Chicago-The Band Goes On- Part 1 Quiz

Answer: The Big Thing

The band was formed in 1967 by a group of college students as a cover band called The Big Thing. They moved to California in 1968 and later changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority before releasing their first album in 1969.

Answer: True

The original members were students at DePaul University, located in Chicago.

Answer: First

Billboard says that Chicago sold more singles in the 70s than any other U.S. group, beating out the likes of The Eagles and Three Dog Night, among others.

Answer: Name infringement

No secret here. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) contacted the group and demanded that they stop using the name, and threatened to take them to court if they persisted. So the name was ultimately shortened to just "Chicago" for their next album.

Answer: Electra Glide In Blue

The film starred Robert Blake and was about an Arizona motorcycle cop. It was produced by James William Guercio who, coincidently produced Chicago's first eleven albums. Band members featured in minor roles in the film were Peter Cetera, Walt Parazaider, Lee Loughnane and Terry Kath. The group also was part of the film's soundtrack.

Answer: The Beach Boys

The tour with The Beach Boys played to mostly sellout crowds in most major cities in the U.S. and was considered one of the highest grossing tours ever up until that time. Chicago did tour with America in 2006, and with the Doobie Brothers in 2008.

Answer: No photos appeared

The idea was originally conceived by James Guercio to have a logo for the group on their album cover for the first album "Chicago Transit Authority", and the group later continued the tradition stating that the main thing was the music, not how good they looked in a photo.

Answer: A member of the group died

Terry Kath, one of the founding members, and an avid hunter, was cleaning one of his guns at home on January 23, 1978 when he accidentally shot and killed himself. This was a devastating blow for the group and they considered shutting down, but were encouraged to go on by family members and friends.

Answer: The album had a name

Wow, an album with a name, and pictures too. For the first time in their history their twelfth album had a name. The first eleven were just numbered in Roman numerals. Additionally, their group photograph appeared on the outside cover; the first time they did this.

Answer: All of these

Big changes that year. After the death of Terry Kath, they had also had parted ways with James William Guercio, and were in the market for a new producer. Donnie Daucus, the first replacement for Kath, was not happy and left the group. After "Chicago 13" and "Chicago XIV" failed commercially, they were dropped by Columbia Records. Hmm...what to do? They signed on with a new record label. Producer David Foster, who had worked with the likes of Earth Wind and Fire, Hall and Oates, Bozz Scaggs, and The Average White Band, came on board as the producer, and he brought in vocalist/keyboard player Bill Champlin, a sessions musician with a gruff voice similar to that of Kath.

Answer: False

It wasn't Lamm that left, but Peter Cetera did, to concentrate on a solo career which yielded hits such as "The Glory Of Love" (from The "Karate Kid" soundtrack), as well as a duet with Cher, and one with Amy Grant. Lamm never left the group.

Answer: Elvis Presley

Jason is the one who actually replaced Peter Cetera in 1985, before the Chicago 18 album was released. Jerry, his dad, toured with Elvis in the 60's as a bass player. Jason sings some of Chicago's hits, of which he has written some, as well as the songs that were formerly done by Cetera, since their voices are similar. And of course, he plays bass, just like his Dad.

Answer: Columbia

Chicago had recorded "Hot Streets" as the first album after Terry Kath's death, and it was mildly successful, yielding the hit song "Alive Again", and then "No Tell Lover". Both songs climbed as high as number 14 on the Billboard charts. When their next two albums, Chicago 13 and XIV met with no success, and yielded no hits, Columbia dropped them from their active roster, citing the group as no longer commercially viable. Columbia was under contract for one more album, so they released "Greatest Hits Vol. 2" to fulfill their obligation. Chicago was then picked up by Warner Bros. records and went on to have many more hit albums.

Answer: Stone Of Sisyphus

"Stone" was recorded in 1993, and was originally going to be "Chicago 22", but Warner Bros. was unhappy with the finished product and refused to release the album. One rumor is that they wouldn't release the album not because of the quality, but rather due to a squabble over licensing of old material from the back catalog. Nevertheless, one or two of the songs from the album bootlegged their way onto the Internet.

The album was finally released in June of 2008 as "Chicago XXXII Stone Of Sisyphus". So 22 became 32, after 15 years.

Answer: Rhino

Rhino has released a number of compilations since 2002, starting with "The Very Best Of Chicago: Only The Beginning", and "Love Songs", but aso were on board for the release of "Chicago XXX" in 2006, which was their first studio album of new music since "Chicago 21" which had been released in 1991.