Rising Star Award as director and filmmaker 169 On February 22 2017 it was announced that Cetera Lamm and Pankow were among the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees for their songwriting efforts as members of Chicago 19 20 The induction event was held Thursday June 15 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City 19 Chicago s website stated that in 2017 the band was working on a new album Chicago XXXVII 170 On September 17 2017 former percussionist Laudir de Oliveira died of a heart attack while performing onstage in his native Rio de Janeiro 171 172 Chicago began their 2018 touring schedule on Saturday January 13 by performing the grand opening concert at the new Xcite Center at Parx Casino in Bensalem Pennsylvania 173 On Wednesday January 17 2018 drummer Tris Imboden announced he was leaving the band after 27 years to spend more time with his family 174 On Friday January 19 2018 bassist and vocalist Jeff Coffey announced on his Facebook page that he was also departing from the band due to its heavy touring schedule 174 Chicago announced that percussionist Walfredo Reyes Jr was moving over to drums replacing Imboden 175 Vocalist Neil Donell of Chicago tribute band Brass Transit was chosen as the band s new lead singer and session musician Brett Simons also joined the band as their new bassist 176 177 Daniel de los Reyes return to the percussion position was announced filling the vacancy left by his brother s move to the drumset 178 179 On April 6 2018 Chicago released Chicago VI Decades Live This is What We Do a box set chronicling the band s live performances throughout their history 180 In May 2018 it was revealed that percussionist Daniel de los Reyes was departing Chicago to go back to his other group the Zac Brown Band 181 On Thursday May 17 2018 Chicago announced on their official Facebook page and on their Twitter account that Ray Ramon Yslas had joined the band on percussion On June 29 2018 Chicago released the album Chicago II Live on Soundstage a live performance from November 2017 of the then current band lineup performing the entire second album 182 183 In July 2018 the band updated its official web site and no longer listed Parazaider as a member of the band 184 Instead he is included on the band s Tribute to Founding Members 185 Parazaider had retired from touring previously 163 186 187 On October 26 2018 Chicago released the album Chicago Greatest Hits Live a live performance from 2017 for the PBS series Soundstage 188 189 On August 16 2019 the band announced on their website that they would be releasing their fourth Christmas album titled Chicago XXXVII Chicago Christmas on October 4 2019 190 191 The album has a greater emphasis on original Christmas songs written by the group than their previous holiday albums 190 2020s Chicago received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on October 16 2020 21 22 On April 19 2021 Walter Parazaider released a statement that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease 2 During their 2021 summer tour Lou Pardini was out for part of August and most of September with Who keyboardist Loren Gold filling in until Pardini was able to return 192 On November 15 2021 Howland broke his arm in an accident and took a leave of absence from the band with guitarist Tony Obrohta filling in for him at shows 193 On December 1 2021 Howland announced he was leaving Chicago after over 26 years citing the recent accident and lengthy recovery period as bringing about the next phase of his life 193 The band confirmed Howland s departure and removed his name from band lineup page on their website 193 Tony Obrohta officially joined the group to replace Howland in December 2021 194 195 196 In November 2021 Chicago and Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys announced they will co headline a 25 date tour in the summer of 2022 197 198 On January 21 2022 Lou Pardini announced he was departing the band Loren Gold vocals keyboards appeared with the group on tour filling the role vacated by Pardini starting in January 2022 and on March 2 2022 Chicago updated their website to list Gold as a band member 199 200 196 On Friday May 6 2022 Chicago announced on their website that Brett Simons had departed the band and Eric Baines bass backing vocals had joined the group 201 202 The group also announced plans to release a new album in the summer of 2022 201 Chicago released the single If This Is Goodbye on May 20 2022 202 203 On July 15 2022 Chicago released Chicago XXXVIII Born for This Moment 204 Approaches to musicStyle During his discussion of the formation of the band original drummer Danny Seraphine says he wanted to form a group of talented skilled musicians with a horn section that could play an inventive mix of rock and jazz 23 47 49 Walter Parazaider