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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 (after the city's mass transit agency) [1] in 1968, then shortened the name to its current one in 1969.
Chicago Transit Authority is the debut studio album by the American rock band Chicago, known at the time of release as Chicago Transit Authority. The double album was released on April 28, 1969 and became a sleeper hit, reaching number 17 on the Billboard 200 by 1971.
Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. They have recorded 38 albums, sold over 100,000,000 records and are one of the longest-running and best-selling music groups of all time.
Chicago performing live in 2005. Chicago is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in February 1967, the group was originally known as The Big Thing and later Chicago Transit Authority, before becoming Chicago in 1969.
In 1968, The Big Thing changed their name Chicago Transit Authority, relocated to Los Angeles and signed to Columbia Records. Produced by Jim Guercio, who doubled as the group’s manager, the following year’s self-titled debut was a double-disc set.
Chicago Transit Authority is a time capsule of the popular musical styles of the late ’60’s, with CTA’s own unique flavor on top. One can pick out the group’s classical, jazz, R&B, and pop influences, bearing references to Beatles as well as Jimi Hendrix.
With seven guys, a dozen songs spread over two discs and a sound big enough to fit elements of rock, jazz and classical music, Chicago's first album announced the arrival of a band with...
The #1 song in America that week: George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord/Isn't It a Pity." Chicago Transit Authority reached #17 on the Billboard 200 for the week of July 19, 1969, setting the stage for even bigger hits and a storied career that still thrives today.
To celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Chicago Transit Authority, the band plays songs from the album, their biggest hits, and “unplugged” a cappella arrangements of some of Chicago’s classic tunes captured in an emotionally moving centerpiece, with each visualized in all original full-length animations shown against an an amazing ...
Along with New York’s Blood, Sweat and Tears, Chicago Transit Authority was the first rock band to incorporate horns into its sound, starting with that ’69 double-album debut on Columbia...