To get an indication of that, you follow Dennis and Suzanne downstairs, into the recording studio they built after moving into the house three years ago. [13], On October 21, 2014, a 2CD + DVD and Blu-ray package, Dennis DeYoung And the Music of Styx Live in Los Angeles, was released in the U.S. via Frontiers Records. The album was released in the U.S. on April 14, 2009, with slightly different tracks. I rehearsed last night with a great group of musicians led by Waddy Wachtel and will be playing Grand Illusion, Lady, and Come Sail Away. Following his concert, he did a brief live interview with CHCH-TV's Mat Hayes. Cheers, After a five-year hiatus; DeYoung and several other members of Styx began discussing a possible reunion in 1989. Dennis DeYoung is a 75 year old American Musician. So, becoming a solo artist is nothing I ever aspired to. Cheers, [18], On June 5, 2022 Styx was inducted into the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame. were eager to go on tour in the fall of '99 after the album was released, especially since Styx songs were being introduced to younger listeners by being featured in "Big Daddy," "South Park," the TV show "Freaks and Geeks" and in a Volkswagen TV commercial. On January 18, 1970, DeYoung married his longtime sweetheart Suzanne Feusi. 1 U.S. single for the band DeYoung and some pals founded in a basement on the South Side of Chicago. I couldn't see myself doing that. Styx hit the road again and toured for much of 1997, peppering many of their shows with tributes to Panozzo. On May 8, 2008, DeYoung's musical version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame premiered at the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre in Chicago. Landed in LA yesterday and was greeted with the news of the day in San Bernadino. Styx was on the road for all of 1981: "115 cities in the United States and Canada and 11 countries in Europe," DeYoung said. Growing up in the Roseland area of Chicago, DeYoung started his career as an accordionist in 1962 at the age of 15 when he teamed up with his 13-year-old neighbors Chuck and John Panozzo in a three-piece combo originally called The Tradewinds. That was given at the opening of The 101 dalmatians Musical its World Premiere, in Minneapolis. "It's an album of Broadway tunes," DeYoung said. This band later renamed itself TW4 (1968), then eventually Styx. "Sometimes I will look at him and still just swoon," says Suzanne, standing backstage in Vegas and snapping pictures of her husband's performance with the anxious enthusiasm of a mother taking snapshots of her child's first Christmas pageant. It returns Wednesday for an eight-show engagement at the Chicago Theatre, in large part because of DeYoung's popularity in his hometown, where he has always lived. "That hit us all very hard," says DeYoung. The couple has two children, daughter Carrie Ann and son Matthew. Now if one of these videos turns out to be "Sexy Sabrina and her frisky Python" trouble could be right around the corner. 11's "Soundstage" concert series, which was one of the most popular and innovative public broadcast offerings of the 1970s (the date of the local premiere of the revival of WTTW-Ch. My dad and I had spent countless un air conditioned hot summer days listening to the games on the transistor radio. They've done the kind of hard-rocking fare you'd expect from a band called Styx, and prog-rock that, to be honest, you'd also expect from a band called Styx. "Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without great sacrifice," he says. Thanks to my good friends in Florida for the big heads. "But he can often come off as pretentious. This year we have played 54 shows between the U.S. and Canada and that's more then I have done since the 60 plus I did the year of The Night Of The Proms, the Germany tour. In 2010, DeYoung formed a new band dedicated to the music of Styx, adding guitarist and lead vocalist August Zadra and bassist-vocalist Craig Carter to join John Blasucci, guitarist Jimmy Leahey, Tom Sharpe (later replaced by Mike Morales), and wife Suzanne DeYoung in performing Styx hits "Renegade", "Blue Collar Man" and others as well as DeYoung's solo works. He also told her that he wanted to be a rock star. DeYoung said. " ), "I saw it for the first time when it aired and I bawled like a baby," says Dennis. His performance not only summed up three decades of inspired pop songwriting, but also pointed to intriguing musical journeys yet to come.". "I thought to myself, 'He's nuts,' " says Dennis. DeYoung was the band's most prolific and successful writer, having been credited as the writer of more Styx songs than any other band member. But there is no denying that there are ghosts here. . There is no novelty, of course, in seeing middle-aged rockers on the tube or on the road. Dennis DeYoung Announces 2020 Tour and New Album Featuring a Duet with Julian Lennon, Mr. Roboto I am the Metal Man With Tats inked in Japan, Come Sail They were going to have lunch with Siegfried & Roy, that garish Vegas duo who used Dennis' song "Grand Illusion" in their IMAX movie, "The Magic Box." There was no sinister meaning: "It was the only name we came up with that none of us hated," says DeYoung, who was the band's principal songwriter and lead singer. CarrieAnn, who used to run her own public relations firm and will still do such chores for her dad, is working exclusively for the law firm of Horwitz & Horwitz. Suzanne DeYoung frequently joined her husband on the road, and eventually their children came along as well, as a way to provide stability for . Featuring the Great Jimmy Leahey ('12) HD, Foolin Yourself (A Man and His Oberheim) ('12) HD-NEW. So