told writer Paul Elliott My idea was to make horns an integral part of a rock band 205 According to James Pankow Chicago set out to be basically a rock and roll band with a horn section 206 Robert Lamm credits Walter Parazaider and Terry Kath for having the vision of a rock band with expanded instrumentation 207 Peter Robb wrote The guys had all been influenced by show bands that would come into Chicago playing a variety of music Those bands always had tenor sax trumpet and trombone Loughnane said 208 On the occasion of the band s 50th anniversary Bobby Olivier writing for Billboard described its style as chameleonic shifting from esoteric jazz rock funk and soul to adult contemporary 209 In a piece for Ultimate Classic Rock writer Jeff Giles details the band s journey from being a progressive leaning rock band with horns in its earlier years to an adult contemporary act by the end of the 1980s in order to stay commercially relevant 85 In a 2021 interview published in Prog Robert Lamm asserts that Chicago is and always has been a progressive rock band and that they were particularly influenced by Yes and King Crimson to write and record their lengthier tracks In his view the hit songs on their albums satisfied the record companies and allowed the band more freedom on the rest of the recorded material As musicians the group has always felt blessed enough to try anything at any time 210 Trumpeter Lee Loughnane holds that the term jazz rock was invented because of Chicago s music 211 When asked why the band didn t continue in its jazzy improv direction Loughnane voiced his opinion that how the songwriters wrote was materially affected by changes in payment of royalties by the record companies and by the relatively short airplay time allowed for a song on the radio 212 Songwriting James Pankow has described the group s songwriting process as organic where one person comes up with a song and the other members come up with ideas for their parts Pankow one of the songwriters for the group also has typically been arranger for the horn section 206 Robert Lamm another of the group s songwriters sees the group members contributions to individual songs more as arranging than co writing and says his songs were enhanced in the process 213 Horns the signature sound According to the Daily Press Chicago s horn section was the foundation of the sound that launched the band to stardom in the 1970s 214 Horns arranger James Pankow speaking in 2017 said that when the band was being formed they discussed how to make the horns a main character in a song He said the horns are a big part of the band s signature and that he took a melodic lead voice approach to our horns where the horn section becomes another lead vocal and interweaves in and around the actual vocals and becomes a part of the story of the song 206 In a separate interview that same year Lee Loughnane echoed Pankow s remarks 211 PhilanthropyChicago has supported numerous charitable causes throughout the years In the 2010s the group had an ongoing partnership with the American Cancer Society Fans were given the opportunity to bid to sing their song If You Leave Me Now with them on stage during their live performances The proceeds went to the American Cancer Society to fund the Society s efforts to fight breast cancer 215 216 217 218 The group gave a benefit performance for Musicians on Call on Sunday April 23 2023 held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square in New York City 219 Musicians on Call is a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients families and caregivers in healthcare settings 220 The group donated an autographed guitar to the event s live auction and the 6 000 winning bid was made by singer Dionne Warwick 221 Chicago also did benefit performances for Musicians on Call in 2011 222 2012 223 and 2022 224 LegacyChicago s music has been used in the soundtracks of movies television programs and commercials Cetera s composition from the 1976 album Chicago X If You Leave Me Now has appeared in the movies Three Kings 1999 225 Shaun of the Dead 2004 226 A Lot like Love 2005 227 Happy Feet 2006 228 and Daddy s Home 2 2017 the television series Sex and the City 229 and South Park 230 and a television commercial that aired during the 2000 Super Bowl 231 Robert Lamm s song from the 1970 album Chicago II 25 or 6 to 4 was used in the 2017 film I Tonya 232 233 and on the animated TV series King of the Hill 234 235 You re the Inspiration was used for the soundtracks of the movies A Hologram for the King 2016 236 and Deadpool 2016 237 a 2017 Super Bowl commercial 238 and the television series It s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 239 and Criminal Minds 240 The song Hearts In Trouble was on the soundtrack to the 1990 film Days of Thunder 241 Other