Chicago
A conversation with Jimmy Pankow
Didja Know ... ?
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Jimmy Pankow (pronounced PAN koe) born August 20, 1947.
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Chicago has recorded 37 albums and sold over 100 million records.
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Jimmy Pankow started playing the trombone (reluctantly) before his arms were long enough to reach the bottom note on the slide!
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Jimmy's major musical influence was Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Majored in Music Education at Quincy College in Quincy, Illinois.
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The original title of Jimmy Pankow's composition, "Colour My World," was "Andante Cantabile."
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Top 10 Chicago Hits
In the band's first quarter century, they placed an amazing 49 songs on the singles chart. These are just the Top 10s.
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Make Me Smile (1970)
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25 Or 6 To 4 (1970)
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Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is (1970)
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Beginnings/Colour My World (1971)
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Saturday In The Park (1972)
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Feelin' Stronger Every Day (1973)
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Just You 'N' Me (1973)
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(I've Been) Searchin' So Long (1974)
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Call On Me (1974)
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Old Days (1975)
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If You Leave Me Now (1976)
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Baby, What A Big Surprise (1977)
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Hard To Say I'm Sorry (1982)
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Hard Habit To Break (1984)
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You're The Inspiration (1984)
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Will You Still Love Me? (1986)
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I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (1988)
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Look Away (1988)
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You're Not Alone (1989)
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What Kind Of Man Would I Be? (1989)