Now if one of these videos turns out to be "Sexy Sabrina and her frisky Python" trouble could be right around the corner. Adult Contemporary Arena Rock Hard Rock Prog-Rock Contemporary Pop/Rock Album Rock. You must behave as if there isn't an audience. Side note, I've heard that in 2017 these 3 are considering forming a singing group to perform Bee Gee's covers in Vegas. Roomies. Dennis DeYoung is bowing out gracefully at the age of 74 with a solo record, 26 East Vol 2, that recalls his finest work from the 70s and 80s as singer, pianist and primary songwriter for Styx . Dennis and I were always competitors, but when we chose to work together we were a powerful force." The band's 1983 album, Kilroy Was Here , which DeYoung led from a creative standpoint, was a watershed moment in Styx history both because it marked a significant departure in the band's heavy rock sound and because it spelled the eventual demise . Dennis was born July 11, 1956, to Stanley Calvin and Betty Jean (Osborn) DeYoung in Plainville, Kansas. Wife: Suzanne Feusi (m. 18-Jan-1970, one daughter, one son) Daughter: Carrie Ann Son: Matthew Styx Lead Vocals, Keyboards, etc. We love you.' What do I think about it? Since March he has been playing Pontius Pilate in the touring "Jesus Christ Superstar," which was here for a week in March. He pauses before saying, "And try not to screw it up.". So inside the house, the blinds and curtains are usually drawn and the lights are turned low. "To The Good Old Days" Official Music Video Ft. Dennis DeYoung Emotions are too high to talk about what current affairs are. Career Being a self-taught keyboardist, DeYoung rapidly became one of the most valuable keyboard players of rock. . He . I suggest you reread his lyrics with that in mind. 11's "Soundstage" concert series as published has been corrected here and in a subsequent reference in this text). I was 15 1/2 when we met. Pop/Rock. Dennis DeYoung was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States,[1] to parents Maurice DeYoung (1918-1997) and Loraine Rolla DeYoung (1923-2001). The orchestra show was his idea and he put up all the money (a lot a scratch) convinced he would sell it out. What advice does he have for his son about a career in music? He's a great songwriter and performer," says one record industry executive now, requesting anonymity. By Miriam Di Nunzio. 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.". It's still a mystery to me how things worked out as well as they did. DeYoung grew up in Chicago and got started with the band Tradewinds (1963). [9] (In Canada 50,000 plus copies sold for a double CD qualifies as platinum.) AllMusic. They brought up a successful and content family. Before the band met with success, DeYoung spent time as a school teacher in the Southern suburbs of Chicago, where he was a music teacher in District 143. Of course, you have to look at the guy who wrote and sang those particular songs and many others, keyboardist-singer Dennis DeYoung: The talented musician's pop sensibilities may have brought the band some huge hits, but after he left the group, Styx utterly refused to play "Mr. Roboto"live until very recent years. His knee and back seriously injured, he was out of the show for six weeks, back in his south suburban home in a wheelchair. 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]. "I wouldn't. Music written by DeYoung has been featured in the following films: Music either written by DeYoung or performed by him has been featured in the following stage productions: The debut of musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame in May 2008 in Chicago, Illinois brought finally DeYoung's music and songs to the theatrical stage. Roboto' when I was in grammar school. Wait a minute I just realized where the idea of Lady came from"Lady of Spain I adore you". [15] The concert took place at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 18, 2014.[16]. [1] The trio added guitarist Tom Nardini in 1964 and renamed the band TW4. . I know more than them. "But no pictures of Styx?" He was 17 and about to graduate from Harlan High School. After he got fame, he featured in the covers of Contemporary Keyboard Magazine. For the 1990 album Edge of the century, Styx returned to the studio in 1990. "He enjoys doing that, and as a daddy, he's not too bad.". This has the sound of an affirmation but it also, deeper down, has the feel of a thank you, or perhaps even an apology. Carrie Ann Deyoung - Biographical Summaries of Notable People - MyHeritage Carrie Ann Deyoung In Biographical Summaries of Notable People Save this record and choose the information you want to add to your family tree Save record Spotted an error? I did not post this because it shows me in the most glamorous light, quite the contrary but because I believe it demonstrates essentially who I am as a person and performer. His first solo album, Desert Moon (1984), generated a top 10 hit, "Desert Moon", and the follow-up single, "Don't Wait for Heroes", cracked the Billboard Top 100 as well. "More than anything else, this show is testimony to the good things that can happen if you just hang in there," he says. "The whole idea then for me, and I'd like to think for them, is just to move on," he says. One song "I Believe In You" received some airplay on Sirius XM and some local radio stations. 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. "Dennis is in the next car. 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. Compared to the Osbournes, the DeYoungs are "Ozzie and Harriet." Dennis, I certainly hope none of you ever discover how many times I check on you tube for my current video's or old Styx video's when I'm bored because it would be embarrassing. DeYoung penned seven of the band's eight Billboard top 10 singles as well as a solo top 10 single. He has earned this fortune through hard work and dedication towards his career. The pair performed the Styx breakthrough hit "Lady", written by DeYoung in 1973, with DeYoung serenading his wife Suzanne in the audience while Hal did the same for his long-time girlfriend. I mention this because this video popped up in that ever helpful or intrusive function on you tube that appears under "recommended for you". Styx's 1996 tour, dubbed the "Return to Paradise" tour by the band, proved remarkably successful, and a 2-disc live recording of the show (with three new studio tracks) proved even more so; 1997's Return to Paradise live album, produced by DeYoung, went gold and spawned a top-30 hit on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, the DeYoung-penned "Paradise". She works in health care. Born on 18th February, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., he is famous for Styx. I've written in very different genres of music. Matt runs a lighting company, Above the Stage, and is rehearsing with his own rock band, Mama Green. I wanna be in Styx. Dennis Eugene DeYoung, age 66, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023, at his home in Victoria. DeYoung co-founded STYX as a teenager alongside his neighbors Chuck and John Panozzo in the early 1970s. James Young joined shortly after that, with Shaw coming on board in 1975. In 1993, DeYoung was invited by Forbes Candlish, a theatrical producer who was married to Suzanne's youngest sister, Dawn Marie, to join the national touring revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar. "But I fought that and Liza came here to work with me. In 1961, when DeYoung was just 14, he started his career teaming up with two of his neighbor friends Chuck and John Panozzo. He also told her that he wanted to be a rock star. Dennis DeYoung - IMDb To be fair, DeYoung quoted medical reasons for his reluctance to hit the road, so he wasn't just feeling lazy. This is the fourth time Disney has hired us to perform at their Eat to the Beat international Food and Wine Festival. Born . Todd Sucherman (uncredited) provided the drum track for the recording session. The Official Dennis DeYoung Web Site They bought the. I don't wanna be a solo artist. [12] Following the award ceremony in the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park in Chicago, DeYoung and his band performed many of Styx's hits in a free concert. Dennis DeYoung Formerly of Styx Speaks The Truth About Broadway Lies Over a period of five months, the DeYoungs visited 16 doctors. I categorically refute these specious, allegations as nothing more than a blatant attempt by my political enemies to besmirch our integrity. This just showed up on YouTube. Standing in the Joint, a concert room at the Hard Rock Casino-Hotel in Las Vegas one Friday night in October, it is possible for a few hundred people to believe, with their eyes closed, that they have been transported back at least a couple of decades.