Credit: YouTube/Styx In the early ’80s, Styx were flying high as one of the most successful rock bands in America – until they came unstuck when a million-selling single from a bizarre concept album ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Before joining Styx on December 12, 1975, a crucial move that would ...

Apr. 18—VALDOSTA — Audiences can expect to hear "Grand Illusion," "Renegade," "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)," "Come Sail Away" and "Fooling Yourself" at a Styx concert. But Lawrence Gowan adds it ...

Styx guitarist and singer James “J.Y” Young has been in the band since before Styx was even its name, so when he gets to talking about its history, well, there’s nobody else in the band who’s seen ...

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — The familiar sounds of classic rock band Styx will soon fill the air at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. After forming in the early 1970s, the band cranked out hit after hit with then ...

The key to any band’s longevity is the ability to maintain a core sound while changing to lure new generations of fans. The Rolling Stones are the quintessential example, having survived 50 years on ...

Jack W. Hill, who wrote for 28 years for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is now a freelance contributor to the paper. He and ...

That’s an impressive number, considering the band experienced its commercial peak in the 1970s and ’80s with multiplatinum albums “The Grand Illusion,” “Paradise Theater” and “Pieces of Eight,” and ...

A group of Styx fans has created an online petition calling for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to enshrine the band. “For over 20 years, Styx has been eligible for induction into the Rock & Rock Hall of ...

Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw performs a solo during Sunday's concert at the Pearl Concert Hall at The Palms in Las Vegas. The band performed its 2017 concept album, "The Mission," in its entirety for the ...

After 16 years, the monthly summer party that is Blues, Brews, and BBQ is substituting blues for good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll — at least for one month. Styx tribute band The Blue Collar Men will ...

The earliest trace of Chicago rock band Styx dates back to 1962, when teenage founding vocalist Dennis DeYoung started jamming in his basement with twins Chuck and John Panozzo. By the time the band ...