Rock band Chicago founded as The Big Thing 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 15 1967) February 15, 20171960s, Popular Music 1960sadmin Video: 'Chicago Band 1970 Documentary' (3 videos) (Wednesday, February 15, 1967) — The rock band Chicago was founded today by Walter Parazaider, Terry Kath, Danny Seraphine, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow and Robert Lamm, using the name The Big Thing. Share this:TweetRedditLike this:Like Loading... Related