Inside Tracks #40: Chicago, "Saturday in the Park" (Robert Lamm), 1972 w/Covers by Panda Transport, Marco De Farco ft. Rosetta Bove, Leonid & Friends, Hans Annéllsson

Like Sly's "Hot Fun in the Summertime," Chicago's 1972 paean to kites and sunny days practically ushers in the season, itself. Add a sing-along melody & punchy horns for summer in the city, any city!☀

Julius La Rosa (1930–2016) visited the house on a few occasions in the '60s. My dad was an ad exec for the leading Houston radio stations (KTRH-AM, KLOL-FM), and Mom was an entertainment booking agent. She worked for former '30s bandleader, Shep Fields, who had just set up his new Agency office in The Shamrock Hilton. I was 10 in 1965, but I remember meeting him a couple times before my brother and I were told to "scoot off to bed"!