recording artists have covered Chicago s music According to the website SecondHandSongs If You Leave Me Now has been covered by over 90 recording artists from around the world Hard to Say I m Sorry by over 30 Colour My World by over 24 and You re the Inspiration by over 18 242 In 2019 a reimagined hip hop version of 25 or 6 to 4 by indie rapper realnamejames was featured in recruitment for the U S Army s What s Your Warrior marketing campaign 243 244 245 Chicago s music has long been a staple of marching bands in the U S 25 or 6 to 4 was named as the number one marching band song by Kevin Coffey of the Omaha World Herald 246 and as performed by the Jackson State University marching band ranked number seven of the Top 20 Cover Songs of 2018 by HBCU Bands 247 The band performed Saturday in the Park and 25 or 6 to 4 with the Notre Dame Marching Band on the football field during halftime on October 21 2017 248 249 They performed again at a game against Bowling Green State University on October 5 2019 250 Graphics Chicago logo Upon being renamed from Chicago Transit Authority to Chicago the band sported a new logo Its inspiration was found in the design of the Coca Cola logo 251 252 253 in the attitude of the city of Chicago itself 254 and in the desire to visually transcend the individual identities of the band s members 251 It was designed 254 by the art director of Columbia CBS Records John Berg 251 252 253 with each album s graphic art work being done by Nick Fasciano 255 256 Berg said The Chicago logo was fashioned for me by Nick Fasciano from my sketch 251 The logo would serve as the band s chief visual icon from Chicago II onward In various artistic forms and visual similes it has been the subject of every subsequent album cover except the fifteenth album Greatest Hits Volume II For example it appeared as an American flag on III a piece of wood on V a U S dollar bill on VI a leather relief on VII an embroidered patch on VIII a chocolate bar on X a map on XI a building on 13 a fingerprint on XIV a computer silicon chip on 16 a parcel on 17 a mosaic on 18 and an aquarelle on 19 Chicago IX s incarnation was a caricature of the band itself in the shape of the logo The album cover series has endured as a cataloged work of art in its own right described by Paul Nini of the American Institute of Graphic Arts as a real landmark in record cover design 251 In 2013 the iconic status of Chicago s album art was featured in a New York art museum exhibit which centered upon ninety five album covers completely selected from John Berg s career portfolio of hundreds Having overseen the design of approximately fourteen Chicago album covers across more than twenty years Berg stated that this artistic success resulted from the combination of Chicago s unique situation and his position in the best possible job at the best possible time to have that job at the center of the graphic universe 252 Berg won the 1976 Grammy Award for Best Album Package for Chicago X one of four Grammy Awards he won in his lifetime 257 The book titled Type and Image The Language of Graphic Design described the logo as a warm vernacular form executed in thick script letters with Victorian swashes in the tradition of sports teams and orange crate labels The book mentions the cultural and material background of the city of Chicago as inspiration for the logo for example describing the leather embossing of Chicago VII as representative of the great fire and the stockades The author connects the album art to the atmosphere of the band s namesake city quoting the band s original manager James William Guercio The printed word can never aspire to document a truly musical experience so if you must call them something speak of the city where all save one were born where all of them were schooled and bred and where all of this incredible music went down barely noticed call them CHICAGO 254 PersonnelAs of July 2018 the three remaining active original members of Chicago are Lamm Loughnane and Pankow 184 Band legal structure The legal hierarchy of the band was illuminated in a July 2022 published interview with Robert Lamm in which he Pankow and Loughnane are identified as the partners and the rest of the members as contracted players According to Lamm the three partners control what the band does The decision to record the 2022 album Born for This Moment depended largely on the consensus of the three partner members 258 259 Status of Walter Parazaider For several years the exact status of Walter Parazaider as a current member or former member was unclear A 2017 article said Parazaider retired due to a heart condition but was still technically part of the group 187 Another 2017 article said that Ray Herrmann had become a full time touring member but that Parazaider is still a band member and