Danny Seraphine and Bill Champlin discuss David Foster’s platinum-selling era with Chicago, and how it ended.

Danny Seraphine looks back on a career that started and continues with CTA.

Bill Champlin has just returned from playing five dates with his ex-Chicago bandmate Danny Seraphine, an experience he describes as “a fun week.” Unfortunately, it hasn’t all been fun lately for Champlin, who has experienced some recent health problems. You May Also Like: Chicago, “If She Would Have Been Faithful”Read More

For co-founding member Danny Seraphine, Chicago’s transition into 1980s-era pop stars still represents a conundrum. He pined for the days of their early, more challenging music — but he relished their successes. You May Also Like: How ‘Chicago XI’ Ended More Than One Era: Gimme Five Chicago – Chicago IIRead More

A theory has emerged that Chicago never quite recovered from Peter Cetera’s departure. Here are five arguments to the contrary.

Robert Lamm recently dismissed the idea. Peter Cetera has said he’s not interested in touring like they do. But Danny Seraphine, the long-gone original drummer, would still like to broker a reunion with Chicago. You May Also Like: Chicago – Chicago II (1970; 2017 Steven Wilson Remix) How ‘Chicago XI’Read More

Even as Robert Lamm celebrates the debut of a long-awaited new Chicago single, the band’s 45th anniversary looms — along with questions about staging a Beach Boys-style reunion of its original surviving members. You May Also Like: Chicago – Chicago II (1970; 2017 Steven Wilson Remix) Chicago, “Questions 67 &Read More

In adding muscular horns to California Transit Authority, Danny Seraphine has fulfilled the promise of one of the best songs on CTA’s hard-grooving new release Sacred Ground: He’s come full circle. You May Also Like: Can the Flawed ‘Chicago VIII’ Be Saved by Its Deep Cuts? Chicago – Chicago IIRead More

Here’s an exclusive sneak peek at the title track from California Transit Authority’s long-awaited sophomore release, led by Chicago co-founder Danny Seraphine and featuring Marc Bonilla and Tower of Power vocalist Larry Braggs You May Also Like: Chicago, “Questions 67 & 68” from Chicago Transit Authority (1969): One Track MindRead More

It’s not just that Chicago doesn’t sound like old Chicago anymore. In fact, nobody does. Or, more correctly, nobody did. What’s left of the original band, having now issued just one original album since 1991, has been supplanted. You May Also Like: Chicago, “Questions 67 & 68” from Chicago TransitRead More