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Three of Chicago’s founding members — Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane and James (Jimmy) Pankow — remain listed as members of the band and have performed with the group in recent years, while fellow origina...
Chicago was formed in February 1967 with seven core founding members: Terry Kath, Robert Lamm, Danny Seraphine, Walter Parazaider, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow and (added in December 1967) Peter Cetera...
Robert Lamm has been a constant presence in Chicago from its founding in 1967 and is widely described as a founding member who has , continuing to perform with the group into the 2020s. Multiple profi...
Chicago began in 1967 and has kept touring every year since, but its personnel have shifted dramatically: three founders — Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane and James Pankow — remain active as of 2025 while ...
You asked why each original Chicago member left the band. Available reporting documents most high-profile departures and gives reasons for a few: Peter Cetera left in July 1985 to concentrate on a sol...
Robert Lamm is neither a scapegoat nor a villain in Chicago’s story; he is a central creative force whose fortunes within the band have waxed and waned — celebrated for writing many of the group’s sig...