Kiss recently played the House of Blues. 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. Suzanne DeYoung frequently joined her husband on the road, and eventually their children came along as well as a way to provide stability for their [] "The (Grateful) Dead were on top, of course, followed by McCartney, Sting, Neil Diamond, Guns N' Roses. At the time, all were involved with less glamorous pursuits: DeYoung taught music appreciation in a public elementary school; John Panozzo was a seminary student; Chuck was an art teacher; Curulewski was a carpenter; J.Y. He joined Robin Gibb, Tears for Fears, 10CC and Kim Wilde on the sold-out tour. [14] Also on October 21, 2014, a condensed version of this live concert package was broadcast on AXS TV Headliner Club Concert Series. Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) [1] is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. "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. He also included his wife Suzanne to the group for solo works. DeYoung's songs often had a grandiose style to them in the tradition of 1970s theatrical rock, which heavily influenced the group's direction in the late 1970s, culminating in the concept albums Paradise Theatre (1981) and Kilroy Was Here (1983). By wearing sunglasses and staying out of excessive light, DeYoung began to regain his energy toward the end of '98, which is when he and Styx started working on their album "Brave New World.". Styx was never a favorite of the rock press, often lumped with other popular bands such as Journey, Foreigner and Rush into a category one critic at the time called "faceless successes. Olivier said that on stage, `you must pretend you are someone else.' So successful was the tour that Styx signed a new deal with CMC Records, which released "Return To Paradise" as a double-live CD. In talking to DeYoung about those lifestyles, one senses that he has a new appreciation for his rock 'n' roll days. Walking in, it takes a minute to adjust to the dimness--"Sometimes I feel like I'm living in a bat cave," says Suzanne--and the first thing you see is a family portrait hanging over the fireplace in the living room. I have just been informed I have one more show in Ft. Lauderdale in December. STILL SEARCHING FOR SOME REASON This band later renamed itself TW4 (1968), then eventually Styx. So it was great that my parents and my family were in attendance to witness it all. Roboto' when I was in grammar school. The group toured extensively before A&M Records (which had just merged with PolyGram Records) dropped the group from its roster in 1992; the group broke up again shortly afterwards. He doesn't remark on it, but Styx is still on the road, with the same gang that has been out there since 1999. "Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without great sacrifice," he says. "We had been together for so long that I couldn't imagine what would happen if he wasn't here. What if they'd brought one of their tigers?" whew. DeYoung is a devout Roman Catholic and is of Italian ancestry. I categorically refute these specious, allegations as nothing more than a blatant attempt by my political enemies to besmirch our integrity. "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. They broke that rule for Dennis.". It was our decision to tour because there was a confluence of events that created a unique opportunity for us to gain a whole new audience. I might do that.". She was a sophomore at Mercy, an all-girls Catholic high school. And that he has stayed here, stayed in Chicago, that I think gives him integrity. 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. But there have been some positive steps forward, with a solo career that finds DeYoung performing at private and corporate events, such as the one at the Joint in Vegas, and in concert, like the one coming up Feb. 21 at the Chicago Theater. Dennis DeYoung: Yeah, you know I hadn't made a rock solo album since 1988 so I didn't have a forum by which I could be . [9] (In Canada 50,000 plus copies sold for a double CD qualifies as platinum.) After the Chicago Theatre, the show heads to Cleveland and then a four-week jaunt through Canada. says Dennis. The three of them called themselves the Trade Winds, and when they hooked up a bit later with guitarist John Curulewski, the band became known as TW4. Now if one of these videos turns out to be "Sexy Sabrina and her frisky Python" trouble could be right around the corner. Three of the band's previous albums were among the top 100, and were climbing higher each week. She preceded him in death on May 2, 2017. Dennis, Hey everybody, (Styx would be the first band--not even the Beatles nor the Stones could make the claim--to have four consecutive triple platinum albums.) "It's overwhelming," he says of the inaugural show, which was taped in October at the WTTW studios on the Northwest Side. Genre. "But I fought that and Liza came here to work with me. Compared to the Osbournes, the DeYoungs are "Ozzie and Harriet." He was 17 and about to graduate from Harlan High School. Suzanne's role was not as well defined but, as always, essential. That suit was settled late last year with all parties agreeing not to discuss the terms of the settlement and all signing a "nondisparagement clause.". There was a table in the room heavy with fine food. My dad and I had spent countless un air conditioned hot summer days listening to the games on the transistor radio. 