inside the house, the blinds and curtains are usually drawn and the lights are turned low. "I followed the Dennis versus Styx ordeal closely. First Dennis' best friend, a salesman named Tom Short, died of colon cancer. was driving a cab. DeYoung met his sweetheart Suzanne when he was 17 and she was 15 at a high school dance. They heard a variety of diagnoses. They live in Brookfield and got tickets through an Internet lottery. Many years ago, when he was younger and had hair cascading to his shoulders and a mustache that appeared more than vaguely sinister, Dennis DeYoung sat in a San Diego hotel suite and said, "There are tougher ways to live.". He says this with a typical, kidding-on-the-square delivery. He joined Robin Gibb, Tears for Fears, 10CC and Kim Wilde on the sold-out tour. Member Of. "I was behind his decision all the way," says Suzanne. They married in 1970. Those problems are almost Shakespearean in their gloomy details: deaths of family members and other loved ones, a mysterious illness, lawsuits and betrayal. "And I said, 'Well, we're going with you or without you.'" The day before the show was to open in Baltimore, DeYoung had done his first two scenes in a final dress rehearsal-"flawlessly, I might add," he says, laughing-and was standing on a platform when a huge roll of scenery fell, hitting him on the head and knocking him eight feet. Within Styx, DeYoung acted as lead vocalist, keyboardist, accordion player, producer and songwriter. With the positive response and a new record label (CMC International), Styx returned to the studio in 1998 and began work on their first studio album in eight years. I was on the road with Styx for a four-city swing through the Southwest in 1979. Dennis DeYoung - Artist Details. By the way do any of you know of a hat store that sells xxxxxxxxxtra large, winter's coming. In 1961, when DeYoung was just 14, he started his career teaming up with two of his neighbor friends Chuck and John Panozzo. "I feel lucky to be here," said Karen. Ozzy Osbourne and his raucous family have a hit series on MTV. Before becoming Styx in 1970, DeYoung, along with his teammates, renamed their band name as TW4 in 1968. I don't think anybody ever thought of this as a breakup in any permanent sense. Because of my personal relationships with former manager Tony LaRussa and owner Jerry Reinsdorf I was asked if Styx would do it. These tales of poverty seem incongruous now, given that she is speaking in the vast and opulent shopping mall inside Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, where people think little of blowing $500 on a T-shirt or $3,200 on a pair of leather pants. On June 19, 2007, DeYoung released in Canada his fifth solo album, One Hundred Years from Now, marking a return to his rock roots. "We'll cut some tracks, make a demo and maybe they can get a record deal.". We feel we are the go to destination for all the Hits. 1960s - 2020s. Anyway Matthew bought me a green bleacher seat and a brick from the old ballpark that I will always cherish along with the myriad of memories of time spent with my dad my friends and my family. Since TW4 no longer applied, they changed the name of their band to Styx, the mythical river encircling Hades. DeYoung asked for six months to recover; Shaw and Young instead replaced him with Canadian rocker Lawrence Gowan in 1999 and went on tour.[5]. Featured on the cover of the January 1981 issue of Contemporary Keyboard magazine (a story that was reprinted in Contemporary Keyboard's book on the greatest rock keyboardists), DeYoung described many of his steps along the way through his keyboard-playing career: He had never played an acoustic piano until the recording session for 1973's "Lady"; he recorded the track for 1979's "Babe" on a Fender Rhodes electric piano, an instrument he had never touched before, at Pumpkin Studios because the studio's grand piano was out of tune; when playing accordion for the song "Boat on the River" from the Cornerstone album, DeYoung discovered how small the keys felt to his fingers after years of playing pianos and Hammond organs.[2]. DeYoung made his major motion picture debut in 2005's The Perfect Man, in which he played the lead vocalist in a Styx tribute band. Dennis DeYoung was born to Maurice and Loraine DeYoung and was brought up from Roseland, Chicago. Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Singer/Songwrite. Dennis, Hey everybody, As I expressed in the lyrics to the Grand Illusion (as well as other songs), far too much adulation and credit has been assigned to politicians, athletes and show biz people like me who really don't know much more about the the way things work than the next guy. "Oh, yeah, those fabulous early '70s when we were on the middle rung to nowhere. He . DeYoung is a die heart fan of the Chicago White Sox. Dennis DeYoung : biography February 18, 1947 - On January 18, 1970, DeYoung married his longtime sweetheart, Suzanne Feusi. He. "We knew, of course, that John drank, but since we didn't really see each other much when we weren't touring or recording, I certainly didn't know how bad things were. The brothers were still in grade school then. I had never seen this before but coincidentally I was just asked about this very day last week by author Dave Hoekstra who interviewed me about a book he was writing. While on stage, the duo opened with the Beatles classic "We Can Work It Out", and also performed "Watching the World Go By" and "All for Love", songs that were originally written for the unreleased Edge of the Century 2 Styx album. James Young joined shortly after that, with Shaw coming on board in 1975. Some will tell you that DeYoung's motive for creating these increasingly elaborate and message-laden shows was to gain critical acceptance. ", In the wake of the Rosemont shows, Orchard scheduled six more concerts across the country, and the popular VH-1 series "Behind the Music" began taping a segment on Styx. I want them with me. On stage is Dennis DeYoung. