A band that started with jazz-rock fusion and kept playing through lineup changes.
For their early sound, "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" still captures that original energy. Later material like "After All That We've Been Through" shows the band's persistence through changes.
They put horns at the front of rock music when that wasn't common, with early hits like "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" Their sound was built around that original seven-piece lineup with Terry Kath on guitar and Peter Cetera on bass. Even after Kath's death and Cetera's departure in 1985, the core members kept the band going for decades.
Formed in Chicago in 1967, their self-titled 1969 debut established their blend of rock with horns. The 1985 loss of guitarist Terry Kath and departure of bassist Peter Cetera marked a major shift, but Robert Lamm, James Pankow, Lee Loughnane, and Walter Parazaider continued releasing albums like "19" and "Twenty 1."
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