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. On June 19, 2007, DeYoung released in Canada his fifth solo album, One Hundred Years from Now, marking a return to his rock roots. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The 76-year-old rock singer was born in Chicago . His performance not only summed up three decades of inspired pop songwriting, but also pointed to intriguing musical journeys yet to come.". Dennis was born July 11, 1956, to Stanley Calvin and Betty Jean (Osborn) DeYoung in Plainville, Kansas. And she is so much better at defending me than I am. But there is no denying that there are ghosts here. "Only my reputation," said Dennis. James Young joined shortly after that, with Tommy Shaw coming on board in 1975. Mostly to relieve some of the stress, Suzanne wrote a romance novel titled "A Love Foretold," which has gotten some nibbles from publishers. Submit Corrections. Over a period of five months, the DeYoungs visited 16 doctors. What are the age, height, and weight of Dennis DeYoung? Cheers, It was much to big a venue for someone like me, capacity 4300 but Tim convinced me to play it with a 50 piece orchestra. 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. was driving a cab. But DeYoung is doing things a bit differently. Being a founding member for the rock band Styx, he is best known in front of the world as a lead vocalist. hE was one of three . I have a much better grasp of what it takes to be in the theater, to put together a show," DeYoung said. [15] The concert took place at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 18, 2014.[16]. It is French Provincial in style, with many Asian design touches. It became the band's fourth consecutive multi-platinum album. The interview was on The Drive WDRV in Chicago with Pete Mc Murray and Danny Mac. When Styx hit the road without him, DeYoung says, some advisers suggested he file suit to stop the tour. "Even though producers desperate for younger audiences have been coaxing such rock composers as Randy Newman, Jimmy Buffett and Billy Joel to write for Broadway, Disney executives put the word out that they did not appreciate competition," says Tribune theater critic Chris Jones, who has heard the music from DeYoung's musical and calls it a "stirring and catchy pop-Broadway score. In November and December 2008, DeYoung was a featured artist on the German Night of the Proms 20-city tour. I couldn't see myself doing that. Being born on 18 February 1947, Dennis DeYoung is 76 years old as of todays date 2nd May 2023. "They would push me, walk right through me, anything to get near the guys. DeYoung was featured as an artist on the German Night of the Proms in the year 2008. Dennis DeYoung is a 75 year old American Musician. Emotions are too high to talk about what current affairs are. daughter Carrie Ann and son Matthew. asks a visitor, scanning the walls. We knew we were good, but we started to have serious doubts about our music and about our futures.". Dennis DeYoung - originally scheduled for April 17th, 2020 & postponed to July 23rd, 2021 & February 5, 2022 - is now rescheduled to September 10th, 2022 Huntington, Long Island, N.Y. (Monday, December 6, 2021 @ 4pm) - Due to circumstances outside of our control, we regret to inform you that Dennis DeYoung at The Paramount - originally scheduled for April 17th, 2020 and postponed to July . It was clear that the early morning crowd at Manny's were clueless as to I was or why I was interrupting their breakfast. DeYoung co-founded STYX as a teenager alongside his neighbors Chuck and John Panozzo in the early 1970s. I first met Styx shortly after that, in 1980. But the differences between leading a rock band and being a lesser figure in a stage play are immense. The band members changed a few times as did the music label. ", Though he would say at the time that this stage interlude "was just a way for me to try something different," his motives ran deeper: "I had always wanted to write a musical and figured this would be an excellent opportunity to view one from the ground floor up.". He was bandmates with John Panozzo in Styx. The couple have two children, daughter Carrie Ann and son Matthew. But why did DeYoung leave the group in 1999, in the first place? Suzanne, the band and I would like to thank you all for attending our shows and helping keep alive all the wonderful songs that Styx and I have created. ", Now, he says this: "It wasn't so much what was being said in particular but the dark tone that was cast over a band that had made such joyous music. "He said, 'I don't want you to do that,'" Young says. Here in Vegas, Dennis performs with Suzanne's sister Dawn Marie on vocals and a new bunch of Chicago guys: Hank Horton (bass/vocals), Tom Dziallo (guitar), Kyle Woodring (drums) and Rick Snyder (keyboards). Dennis was born July 11, 1956, to Stanley Calvin and Betty Jean (Osborn) DeYoung in Plainville, Kansas. asked Suzanne. Carrie's in college now. "It's my family. "I have tremendous respect for people who choose theater as a career," he said. 1". Get a CD, LP, or stream here: https://orcd.. My music from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" [which won the Joseph Jefferson Award for best musical in Chicago in 2008] is the greatest music I ever wrote. 