09/20/17 Lee Loughnane - Chicago Founding Member
Lee David Loughnane is an American trumpeter, flugelhorn player, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago
Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era" by former President Bill Clinton,\xa0the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in at #9, the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine's\xa0recent Hot 200 All-Time Top Artists.\xa0AndChicago is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six consecutive decades.\xa0
Chicago was inducted into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!\xa0\xa0This was their first nomination. They\u2019ve been eligible since 1994. A long time coming!\xa0
\xa0Chicago\u2019s lifetime achievements include two Grammy Awards, multiple American Music Awards,\xa0Founding Artists of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,\xa0a\xa0star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Chicago street dedicated in their honor, and keys to and proclamations from an impressive list of US cities. Record sales top the 100,000,000 mark, and include 21 Top 10 singles, 5 consecutive Number One albums, 11 Number One singles and 5 Gold singles. An incredible 25 of their 36 albums have been certified platinum, and the band has a total of 47 gold and platinum awards.\xa0
\xa0From the signature sound of the Chicago horns, their iconic Vocalists, and a few dozen of ever-Classic Songs, this band\u2019s concerts are celebrations.\xa0\xa02017 marks the band\u2019s 50th\xa0consecutive year of touring, without missing a single concert date!