Lee Loughnane is one of the founders of the long-running band Chicago. He is joined by Peter Pardini, director of the new documentary on the band, The Last Band On Stage (out Sept. 30) as well as a 2017 documentary about Chicago, Now More Than Ever, that captures the band as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the band's non-stop touring schedule.

Lee talks about being off the road, what it was like returning to the stage in Sept. 2021, performing with the Beach Boys in 2022, the band's new album, Born For This Moment (released in July 2022) and much more. Pardini provides insights into the making of the films and, as the band's videographer, seeing the band perform countless times.

Chicago has released 26 studio albums since its 1969 debut, Chicago Transit Authority, that featured such classic songs such as "Questions 67 and 68" and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" That album went on to double-platinum status in the U.S. after exceeding sales of two million units, according to the RIAA. Gold and platinum albums continued over the years, peaking with the 1984 album, Chicago 17, which is certified six-times platinum in the U.S. and spawned the hits "Hard Habit to Break" and "You're the Inspiration." Among the band's many live albums and greatest hits, both Chicago IV-Chicago's Greatest Hits from 1975 and Greatest Hits 1982-1989 from 1989 are certified five-times platinum.

Chicago was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

Links:

Billboard's podcast page

Glenn Peoples @theglennpeoples

Jay Gilbert (Label Logic)

Chicago's official website

Chicago at Setlist.fm

Peter Pardini's official website

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