Welcome to Erin Mankie's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

The life of a professional musician is a tumultuous one.

Rockstar biographies are full of stories about their lives on the road, waking up in a new

city every day.

Their families left behind as they worked their way towards superstardom.

But not every band makes it to the top.

And some need to make serious changes to even come close.

The Beatles famously replaced their original drummer Pete Best with Ringo Star when it became

clear that Best wasn't a good fit.

When singer Robert Lamb and his friends first formed their group in 1967, they called themselves

the big thing, until they transformed themselves into Chicago Transit Authority the following

year.

One year after that, they shortened it down even more to the name they're known by today.

Chicago.

The change, as you see, is common for a band and sometimes it can be the difference between

obscurity and success.

Roger and Nick knew that in England growing up during the 1940s and 50s.

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