Lee David Loughnane is an American trumpeter, flugelhorn player, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago.
10 Facts About Lee Loughnane
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Lee David Loughnane was born in Elmwood Park, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, to Philip and Juanita Loughnane.
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Lee Loughnane began playing trumpet at age 11, using the same instrument played by his dad when he was in the Army Air Force.
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Parazaider, who was trying to form a rock band with horns, encouraged Lee Loughnane to sit in on rehearsals.
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Lee Loughnane has been a member of Chicago since its inception.
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Lee Loughnane made his lead vocal debut on the Terry Kath composition "Song of The Evergreens" on Chicago VII.
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The lanky Lee Loughnane had a small speaking role as a pig farmer on a hippie commune in the 1973 film Electra Glide in Blue, starring Robert Blake.
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Lee Loughnane played a motorcycle cop in the 1984 music video "Stay The Night" by Chicago.
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On "Too Much Heaven", Lee Loughnane plays the flugelhorn and Walt plays the flute, according to the liner notes of the 2003 reissue of Hot Streets.
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Lee Loughnane is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and was given the National Citation as well as recognition as Signature Sinfonian along with fellow Chicago members and Sinfonians on August 26,2009.