The band once called Chicago Transit Authority, now more commonly known as Chicago, has been touring consecutively for 58 years and remains one of the most celebrated bands in American history. On Tuesday, June 24, in Miller Auditorium on the campus of Western Michigan University, the band hit the stage and delivered a powerful performance that shows exactly why they are considered one of the greatest of all time.
They began the night as they normally do, playing the first track on their debut album called Introduction. Although much of the crowd were longtime Chicago fans who grew up listening to the music, there were also young kids in the crowd, possibly experiencing the band for the first time.
The song Introduction was written from the mind of Chicago’s original guitarist, Terry Kath, who sadly died at the age of 31 in 1978 from an accidental gunshot wound…