Ep463: Lee Loughnane of Chicago

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7 • 579 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Lee Loughnane of Chicago shares memories of the band's early period, the Chicago Transit Authority debut, Chicago's live performances, rediscovered recordings and the band's enduring legacy.

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Lee Loughnane – intro
Early days – memories of Jimi Hendrix
Jimi wanted to play/jam with Chicago
Terry Kath and Jimi got along well
Learnings from Jimi and Janis
Audience of high improvisation tolerance
Chicago has so many hits, they can't play them all in a show
Touring with Earth Wind & Fire
Playing when the power goes out
Recording the 1971 Kennedy Center show
Common to debut material live before recording
The process of writing Chicago songs
Jimmy writing the Ballet
The naming of albums with Roman numerals
Changing band name from Chicago Transit Authority
Origin story of the Chicago band logo
Releasing a double album as a debut
Recording/rehearsing and writing 1^st few albums
Band house under the Hollywood Freeway
AM radio wouldn't play early Chicago material
"Make Me Smile" single for AM radio
Band was concerned about feasibility to do multiple albums
Playing Carnegie Hall – recent remix and box set
Remixing early Chicago records
Challenge of playing live in early days
Terry's amp position on live stage
Did Chicago record many early gigs?
The Kennedy Center gig was special and recorded as such
Chicago put out a lot of records early on
Current tour going to Japan but not Australia
Rediscovering Kennedy Center recording
Debuting the song "Saturday In The Park" at the Kennedy Center
Unheard Chicago songs and tapes been archived
Chicago tapes – multitracks and masters
Lee enjoys modern CDs much more than vinyl
What's Lee listening to these days?
Lee never got into punk rock
Interview wrap up

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0:21.0	And now on with the show.
0:23.6	Welcome to the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds.
0:28.3	Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all, Nate Goyer.
0:31.9	Well, hello, everyone. It's Nate.
0:33.9	Welcome to what episode is it.
0:36.0	Oh, dear Lord.
0:37.5	Episode 463 of The Vinyl Guide.
0:40.5	The podcast for record collectors and music nerds.
0:43.1	And this week, dear people, we are welcoming Lee Locknain of the band Chicago.
0:48.3	At least a founding member of that outfit.
0:51.1	He was there at the group's earliest stages, recorded their debut in 1969, and here,
0:56.5	some 55 years later, Lee is still recording and touring with the band. So, little backstory here.
1:03.0	In 1971, Chicago was rising in prominence and were booked to play a concert at the just-completed
1:10.8	Kennedy Center, essentially being the first band to play a concert at the just completed Kennedy Center,
1:12.0	essentially being the first band to play there.
1:14.6	And this event was recorded and tapes stored and nearly forgotten about.
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