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MONICA HOOPER NWA Democrat-Gazette L ee Loughnane, founding member and trumpeter for Chicago, is warming up for his next concert when he calls in for an interview with What's Up! He's also watching the show "Stranger Things." He's on season two. "When my daughter was telling me about this, I didn't have Netflix. I wasn't going to get Netflix because I had so much other stuff," he says. With all the downtime from the pandemic, "I started binging everything," the 75-year-old adds. Naturally we had to ask if it that's how things really looked in the '80s. "Some of the music, but you know, it's Hollywood. They put some things in that's like 'Come on!' But a lot of it is fairly accurate — the weird hairstyles, smoking weird stuff and putting weird things in your mouth and swallowing them," he quips. Chicago formed in 1967, calling themselves The Big Thing. After the release of their first album, "Chicago Transit Authority," in 1969, they adopted the moniker of the big city. Chicago's original lineup included Peter Cetera on bass, Terry Kath on guitar, Robert Lamm on keyboards, Loughnane on trumpet, James Pankow on trombone, Walter Parazaider on woodwinds and Danny Seraphine on drums. Cetera, Kath and Lamm shared lead vocal duties. Since then Kath passed away in 1978, Cetera exited the band, and Parazaider retired. Lamm, Loughnane and Pankow have remained constant members. The band lineup now includes Ray Herrmann on sax and flute, Wally Reyes Jr. on drums, Neil Donell on vocals, Ramon "Ray" Yslas on percussion, Tony Obrohta on guitar, Loren Gold on keyboards and vocals, and Eric Baines on bass and vocals. "Seems like every show is different from the last one. It's amazing how that can keep happening. After all the shows that we've played, each JUNE 19-25, 2022 WHAT'S UP! 3 FAQ ROGERS Hard To Play All The Hits Chicago's iconic trumpeter still loves the gig Chicago will release their 38th album, "Born for This Moment," on July 15. The single, "If This is Goodbye," is available to stream now. (Courtesy Photo/WAC) Chicago & Brian Wilson WHAT — An evening of music with two of the biggest American musical acts of all time, Chicago and Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys WHEN — 7 p.m. June 21 WHERE — Walmart AMP, 5079 Northgate Road, Rogers COST — $39.50 & up INFO — waltonartscenter.org/AMP/ FYI — Also performing will be Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin. What's Your Favorite Hit By Chicago? Take our online poll at: nwaonline.com/619chicago/ See Chicago Page 4