What Original Members Of Chicago Are Still In The Band

Trombonist james pankow one of the three.

Chicago was formed under the name the big thing on february 15 1967 with the original lineup comprising guitarist and vocalist terry kath keyboardist and vocalist robert lamm drummer danny seraphine saxophonist walter parazaider trumpeter lee loughnane and trombonist james pankow. Trombone horn arranger composer. And four of the six surviving founding members major songwriters lamm and pankow plus loughnane and parazaider remain to this day providing continuity while bill champlin has put in over 25 years with the band jason scheff over 20 tris imboden over 15 and keith howland has logged over 13. In december bassist peter cetera was added to the band which was soon renamed chicago.