performs with the group for certain events 163 According to a 2018 article Parazaider officially retired in 2017 1 By August 10 2018 Ray Herrmann was shown as a member of the band and Parazaider was not on the group s official website 184 While Parazaider at times has been referred to as a non touring member of the group 260 he did not appear on either of the studio albums released since his retirement 2019 s Chicago Christmas 191 261 and 2022 s Born for This Moment 262 263 In 2021 Parazaider revealed he had been diagnosed with Alzeimer s disease 2 Main article List of Chicago band members Current members Original band partners 258 259 Robert Lamm keyboards lead vocals 1967 present Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals 1967 present James Pankow trombone backing vocals 1967 present Contracted band members 258 259 Walfredo Reyes Jr drums 2018 present percussion 2012 2018 Ray Herrmann saxophones flute clarinet backing vocals 2016 present touring substitute 2005 2016 Neil Donell lead vocals acoustic guitar 2018 present Ramon Ray Yslas percussion 2018 present Tony Obrohta guitar backing vocals 2021 present touring substitute November 2021 Loren Gold keyboards vocals 2022 present touring substitute August September 2021 touring member January March 2022 Eric Baines bass backing vocals 2022 present Lineups 1967 as The Big Thing 1967 1974 1974 1978 1978 1980Terry Kath guitar vocals Robert Lamm keyboards bass pedals vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Danny Seraphine drums Peter Cetera bass vocals Terry Kath guitar vocals Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Danny Seraphine drumsTouring musiciansLaudir de Oliveira percussion 1973 1974 Peter Cetera bass vocals Terry Kath guitar vocals Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Danny Seraphine drums Laudir de Oliveira percussion 44 Peter Cetera bass vocals Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Danny Seraphine drums Laudir de Oliveira percussion Donnie Dacus guitar vocals 82 80 1980 1981 1981 1985 1985 1986 1986 1990Peter Cetera bass vocals Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Danny Seraphine drums Laudir de Oliveira percussion Chris Pinnick guitar 80 Touring musiciansMarty Grebb saxophone guitar keyboards backing vocals 1980 1981 87 Peter Cetera bass vocals Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Danny Seraphine drums Chris Pinnick guitar Bill Champlin keyboards vocals 89 Touring musiciansKenny Cetera percussion backing vocals 1984 1985 95 264 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Danny Seraphine drums Bill Champlin keyboards vocals Jason Scheff bass vocals 99 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Danny Seraphine drums Bill Champlin keyboards vocals Jason Scheff bass vocals Dawayne Bailey guitar vocals 103 1990 1995 1995 1995 2009 2009Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Bill Champlin keyboards vocals Jason Scheff bass vocals Dawayne Bailey guitar vocals Tris Imboden drums harmonica 108 Touring musiciansSteve Jankowski trumpet sub for Loughnane 1992 265 Lee Thornburg trumpet sub for Loughnane 1992 266 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Bill Champlin keyboards vocals Jason Scheff bass vocals Tris Imboden drums harmonica Bruce Gaitsch guitar 267 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Bill Champlin keyboards vocals Jason Scheff bass vocals Tris Imboden drums harmonica Keith Howland guitar backing vocals 122 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 1999 2009 268 Lou Pardini keyboards vocals sub for Champlin for a few shows 1999 2007 Larry Klimas saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2003 2009 269 128 Ray Herrmann saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2005 2009 270 Tom Timko saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2005 Steve Jankowski trumpet sub for Loughnane 2006 2007 265 Lee Thornburg trumpet sub for Loughnane 2008 2009 Drew Hester drums sub for Imboden 2009 129 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Jason Scheff bass vocals Tris Imboden drums harmonica Keith Howland guitar backing vocals Lou Pardini keyboards vocals 132 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2009 Larry Klimas saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2009 Ray Herrmann saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2009 Drew Hester drums sub for Imboden 2009 130 2009 2012 2012 2012 2016 2016 2018Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Jason Scheff bass vocals Tris Imboden drums harmonica Keith Howland guitar backing vocals Lou Pardini keyboards vocals Drew Hester percussion 130 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2009 2012 271 Larry Klimas saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2009 2012 Ray Herrmann saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2009 2012 272 Art Velasco trombone sub for Pankow 2011 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Jason Scheff bass vocals Tris Imboden drums harmonica Keith Howland guitar backing vocals Lou Pardini keyboards vocals Daniel de los Reyes percussion 139 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2012 Larry Klimas saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2012 Ray Herrmann saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2012 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals Jason Scheff bass vocals Tris Imboden drums harmonica Keith Howland guitar backing vocals Lou Pardini keyboards vocals Walfredo Reyes Jr percussion 130 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2012 2016 273 Larry Klimas saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2012 273 Ray Herrmann saxophones flute sub for Parazaider 2012 2016 274 Lee Thornburg trumpet sub for Loughnane 2012 275 Jeff Coffey bass vocals sub for Scheff 2016 159 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walter Parazaider saxophones flute backing vocals officially retired in 2017 1 Tris Imboden drums harmonica Keith Howland guitar backing vocals Lou Pardini keyboards vocals Walfredo Reyes Jr percussion Jeff Coffey bass vocals occasional guitar 159 Ray Herrmann saxophones flute backing vocals 163 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2016 2018 276 January 2018 May 2018 May 2018 July 2018 July 2018 December 2021 December 2021 January 2022Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Keith Howland guitar backing vocals Lou Pardini keyboards vocals Walfredo Reyes Jr drums 176 177 Ray Herrmann saxophones flute backing vocals Neil Donell vocals acoustic guitar 176 177 277 Brett Simons bass backing vocals 176 177 277 Daniel de los Reyes percussion 178 278 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2018 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Keith Howland guitar backing vocals Lou Pardini keyboards vocals Walfredo Reyes Jr drums Ray Herrmann saxophones flute backing vocals Neil Donell vocals acoustic guitar Brett Simons bass backing vocals Ramon Ray Yslas percussion 279 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2018 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Keith Howland guitar backing vocals Lou Pardini keyboards vocals Walfredo Reyes Jr drums Ray Herrmann saxophones flute backing vocals Neil Donell vocals acoustic guitar Brett Simons bass backing vocals Ramon Ray Yslas percussion 279 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2018 2021 Loren Gold keyboards vocals sub for Pardini 2021 192 Tony Obrohta guitar backing vocals sub for Howland 2021 193 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Lou Pardini keyboards vocals Walfredo Reyes Jr drums Ray Herrmann saxophones flute backing vocals Neil Donell vocals acoustic guitar Brett Simons bass backing vocals Ramon Ray Yslas percussion Tony Obrohta guitar backing vocals 193 195 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2021 2022 January 2022 March 2022 March 2022 May 2022 May 2022 presentRobert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walfredo Reyes Jr drums Ray Herrmann saxophones flute backing vocals Neil Donell vocals acoustic guitar Brett Simons bass backing vocals Ramon Ray Yslas percussion Tony Obrohta guitar backing vocalsTouring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2022 Loren Gold keyboards vocals Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walfredo Reyes Jr drums Ray Herrmann saxophones flute backing vocals Neil Donell vocals acoustic guitar Brett Simons bass backing vocals Ramon Ray Yslas percussion Tony Obrohta guitar backing vocals Loren Gold keyboards vocalsTouring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2022 Rob Arthur keyboards vocals sub for Gold 2022 Robert Lamm keyboards vocals Lee Loughnane trumpet flugelhorn backing vocals James Pankow trombone backing vocals Walfredo Reyes Jr drums Ray Herrmann saxophones flute backing vocals Neil Donell vocals acoustic guitar Ramon Ray Yslas percussion Tony Obrohta guitar backing vocals Loren Gold keyboards vocals Eric Baines bass backing vocals 201 Touring musiciansNick Lane trombone sub for Pankow 2022 Rob Arthur keyboards vocals sub for Gold 2022 DiscographyMain article Chicago discography Studio albums Chicago Transit Authority 1969 Chicago 1970 Chicago III 1971 Chicago V 1972 Chicago VI 1973 Chicago VII 1974 Chicago VIII 1975 Chicago X 1976 Chicago XI 1977 Hot Streets 1978 Chicago 13 1979 Chicago XIV 1980 Chicago 16 1982 Chicago 17 1984 Chicago 18 1986 Chicago 19 1988 Twenty 1 1991 Night amp Day Big Band 1995 Chicago XXV The Christmas Album 1998 reissued with six new tracks added as What s It Gonna Be Santa in 2003 Chicago XXX 2006 Chicago