The band’s history goes back to 1961 in Chicago when 12 year old fraternal twins, Chuck & John Panozzo began playing music with their 14 year old neighbor, Dennis DeYoung.
The trio added guitarist Tom Nardini in 1964 1965 renamed the band TW4 (There Were 4)
Chuck Panozzo left to attend seminary school for a year but returned to the group by 1964. Tom Nardini was brought in to replace Chuck on guitar and Chuck decided to play bass guitar when he returned to the band.
Panozzo brothers had joined DeYoung at Chicago State College and kept the group together doing gigs at high schools and frat parties while studying to be teachers.
