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Encyclopedia > List of songs about Chicago

This is a list of songs about Chicago. For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ...

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Modern songs - Post 1960

For other uses, see Canned Heat (disambiguation). ... Styx (pronounced sticks) is an American rock band that has been popular since the 1970s, with such hits as Come Sail Away, Babe, Lady, Suite Madame Blue, Mr. ... James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973), popularly known as Jim Croce (pronounced CRO-chee), was an American singer-songwriter. ... Ralphs World is a childrens music group created by Ralph Covert. ... Bear Down, Chicago Bears is the fight song of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. ... Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. ... Paul Butterfield (December 17, 1942 – May 4, 1987) was an American blues harmonica player and singer, and one of the earliest white exponents of the Chicago-originated electric blues style. ... Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... Chicago is a song written by Graham Nash. ... Graham Nash on cover of his recording, Wild Tales, 1973 Graham William Nash (born February 2, 1942) is an English-born singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and songwriting contributions in pop group The Hollies and folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and as a photography collector... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Local H is a rock duo (sometimes described as grunge), formed by Scott Lucas (lead vocals, guitar, bass) and Joe Daniels (drums). ... Manfred Manns Earth Band are a rock group formed by Manfred Mann, in 1971, following the demise of Manns former group Manfred Mann. ... Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an American band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. ... One of the Nazgûl portrayed in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy In the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien, the Nazgûl (Black Speech: Ringwraiths, sometimes written Ring-wraiths), also known as the Nine Riders or Black Riders (or simply the Nine), are evil servants of Sauron... The Hold Steady are a Brooklyn-based rock band. ... For other persons named David Sanborn, see David Sanborn (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Spoon (disambiguation). ... Bis was a Scottish rock band composed of Steven Clark (Sci-fi Steven), John Clark (John Disco), and Amanda MacKinnon (Manda Rin). ... For other uses, see Brat. ... Chicago is a popular song. ... Fred Fisher (September 30, 1875 - January 14, 1942) was a United States songwriter. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... The Hieroglyphics, also known as the Hieroglyphics Crew and Hiero, are an American underground hip hop collective based in Oakland, California. ... Ingram Hill is a rock band from Memphis, Tennessee. ... The Purple Hearts were an Australian rock group, formed in Brisbane in 1964. ... Sean Watkins (born February 18, 1977) is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, and is one third of the contemporary folk band Nickel Creek. ... Shawnna (born Rashawnna Guy on October 1, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois), is the first African American female artist signed to Def Jam, through Ludacris Disturbing tha Peace Records. ... Sufjan Stevens (IPA pronunciation: ) (born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Petosky, Michigan. ... The Tossers are a seven-piece celtic punk band from Chicago. ... Bobbi Humphrey is a female jazz flautist whose music style cover fusion, jazz-funk and soul-jazz. ... Screeching Weasel was an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. ... For other uses, see Juice (disambiguation). ... Luka Bloom, born Barry Moore, is an accomplished Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter. ... Robert Barry Moore (born April 3, 1943 in Statesville, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the Washington Senators (1965_69), Cleveland Indians (1970) and Chicago White Sox (1970). ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Sufjan Stevens (IPA pronunciation: ) (born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Petosky, Michigan. ... Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... Carl Terrell Mitchell, (born on November 27, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois) better known by his stage name Twista, is an American rapper that held the title of fastest rapper in the world according to the Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to rap 11. ... Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is an American hip hop group from Cleveland, Ohio, best known for their high pace rapping style and harmonizing vocals. ... Steve Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. ... Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006[1]) was a Chicago-born American soul music, jazz, and blues singer. ... Commonly confused with Bryan Adams David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is a prolific American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, North Carolina. ... Steve Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. ... Rhett Millers 2002 album The Instigator Rhett Miller, born Stewart Ransom Miller II in Austin, Texas on September 6, 1970, is the lead singer of the alt-country band the Old 97s and has also has a successful solo career. ... This article is about the music group. ... Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... For other persons named George Jones, see George Jones (disambiguation). ... Urge Overkill is an alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, United States, consisting of Nathan Nash Kato Katruud (vocals/guitar), and Eddie King Roeser (vocals/guitar/bass guitar). ... Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an American band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. ... The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999 and currently recording for Fat Wreck Chords. ... Snow Patrol are a Grammy Award-nominated alternative rock band which formed in Scotland, with the majority of their members being from Bangor and Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... The name Robert Kelly can refer to: Robert Kelly the poet. ... Here Come the Hawks is the official fight song and introduction of the Chicago Blackhawks. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... This article is about the Coldplay musician. ... Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an American band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. ... Che Smith, known by the stage name of Rhymefest, is an American hip hop artist (born January 1, 1977) from the South side of Chicago in Jeffrey Manor whose first official album, Blue Collar, was released on July 11, 2006. ... Alkaline Trio (sometimes referred to as Ak3 or Alk3) is a band from Chicago consisting of Matt Skiba on guitar/vocals, Dan Andriano on bass/vocals, and Derek Grant on drums/back-up vocals. ... Shawnna (born Rashawnna Guy on October 1, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois), is the first African American female artist signed to Def Jam, through Ludacris Disturbing tha Peace Records. ... Umphreys McGee is a progressive rock / jam band from Chicago, Illinois whose music is often referred to as progressive improvisation. ... In the Ghetto is a song written by American singer-songwriter Mac Davis and made popular by rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. ... Elvis redirects here. ... Soul Coughing (1992–2000) was a New York-based alternative rock band comprised of Mike Doughty (vocals, lyrics, guitar), Mark De Gli Antoni (samples, keyboards), Sebastian Steinberg (string bass) and Yuval Gabay (drums). ... ZZ Top (pronounced ) is an American hard rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Aliotta-Haynes-Jeremiah was an American rock group from the early 1970s. ... Duran Duran are an English rock band notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... The Academy Is. ... A boxer is knocked down and receives the 10-count. ... Lets Go, Go-Go White Sox is the fight song of the Chicago White Sox of the American League. ... Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers was a country-comedy band that performed largely in the Midwest United States from the late 1930s into the 1960s. ... Steve Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. ... Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was a popular American jazz singer-songwriter and pianist. ... Alkaline Trio (sometimes referred to as Ak3 or Alk3) is a band from Chicago consisting of Matt Skiba on guitar/vocals, Dan Andriano on bass/vocals, and Derek Grant on drums/back-up vocals. ... Mrs. ... My Kind of Town is an ABC television show that premiered on Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 9:00 P.M. (EST). ... The Night Chicago Died is a song by the British group Paper Lace, written by Peter Robin Callander and Mitch Murray. ... Paper Lace was a Nottingham based pop group, formed in 1969. ... Lionel Frederick Cole b. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... William Patrick Corgan, Jr. ... Chapter 13 is a song by +44 from their 2006 album When Your Heart Stops Beating. ... Michael Peter Smith is a Chicago based singer/songwriter. ... Allister was a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. ... Look up common in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... View of Donegal mainland from Arranmore Arranmore Island (Árainn Mhór in Irish) is the largest inhabited island in County Donegal, and the second largest in all of Ireland, with a population of 528 in 2006, down from 543 in 2002, and over 600 in 1996. ... Neko Case (IPA pronunciation: )[1] (born September 8, 1970 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and as a member of The New Pornographers. ... For other uses, see Juice (disambiguation). ... Liz Phair (born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... The Super Bowl Shuffle was a rap song recorded by members of the Chicago Bears football team for their appearance in Super Bowl XX. // Known as Chicago Bears Shufflin Crew, the performers included Sweetness Walter Payton, Punky QB Jim McMahon, and Samurai Mike Singletary. ... The Super Bowl Shuffle was a rap song recorded by several members of the Chicago Bears football team for their upcoming appearance in Super Bowl XX, riding the wave of football mania that gripped Chicago in 1985. ... The 1985 Chicago Bears season was their 66th regular season and 16th post-season completed in the National Football League. ... Robert Johnson, born Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger of The Fiery Furnaces. ... Rise Against is an American band from Chicago, Illinois that was formed in 1999. ... This article is about the American pop-rock-jazz band. ... The Freddy Jones Band are a roots rock band from Chicago, Illinois. ... Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus (born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California) is a rap musician and actor. ... R. Kelly (born Robert Sylvester Kelly on January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American R&B and pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional rapper. ... Mest was a pop punk band from Blue Island, Illinois. ... Tonight, Tonight is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973), better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American rapper and actor. ... This article is about the music group. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Kill Hannah is an alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois, currently signed to Roadrunner Records. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia on one of the following topics: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources. ... The Handsome Family are a American alternative country duo, the couple Brett and Rennie Sparks. ...

