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Street Player: My Chicago Story
Street Player: My Chicago Story
Street Player: My Chicago Story
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Street Player: My Chicago Story

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The inside story of Chicago, one of the most successful and enduring rock bands ever

With their distinctive blending of soulful rock and horn-infused urban jazz, Chicago has thrilled music fans for more than forty years with their lyrical brilliance. In this no-holds-barred memoir, legendary rocker Danny Seraphine shares his dramatic—and often shocking—experiences as the popular supergroup's cofounder and longtime drummer. He reveals behind-the-scenes anecdotes about Chicago’s beginnings as the house band at Los Angeles's legendary Whisky A Go Go, where they were discovered by music icons Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, and personal insights about the group’s many comebacks and reinventions over the years.

  • Offers a lively inside account of the music and history of the perennially popular band Chicago, one of the most successful American bands ever with over 122 million albums sold, by the band’s cofounder and longtime drummer Danny Seraphine
  • Includes riveting tales and rare photographs from Seraphine's time on the road touring with performers including Dennis and Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Bruce Springsteen
  • Candidly tackles many rumors about Chicago, including Mafia ties, accounting and payola scandals, and major drug abuse
  • Discusses the mysterious circumstances surrounding Seraphine's 1990 firing from the band as well as his comeback with his critically acclaimed new band, California Transit Authority

Whether you're a diehard Chicago fan or just love a well-told rock-and-roll memoir, Street Player will entertain and surprise you.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 23, 2010
ISBN9780470625736
Street Player: My Chicago Story

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It's a great inside look at Chicago particularly for fans of their first few albums
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I had always wanted to know more about Chicago: their early beginnings, how they developed the sound that captivated me for the first three albums, the creative elements that spawned their writing and performances. I got some of that here: the history, their backgrounds, the synergy that is a hallmark of all creative people and groups, but not as much as what I was looking for. Chicago was a progressive, almost avant-garde rock band for those first three albums. The first album still blows me away! Cetera's bass playing was breathtaking! How did they do that? That's what I was looking for. I only got part of that from SP:MCS.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Chicago's amazing output of work over the years was fueled by many men, and one of them was the Street Player, drummer Danny Seraphine. Danny writes an honest, sometimes brutal, account of Chicago's rise to be one of the most successful rock bands in music history. Danny takes the reader on a dizzying ride of his rise and fall, and ultimately his phoenix like, come back from the dead. Street Player: My Chicago Story, should interest any fan of the band Chicago, along with anyone who appreciates someone who fights their way back to the top.

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