XXXII Stone of Sisyphus 2008 Chicago XXXIII O Christmas Three 2011 Chicago XXXV The Nashville Sessions 2013 Chicago XXXVI Now 2014 Chicago XXXVII Chicago Christmas 2019 Chicago XXXVIII Born for This Moment 2022 Live albums Chicago at Carnegie Hall 1971 Chicago XXVI Live in Concert 1999 Chicago XXXIV Live in 75 2011 VideographyChicago And the Band Played On 1992 Warner Reprise Video 280 Chicago In Concert at the Greek Theater 1993 Warner Reprise Video 281 282 Soundstage Presents Chicago Live in Concert 2004 Koch Vision 283 Chicago and Earth Wind amp Fire Live at the Greek Theater 2004 Image Entertainment 284 Television and filmAs major subject Chicago in the Rockies 1973 ABC television special 75 Chicago Meanwhile Back at the Ranch 1974 ABC television special 76 Chicago s New Year s Rockin Eve 1975 December 31 1974 ABC television special 77 ABC In Concert 1992 two part television special 285 286 287 Chicago Behind the Music 133 2000 VH1 documentary television episode 123 Now More Than Ever The History of Chicago 2017 documentary film 165 166 Other television and film appearances Duke Ellington We Love You Madly 1973 CBS television special 72 74 Electra Glide in Blue 1973 film 71 Saturday Night Live 1979 NBC 288 Clear History 2013 HBO 143 The Terry Kath Experience 2015 documentary film 289 290 Awards and honorsAmerican Music Awards Year Category Result Ref 1977 Favorite Pop Rock Band Duo Group Won 63 1986 Favorite Pop Rock Band Duo Group Won 63 Grammy Awards Award Show Year Category Work Awardee s Nominee s Result Ref 1970 Best New Artist of the Year 1969 Chicago Nominated 16 1971 Album of the Year Chicago Chicago Nominated 16 291 Contemporary Vocal Group Chicago Chicago Nominated 16 291 Best Album Cover Chicago John Berg amp Nick Fasciano Nominated 291 1974 Best Album Package Chicago VI John Berg Nominated 292 1977 Album of the Year Chicago X Chicago Nominated 16 293 Record of the Year If You Leave Me Now Chicago Nominated 16 293 Best Album Package Chicago X John Berg Won 293 Best Arrangement Instrumental and Vocals If You Leave Me Now James William Guercio amp Jimmie Haskell Won 51 Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo Group or Chorus If You Leave Me Now Chicago Won 16 293 1980 Best Album Package Chicago 13 Tony Lane Nominated 294 1981 Best Album Package Chicago XIV John Berg Nominated 295 1983 Pop Vocal Group Hard To Say I m Sorry Chicago Nominated 16 296 1985 Record of the Year Hard Habit To Break Single Chicago Nominated 16 297 Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo Group or Chorus Hard Habit To Break Single Chicago Nominated 16 Best Engineered Album Non Classical Chicago 17 Humberto Gatica Won 51 Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal s Hard Habit To Break Single David Foster amp Jeremy Lubbock Won 51 Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices Hard Habit To Break Track David Foster amp Peter Cetera Nominated 298 299 300 1986 Album of the Year We Are the World USA For Africa The Album Chicago amp all other album artists Nominated 16 2014 Grammy Hall of Fame The Chicago Transit Authority Inductee 17 2020 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Chicago Honoree 301 Billboard awards Main article Billboard magazine 1971 Top Album Artist 302 1971 Top Album Group 303 1971 Trendsetter Award for setting concert records at Carnegie Hall 40 Playboy awards Main article Playboy 1971 All Star Readers Poll Best Instrumental Combo Playboy Jazz amp Pop Poll 304 305 306 307 1971 Best Small Combo LP Chicago Playboy Jazz amp Pop Poll 304 1972 All Star Readers Poll Best Instrumental Combo Playboy Jazz amp Pop Poll 308 309 307 1973 All Star Musicians Poll Best Instrumental Combo Playboy Jazz amp Pop Poll 310 1973 All Star Readers Poll Best Instrumental Combo Playboy Jazz amp Pop Poll 310 307 1973 Best Small Combo LP Chicago V Playboy Jazz amp Pop Poll 310 307 Other honors 1970 Best Album of 1970 Chicago Cash Box 311 312 1976 City of Chicago Medal of Merit city s highest civilian award 28 313 314 1976 Awarded a Cartier 25 pound bar of pure platinum by Columbia Records for platinum album achievement 56 57 Note 1 1977 Madison Square Garden Gold Ticket Award for drawing over 100 000 people to the venue over the years 68 69 Note 2 1987 American Video Award Best Cinematography 25 or 6 to 4 Bobby Byrne 102 1992 Hollywood Walk of Fame star for music contributions located at 6400 Hollywood Boulevard 112 315 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction original members Cetera Kath Lamm Loughnane Pankow Parazaider Seraphine 316 317 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame James Pankow and Robert Lamm inducted Peter Cetera elected not inducted 318 See alsoBest selling music artists worldwide Notes a b Although 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