Old compositions

  • "An Afternoon in Midway Plaisance. Fantasie for Piano." - Composer Gustave Luders
  • "Apostrophe to Chicago" - Composer & Lyricist: Mrs. Emily M. (Blakeslee) Boyden
  • "Awake! Awake!" - Composer & Lyricist: Mrs. Emily M. (Blakeslee) Boyden
  • "The Belle of Chicago" - Composer: John Phillip Sousa
  • "The Belle of Chicago Barn Dance" - Composer: Theo. Bonheur
  • "The Belle of Lincoln Park" - Composer & Lyricist: Geo. Maywood
  • "Big Bill the Builder" (mayor) 1928 - Composers & Lyricists: Milton Weil, Bernie Grossman & Larry Shay
  • "The Billiken Man" - Composer: Melville J. Gideon, Lyricist: E. Ray Goetz, Sung by Blanche Ring
  • "Boost Chicago" - Composer: Armin P. Bauer
  • "The Burning of the Iroquois" (theater) 1904 - Composer: Thos. R. Confare, Lyricist: Morris S. Silver
  • "Cairo Street Waltz" 1893 - Composer: Signor Guglielmo Ricci
  • "Chicago" - Composer: Granville English, Lyricist: Charles G. Blanden
  • "C-h-i-c-a-g-o" - Composer & Lyricist: Gertrude E. Ketchum
  • "C-h-i-c-a-g-o" - Composer: Aubrey Stauffer
  • "Chicago Beautiful" - Composer & Lyricist: Juanita Mabelle Rosness
  • "Chicago by the Inland Sea" - Composer & Lyricist: Russell Wood
  • "Chicago Chicago Chicago" - Composers & Lyricists: Ben Trace, Al Trace & Herbie Herbert
  • "Chicago Day Waltz" - Composer: G. Valisi
  • "The Chicago Express" - Composer: Percy Wenrich
  • "The Chicago Glide" - Composer: Prof. Joseph Gearen
  • "Chicago (How I Love Chicago)" - Composers & Lyricists: Ben Trace, Al Trace & Teddy Phillips.
  • "Chicago, Illinois (Looks Mighty Good to Me)" - Composer: Ernest H. Kelley, Lyricist: Jas. J. Kennedy, Arranger: Jean Walz
  • "C-h-i-c-a-g-o in Illinois" - Composer & Lyricist: Tom Lynn, Editor: Jack Tomlinson
  • "Chicago March" - Composer: Henry S. Sawyer
  • "Chicago. Marine Band" - Composer: Wm. F. Peters
  • "Chicago, My Home Town" - Composer & Lyricist: Paul S. Hargrow
  • "Chicago, Prairie Gem of Illinois" - Composer & Lyricist: Laura Aborn
  • "Chicago Quickstep" 1882- Composer: Mrs. D. C. Payne
  • "C-h-i-c-a-g-o Spells Chicago" - Composer: Frank D. Brayn, Lyricist: Chas. H. Smith, Arranger: Al LaRue
  • "Chicago, the City of Today" - Composer: Bill Snyder, Lyricist: Ann Marsters
  • "Chicago, the Most Beautiful City" - Composer & Lyricist: Frank Padula
  • "Chicago Theatre of the Air Theme" - Composer: Adolf G. Hoffmann, Lyricist: Francis Coughlin
  • "Chicago Town Waltzes" 1893 - Composer: Rudolph Patek, T.R.A.M Vienna
  • "Chicago Tribune March" 1893 - Composer: W. Paris Chambers
  • "The Chicago Tribune Centennial March" - Composer: Robert Trendler, Lyricist: Jack La Frandre
  • "Chicago World's Exposition" - Composer: Victor Vogel
  • "City of Promise. 1934 Century of Progress Song" - Composer: Jos. Snabl-Antes, Lyricist (Czech text): Vasek Niederle, Lyricist (English trans.): Libushka Bartusek
  • "Columbia Fair (Grand March)" - Composer: Theodore Moelling
  • "Columbian Guard" - Composer & Lyricist: T. P. Brooke
  • "Columbus Fair (Grand March)" - Composer: Geo. Schleiffarth
  • "Come to Chicago" - Composer: Dorothy Giffey, Lyricist: James Andrichen
  • "Ferris Wheel Waltz" 1893 - Composer: G. Valisi, Lyricist: Harry C. Clyde
  • "The Forest of Love and Romance, Theme song of the Black Forest Village, A Century of Progress Chicago" 1933 - Composer: Ernie Kratzinger, Lyricist: Charles Kallen
  • "Funeral March In Memoriam, Carter H. Harrison, Mayor of Chicago" 1893, Composer : W. Herbert Layon