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. She is 30. "We've always been here for him and his music.". The single reached number 1 on the Qubec Radio Single and Soundscan charts. Dennis I think Dennis is Styx.". The band has been rehearsing for a new CD in California and has upcoming shows in Utah, California, Vegas and Lake Tahoe. (Shaw, who had joined the band Damn Yankees, was replaced by Glen Burtnik.) Being born on 18 February 1947, Dennis DeYoung is 76 years old as of today's date 26th April 2023. "In a couple of weeks, she was fine. DeYoung wed Suzanne Feusi, his lifelong partner, in 1970. I've written in very different genres of music. HIV-positive since 1991, Panozzo did not physically feel up to touring, though he would make periodic appearances on stage for a song or two. He rarely goes outside, in fact. There was a stadium a few miles away packed with thousands eagerly awaiting the chance to loudly voice their adoration for DeYoung. "I was so hurt by the portrayal of the band that had meant so much to me since I was 14. That's that Pilate doesn't get the chance-he's not a rock star, you know-to turn to the audience, wink and say to the crowd, `Hey, Chicago. [18], On June 5, 2022 Styx was inducted into the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame. "That simple.". Such was the lifestyle of a 1970s and '80s rock star, which is what DeYoung was, as the lead singer, keyboardist and principal lyricist for Styx, the Chicago-based band that sold something in the ritzy neighborhood of 27 million albums. This album featured a rock version of "Fanfare for the Common Man", more than five years before ELP came up with a similar idea of recording this classical composition as a rock band featuring the synthesizer, that would later become one of ELP's best known recordings. They heard a variety of diagnoses. The European release date was October 17, 2014. Well, if youre ready, lets start. ", On the program, DeYoung countered: "What I think I provided Styx was leadership, not control. Breaking news heard here first at American Songwriter: Dennis DeYoung is reneging on his promise that his recently-released album 26 East, Vol. Among the most curiously sedate aspects of the journey was the presence of DeYoung's wife, Suzanne, and his two young children, Carrie Anne and Matthew. (Coincidentally, my brother Mark, then in the music industry, was the road manager of the tour.) ". "That hit us all very hard," says DeYoung. 1947. Can you believe that?". "We were!" Cheers Dennis, Oops! In 1980, Styx was voted the most popular band in the country, according to a Gallup poll. A mensch if ever there was one. Styx was on the road for all of 1981: "115 cities in the United States and Canada and 11 countries in Europe," DeYoung said. That show, as have been almost all that followed, was a family affair: CarrieAnn handled all of the marketing and public relations and Matt was in charge of the lighting. While he was, as he puts it, "sitting around feeling really sorry for myself," a call came from Tim Orchard, who was then running the Rosemont Theatre. (DeYoung has two: a daughter, Carrie Ann, named for the Hollies tune, and a son, Matthew.) He is also a self-grown keyboardist. The band recorded a new version of "Lady," which became the lead track ("Lady '95") of a new compilation album, Styx Greatest Hits, for A&M. 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". His height is 1.77 m tall, and his weight is 78 kg. "Don't do that," said another, very seriously. 2 was released on June 11, 2021 and is intended to be DeYoung's final album. "Kilroy" was especially so; set in a near future where rock 'n' roll is outlawed, it attacked censorship and demanded acting from the band members. James Young and Tommy Shaw of Styx suggested booking a tour in support of the Brave New World album. Unfortunately, the idea proved unpopular with DeYoung. John was a Cubs fan and the other guys including John were more Blackhawk and Bears fans then baseball enthusiasts. It has DeYoung in orchestral settings performing songs he wrote for Styx, as well as tunes from his solo albums and his musical theater ventures. Are you kidding. I've seen Dennis once before but this time he was spot on. Early life and music career I was 15 1/2 when we met. But things did not begin auspiciously. ", The Panozzos just took it easy; Shaw and J.Y. On Feb. 12, 2000, he did it, "nervous as hell." He is singing "Babe," a song he wrote in 1979 for his wife, Suzanne. "The discipline that it takes to perform the same part, day in and day out, eight shows a week . 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. Dennis DeYoung. Others were vague (post-viral problem). Still, such a number pales when set aside those of a rock 'n' roll tour. What do I think about it? They met at a dance at Mendel High School in 1964. In 2009, DeYoung earned the Great Performer of Illinois Award by his native city Chicago. They live in Brookfield and got tickets through an Internet lottery. Given where we had come from and how long we'd been friends, I was devastated.". The band decided to go on without him. "It was fun but after that I was pretty sure we'd never tour again," says DeYoung. Dennis and Suzanne married in 1970, and two years later the band recorded its first album, "Styx," for the Wooden Nickel label. The show, performed at the Rosemont Theatre near DeYoung's hometown of Chicago, was a family affair for DeYoung. On the curb and all alone without the mighty Styx name behind me I did what I had to do, which was playing Lady of Spain on the piano in front of a bewildered bunch. Within Styx, DeYoung acted as lead vocalist, keyboardist, accordion player, producer and songwriter. His knee and back seriously injured, he was out of the show for six weeks, back in his south suburban home in a wheelchair.
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