Chicago

Summary

Chicago is a musical group^[1]. Chicago ranks in the top 0.29% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,069 views/month, #59 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chicago received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].
• Chicago received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[4].
• Chicago's instance of is recorded as musical group^[5].
• Chicago's genre is jazz^[6].
• Chicago's genre is soft rock^[7].
• Chicago's genre is pop rock^[8].
• Chicago's genre is rock music^[9].
• Chicago's genre is jazz fusion^[10].
• Chicago's genre is adult contemporary music^[11].
• Chicago's genre is jazz rock^[12].
• Chicago's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records^[13].
• Chicago's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[14].
• Chicago's discography is recorded as Chicago discography^[15].
• Chicago's Commons category is recorded as Chicago (band)^[16].
• Chicago's country of origin is recorded as United States^[17].
• Chicago comprises Robert Lamm^[18].
• Chicago comprises James Pankow^[19].
• January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Chicago^[20].
• Chicago's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[21].
• Chicago's official website is recorded as http://www.chicagotheband.com^[22].
• Chicago's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chicago (band)^[23].
• Chicago's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[24].
• Chicago's topic has template is recorded as Template:Chicago (band)^[25].
• Chicago's different from is recorded as Chicago^[26].
• Chicago's start of work period is recorded as 1967^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1967^[30]

• Genre(s): aor, jazz, jazz rock, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock^[31]

• Community tags: adult contemporary, aor, jazz, jazz rock, jazz-rock, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3f5be744-e867-42fb-8913-5fd69e4099b5^[33]

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Founding

January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Chicago^[20]. Chicago's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3], a music museum^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1983^[36] and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[4], a commemorative plaque^[37], in United States^[38].

Why It Matters

Chicago ranks in the top 0.29% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,069 views/month, #59 of 20,490).^[2] Chicago has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Chicago is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

What awards did Chicago receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3] and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[4].