Ides of March - Jim Peterik
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The Ides are commonly referred to as “Chicago’s Band” and it’s easy to see why. Formed in 1965 in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn, all the members: Jim Peterik – lead vocal, lead guitar; Larry Millas – vocals, guitar, bass; Bob Bergland – bass, vocals, sax; Mike Borch – drums, vocals; Chuck Soumar – trumpet, percussion, vocals; and John Larson – trumpet, vocals have been friends since grade school. As freshmen and sophomore at Morton West High School studying Julius Caesar, the Ides of March were formed. The band developed a strong local following playing teen clubs and sock hops after school basketball games. Their determination led to a contract with London Parrot Records and their first single, You Wouldn’t Listen, which made it to #42 on the Billboard charts and #7 on Chicago’s WLS survey in the spring of 1966.

The Ides of March toured America and Canada on weekends throughout the summer while keeping up their high school education. In 1970 they got their big break. Warner Bros. Records signed them and release their million-seller, Vehicle. The song went to #1 in Cashbox and #2 in Billboard and became the fastest breaking single in Warner Bros. history.

The Ides, now in college, toured with bands such as Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead and Poco. They appeared on many television shows including Dick Clark, Mama Cass, John Byner, Dennis Holey and many more. Vehicle, which Jim Peterik wrote and sang, has since become a horn band classic, being performed on the Tonight Show by Tom Jones and Sammy Davis Jr. It also became the centerpiece of Sylvester Stallone's motion picture smash, Lock Up.
 

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