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If you like rock 'n' roll mixed with an exciting blast of horns, there is no better listen than the music group Chicago. Using performance and interview clips, we'll trace the arc of their career.
The History of the band CHICAGO...If you like your rock 'n' roll mixed with an exciting blast of horns there is no better listen than the music group Chicago. Formed in the city of Chicago in 1967 the band produced a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In fact, Chicago has sold over 100,00,000 albums and according to Billboard Magazine Chicago is the most successful American group ever. Using performance and interview clips, we'll trace the arc of their career from their early rock 'n' roll successes like "25 or 6 to 4" and "Saturday In The Park" to their later softer hits like "If You Leave Me Now" and "Hard To Say I'm Sorry."
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After a rewarding career in advertising sales, Gary Wenstrup retired and developed courses on the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel and Motown Records for the Continuing Education Departments of College of DuPage and Oakton Community College. Gary has also lectured at over 80 Chicago area libraries. Gary's Beatles presentation was deemed "The Best of The Best" by the Library Administrators Conference of Northern Illinois (LACONI). Besides being featured on radio broadcasts and in newspaper articles, Gary is also a reoccurring guest on the widely respected podcast "Something About The Beatles."
