Daniel Peter "Danny" Seraphine (born August 28, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American drummer, record producer, theatrical producer and film producer, best known for being the original drummer and founding member of the rock group Chicago, a tenure which lasted from February 1967 to May 1990.
Danny Seraphine was born in Chicago and raised in the Little Italy district. He started playing drums at the age of nine. When he was 15 years old...
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Daniel Peter "Danny" Seraphine (born August 28, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American drummer, record producer, theatrical producer and film producer, best known for being the original drummer and founding member of the rock group Chicago, a tenure which lasted from February 1967 to May 1990.
Danny Seraphine was born in Chicago and raised in the Little Italy district. He started playing drums at the age of nine. When he was 15 years old, Seraphine dropped out of high school, but eventually studied privately with famed percussionist Bob Tillis at DePaul University, where members of Chicago's horn section 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). Named at first The Big...
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