The Chicago Loop was an American
rock
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group from
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, United States.
The group, formed in 1966, consisted of Bob Slawson (vocals), Judy Novy (vocals), John Savanna, alternate touring (guitar),
Barry Goldberg (piano), Carmine Riale (bass), and
John Siomos
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B ...
(drums).
In 1966, they released the
single
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, "(When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes to Me"
b/w "This Must Be the Place" on
DynoVoice Records
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. Some of the pressings of the single had an alternate title, "(When She Wants Good Lovin') My Baby Comes to Me". The song hit No. 37 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 late in 1966.
Joel Whitburn
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, ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits''. 7th edn, 2000 The
recording featured some notable
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s; lead guitar was
Michael Bloomfield, and the keyboard player was
Barry Goldberg.
Bob Crewe
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was the
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,
and Riale, Slawson, and Siomos also formed the
rhythm section
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The rhythm sec ...
of the touring group The
Mitch Ryder
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Ryder formed his first band, Tempest, when he was at Warren High School, and th ...
Show, Ryder's first solo tour after breaking with the Detroit Wheels.
References
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Musical groups from Chicago