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dennis DeYoung to show support. ", On the show, Shaw and J.Y. STILL SEARCHING FOR SOME REASON Side note, I've heard that in 2017 these 3 are considering forming a singing group to perform Bee Gee's covers in Vegas. It's been a great experience. DeYoung is an ardent Chicago White Sox supporter. Dennis DeYoung was born on February 18, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois to parents Maurice and Loraine DeYoung. He did not once but twice leading to our partnership for the last 15 years. Remember "winners are losers who got up and gave it one more try". "Equinox" sold 1.2 million copies and the band's subsequent '70s albums did well: "Crystal Ball," 700,000 copies; "Grand Illusion," 3.2 million; "Pieces of Eight," 3 million. "Those shows [another took place in May] told me that people didn't forget the songs I wrote and had a desire to see them sung and performed in new ways," says DeYoung. He was 17 and about to graduate from Harlan High School. So it was great that my parents and my family were in attendance to witness it all. One song "I Believe In You" received some airplay on Sirius XM and some local radio stations. This story contains corrected material, published Dec. 8, 2002. A man-made creek bubbles across the back yard. beginning Hey dude get a life. So successful was the tour that Styx signed a new deal with CMC Records, which released "Return To Paradise" as a double-live CD. As of May 2023, American rockstar, Dennis DeYoung, has a handsome net worth of $30 million. The record had to come out at the end of June, and Dennis wasn't prepared to go out on tour because of his physical problems. Manny's deli was the TV station's idea not mine and when Suzanne, Carrie and I who was my publicist at the time arrived at 6 am my first thought was, I wonder if it's to late to become an aluminum siding salesman. 7?". He is 55. But now he no longer has Styx. Or the number of times I google myself. explained the situation at the time to the Illinois Entertainer: "We had to do this. What followed were some heated legal hassles, a broken contract with Wooden Nickel and a fresh start with the A&M label in 1975. Whenever Suzanne talks of those years, her stories are about scrimping and saving: planting and canning her own vegetables; fixing spaghetti dinners for the band members after they rehearsed in the garage; the tiny apartment she and Dennis had in Roseland and the slightly larger house they moved to in Park Forest; having only $25 dollars in their bank account. Thanks to August, Jimmy, John, Craig, Dave and Suzanne for bringing this music to all of you and allowing me the chance to view first hand the lasting impact the Styx catalog has had on so many. Dennis, Hey everybody, They brought up a successful and content family. The interview was on The Drive WDRV in Chicago with Pete Mc Murray and Danny Mac. Well, if youre ready, lets start. In January 1998, DeYoung's physical health took a turn for the worse; DeYoung said he was afflicted with a severe case of the flu, and the extremely high fever damaged his eyes, and caused severe sensitivity to light causing heavy fatigue. Styx. It generated so many requests that it climbed to No. Dennis Eugene DeYoung, age 66, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023, at his home in Victoria. He joined the show two weeks before its first Chicago visit. Dennis DeYoung was born on the 18th of February, 1947. Dennis DeYoung's new album "26 East: Volume 1," will be released Spring 2020 via Frontiers Records and will feature the duet "To The Good Old Days" with Julian Lennon. Styx has consistently maintained that any chance of a reunion with DeYoung is unlikely. I think Dennis is Styx.". The album "26 East, Vol. But I wasn't. [3] To date, "Desert Moon" is the only solo single by any Styx member to hit the Billboard Top 10. There are also posters from his forays into musical theater, both as an actor--he starred as Pontius Pilate in "Jesus Christ Superstar"--and as a writer--he penned a musical of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." For orchestral shows, they are joined by singer Mike Eldred, who originated the role of Quasimodo in "Hunchback." The album features fellow Chicago natives guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave on a track co-written with Jim Peterik of The Ides of March, formerly of Survivor and 38 Special fame. A&M Records had released the compilation album Styx - Classics, Volume 15, but since A&M did not own the rights to the original recording of "Lady" (which had been released by Wooden Nickel Records through a distribution deal with RCA Records), the track could not be included on the disc. The single reached number 1 on the Qubec Radio Single and Soundscan charts. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups including Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades as well as releasing several solo albums. "It was fun but after that I was pretty sure we'd never tour again," says DeYoung. I was writing about music for the Sun-Times and caught up with the band in the middle of a tour called the Grand Decathlon, a five-month jaunt during which Styx would visit 62 American cities and play in front of more than 1.2 million people in 71 concerts.
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