Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, is the third most-populous city in the United States of America, after New York and Los Angeles.

Chicago is well-known for the Chicago Blues scene, where legendary musicians like Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Paul Butterfield, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Elmore James, J.B. Lenoir, Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, Hubert Sumlin, Johnny "Big Moose" Walker and Sonny Boy Williamson achieved their breakthroughs.

Zappa concerts held in Chicago

• 74/05/11 Chicago IL US Auditorium Theatre
• 81/11/23 Chicago IL US Park West Club
• 81/11/27 Chicago IL US Uptown Theater
• 84/11/23 Chicago IL US Bismarck Theatre
• 88/03/03-04 Chicago IL US Auditorium Theatre

References to Chicago in Frank Zappa's work

• Hitch Hike: "Well, I'm goin' to Chicago"
• Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink: "Welcome to Chicago, welcome to L.A."
• Homemade Radio Spot Outtakes: "Chicago!"
• Legend Of The Illinois Enema Bandit: about the Chicago bandit Michael Kenyon.
• Chicago '78
  • Chicago Walk-On
• Panty Rap: Zappa says that the "very famous Voodoo Butter Underpants we received in Chicago nearly broke Tommy Mars' back. As soon as he took a whiff of those, his head went back this far, and he was heard to mutter 'Jeezus'".
• Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up (1984 - Chicago)
• Ride My Face To Chicago
• Briefcase Boogie: "Oh what fun it is to ride/To Chicago every day"
• The Untouchables

People born in (or from) Chicago

• John Belushi
• Paul Butterfield
• Al Capone (born in New York, later moved to Chicago)
• Gene Chandler
• Mike Douglas
• Willie Joe Duncan and Bob "Froggy" Landers
• James William Guercio
• Herbie Hancock
• Eliot Ness
• The Orchids
• Lisa Popeil
• Cynthia Plaster-Caster and The Plaster Casters Of Chicago
• Robert Shelton
• Elmer Valentine
• Haskell Wexler/Medium Cool

See also

• 1968 WFMT Radio Chicago with Studs Terkel
• Amos & Andy
• Freedom Wall in Chicago (where Zappa's name is included)
• Jesus Just Left Chicago
• WSTM, Chicago