{"id":3188,"date":"2026-06-25T13:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=3188"},"modified":"2026-06-25T13:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:31:14","slug":"how-this-beatles-track-inspired-chicago-to-form-a-band-around-a-brass-and-woodwind-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/how-this-beatles-track-inspired-chicago-to-form-a-band-around-a-brass-and-woodwind-section\/","title":{"rendered":"How This Beatles Track Inspired Chicago to Form a Band Around a Brass and Woodwind Section"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 1966, The Beatles<\/a>‘ Revolver <\/em>found the band experimenting and distancing themselves from their early sound. The band started to dive into psychedelic themes, but McCartney actually moved in a different direction. It was wildly creative at the time to add a brass section to a rock track. McCartney lifted this idea from Motown Records of the 1960s, and paired it with influences from his own upbringing. Notably, his father was the leader of a big band. Paul’s first instrument was a trumpet, and one of the first songs he learned was “When The Saints Go Marching In.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

McCartney penned The Beatles track “Got To Get You Into My Life.”<\/a> Initially, the song was about marijuana. The band had just experienced marijuana for the first time, introduced by Bob Dylan. McCartney thought it was great and wrote a song about it. Horns and brass would be frequently included on Beatles tracks from that point on. Around the same time, a young Walter Parazaider heard this Beatles track and had a vision. He would form a rock band around brass and woodwinds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rock Band Chicago Is Formed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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