  • "Go Go Chicago. Wonder City Home of Mine." - Composer & Lyricist : Clitus M. Wickens
  • "Grand Exposition March" - Composer: Louis Falk
  • "Greater Chicago March" - Composer: Jacob Valentine Havener, Lyricist: Agner Clark Winkler
  • "Greetings. Chicago's Official Song. 1833-Chicago-1933" - Composer & Lyricist: George D. Gaw, Transcribed & Arranged by: Frank Barden.
  • "Hail Chicago (March)" 1933 - Composer: Stanley Kay, Lyricist: A. Seaborg
  • "Hail, Chicago! Official Song of the Pageant of Progress" - Composer: Bob Allen, Lyricist: Ted Turnquist
  • "Hail to Thee, Chicago" - Composer: John E. King, Lyricist: Estella A. Johnson-Hunt
  • "The Hat He Never Ate" - Composer: Ben Harney, Lyricist: Howard S. Taylor
  • "I Am Proud of Chicago" - Composer & Lyricist: Ben Schwartzberg
  • "I Used to Work in Chicago. I Did But I Don't Anymore" 1946 - Composers & Lyricists: Larry Vincent & Sunny Skylar
  • "I'll Meet You In Chicago (At The Fair) 1928 - Composers & Lyricists: Charlie Harrison & Fred Rose
  • "I'm from Chicago" - Composer: Leo Edwards, Lyricist: Blanche Merrill
  • "I'm Going Right Back to Chicago" - Composer: Egbert Van Alstyne, Lyricist: Harry Williams
  • "In Cairo Street: A Characteristic Fantasie for Piano" 1893 - Composer: Geo. Schleiffarth
  • "In Chicago" - Composer & Lyricist: Olive Jeane
  • "In 1933. (Where Will You Be)" - Composer & Lyricist: Art Kassel, Arranger: Charles Adams
  • "In Old Chicago" - Composers & Lyricists: Mack Gordon & Harry Revel
  • "It's a Way They Have in Chicago" - Composer: Gustav Luders, Lyricist: M. E. Rourke
  • "The Last Day of The Fair" 1893 - Composer: Frank Swain
  • "Let's Go Chicago! I Will" - Composer & Lyricist: Earl Cleland
  • "Lincoln Park. A Solo and Chorus" - Composer: T. Glass, Lyricist: Geo.W. Morse
  • "Ode for the opening of the World's Fair. Held at Chicago, 1892" - Composer: C. W. Chadwick, Lyricist: Harriet Monroe
  • "Oh City of a Century" - Composer: Eleanor Everest Freer
  • "State Street Tomorrow - Theme Song" 1930 music by Carelton Colby and Maurice Wetzel from the Radio Station KYW staff.
  • "She Shook Him In Chicago" - (Madame Sherry 1909) - Composer: Karl L. Hoschna, Lyricist: Otto Hauerbach
  • "You Wake Up in the Morning in Chicago" 1915 - Composer: Harry Carroll, Lyricists: Ballard Macdonald & Coleman Goetz

John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 - March 6, 1932), is probably the most famous marching band conductor (although his band rarely marched) and composer in history. ... Albert J. Trace (b. ... // I Used to Work in Chicago is a humorous traditional drinking song. ... Sunny Skylar (born October 11, 1913) was an American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher. ...

Other

  • "Bear Down Chicago Bears" - Composer & Lyricist: Jerry Downs
  • "The Chicago Cubs Song" - Composer: John Frigo, Lyricist: I.. C. Haag
  • "Super Bowl Shuffle" - Composers: B. Daniels, L. Barry; Lyrics: R. Meyer, M. Owens

The Super Bowl Shuffle was a rap song recorded by members of the Chicago Bears football team for their appearance in Super Bowl XX. // Known as Chicago Bears Shufflin Crew, the performers included Sweetness Walter Payton, Punky QB Jim McMahon, and Samurai Mike Singletary. ...

External links

  • http://www.chipublib.org/008subject/001artmusic/chgosongs/chicagosongs.html
 
 

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