Danny Seraphine
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Danny Seraphine - Live in Concert
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Peter Seraphine |
| Born |
August 28, 1948 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Associated acts | Chicago, California Transit Authority, David "Hawk" Wolinski |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
| DW Drums, Zildjian cymbals | |
Daniel Peter "Danny" Seraphine (born August 28, 1948) is an American drummer, record producer, theatrical producer and film producer. He is best known as the original drummer and founding member of the rock band Chicago, a tenure which lasted from February 1967 to May 1990.
Daniel Peter Seraphine was born in Chicago and raised in the predominantly Italian Dunning neighborhood on Chicago's northwest side. He started playing drums at the age of nine while attending St. Priscilla Catholic grade school. When he was 15 years old, Seraphine withdrew from Steinmetz High School. He studied privately with famed percussionist Bob Tilles at DePaul University, where members of Chicago were also studying.
He continued his education with big band drummer Chuck Flores, followed by two years of study under jazz drummer Jo Jones (also known as Papa Jo Jones) in the mid-1970s.
By the late 1960s, Seraphine was drumming in various bands, including one with teen friends Walter Parazaider (saxophone and woodwinds) and Terry Kath (guitar). After the addition of Lee Loughnane (trumpet), James Pankow (trombone), Robert Lamm (keyboards) and Peter Cetera (bass), the band performed under a number of different names, first the Missing Links, then The Big Thing (sometimes called The Big Sound), before settling on Chicago Transit Authority, which was soon shortened to Chicago because of threatened legal action by the actual Chicago Transit Authority.
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