A Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye
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Chicago was one of the most successful bands of the rock era, racking up multiple Billboard Top Ten hits between 1970 and 1990.
They were a band that placed equal (if not greater) emphasis on horns as guitar and picked up where Blood Sweat & Tears left off. Chicago quickly learned how to channel their expansive sound into concise pop songs, scoring hits in the early 1970s with punchy tunes like “25 or 6 to 4” as well as producing sweet melodies like “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” and “Saturday in the Park.” As the ‘70s went on, the band began to emphasise their softer side with bassist Peter Cetera singing mellow standards like “If You Leave Me Now,” “Baby and “Hard to Say I’m Sorry.” The band kept the same sound after Cetera’s departure in the mid-1980s. They continued touring and producing albums despite the fact that hits dried up in the ‘90s. Despite this, Chicago remained a pop/rock institution, with original members keyboardist Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane and trombonist James Pankow.
Our guest today is Chicago co-founder Lee Loughnane.
sandy@abreathoffreshair.com.au
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