Though he makes a very nice living from the royalties from the many songs he's written, he wants to continue to perform, balancing corporate and private shows with concerts. Love from your boyfriend and husband. Carrie's in college now. 1 U.S. single for the band DeYoung and some pals founded in a basement on the South Side of Chicago. "The worst thing? It gave the label its first-ever gold album and compelled the members of Styx to promise a new studio album late in 1998. ", 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.". The band changed the name to Styx in 1972,[1] upon signing their first record contract. Olivier said that on stage, `you must pretend you are someone else.' "And I said, 'Well, we're going with you or without you.'" AllMovie . When Styx hit the road without him, DeYoung says, some advisers suggested he file suit to stop the tour. Former Styx singer Dennis DeYoung throws caution to the wind with the video for his new single, the six-minute plus Isle Of Misanthrope. 26 East, Vol. The crowd shouts and applauds. Cheers, Hey kids I just came across the Rolling Stone review of the Grand Illusion album by Joe Fernbacher from 1977. DeYoung was brought up from Chicago and began his musical career with a band Tradewinds in 1963. the group later get renamed itself as TW$ in 1968 and then later eventually Styx. matthew deyoung son of dennis deyoung - look.perfil.com 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. 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. Three of the band's previous albums were among the top 100, and were climbing higher each week. Styx was never what you'd call a critic's darling. DeYoung penned seven of the band's eight Billboard top 10 singles as well as a solo top 10 single. His wife Suzanne and sister-in-law Dawn Marie Feusi sang backup, his daughter Carrie Ann was in charge of publicity, while his son Matthew designed the stage lighting. DENNIS DEYOUNG On STYX Reunion: 'Not To Give The Fans One Last Glimpse More on this later. The band decided to go on without him. "I was scared to death," says Suzanne. 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. This band later renamed itself TW4 (1968), then eventually Styx. A TV crew visited the house in Burr Ridge and spent time elsewhere with the other band members. 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. was driving a cab. (Shaw, who had joined the band Damn Yankees, was replaced by Glen Burtnik.) Born . I'm perfect for this shindig because as my family will tell you no one "wines" more than me. Can you believe that?". Styles. Following his concert, he did a brief live interview with CHCH-TV's Mat Hayes. The Real Reason Dennis DeYoung Left Styx - Grunge As he made efforts to artistically reinvent himself over the last two decades, he was always able to return to the creative and commercial comfort of his rock 'n' roll family. The new . Those performances sparked interest in bringing the show to Broadway until Disney announced that it would be producing an animated version of the same story. The writer and producer of 80 percent of the band's hit material, he was usually quite serious and, at 33, its oldest member. ", Styx utterly refused to play "Mr. Roboto"live. The musical he would write--music, lyrics and book--was originally called "Q Modo," but its name was changed to "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" to reflect its debt to Victor Hugo's classic. On his website, DeYoung jokingly dubbed the performances "The Denny and Glenny Show". 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). Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dennis DeYoung to show support. What advice does he have for his son about a career in music? (Though some close friends and relatives had known for years that he was gay, Panozzo did not make that public until 2001.). And so he's moving on. DeYoung is an avid fan of the Chicago White Sox and personal friend of former manager, Hall-of-Famer Tony LaRussa.[20]. 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. Dennis DeYoung to release final album - Chicago Sun-Times Tonight we end our year and play the final show of a three day run here in Epcot, the happiest place on earth. It's taken from his upcoming album 26 East Vol. ", On the show, Shaw and J.Y. Bassist Chuck Panozzo, no longer actively touring with Styx due to health problems associated with his HIV-positive status, offered a more hopeful tone to a writer doing a story on the band for tampabay.com; while reflecting on the effect the loss of his fraternal twin brother, John, had on the band, Panozzo noted, "Before any more of us die, I would hope that it could happen. It seems like "artistic differences" might be a pretty sure bet in this particular scenario, or maybe some remaining animosity from the band's first break-up way back in 1984. DeYoung has always shown an interest in theater. Dennis DeYoung : biography February 18, 1947 - On January 18, 1970, DeYoung married his longtime sweetheart, Suzanne Feusi. The play was first seen by the public at the Tennessee Repertory Theater in 1997, with Chicago producer Michael Leavitt involved. . He. "Being a rock star is the best job in the world," DeYoung said, picking apart a chicken and pepper sandwich at a Near North Side Italian restaurant several days ago. On September 14 and 15, 2006, DeYoung appeared with Hal Sparks on Celebrity Duets, an American reality television show produced by Simon Cowell. The Magnolia - El Cajon. In a sense we were in the early, talking stages of divorce and it punctuated that in a very public way and made it almost impossible to ever go back. The Official Dennis DeYoung Web Site 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. He then says, "If I have any advice for you out there, it's this: Find love and nourish it and cherish it." There was a table in the room heavy with fine food. "More than anything else, this show is testimony to the good things that can happen if you just hang in there," he says. We have been through it all together, and sometimes it's just a great relief to let his music take me back to a time when we were both so young.". Young also addressed the reunion issue on an episode of VH1's Feuds 2000, noting the possibility of a reunion would only happen "[as] the Eagles said, 'when Hell freezes over'." Those problems are almost Shakespearean in their gloomy details: deaths of family members and other loved ones, a mysterious illness, lawsuits and betrayal. But the differences between leading a rock band and being a lesser figure in a stage play are immense. During this period, the group used to play at school auditoriums and in different small venues. Being a self-taught keyboardist, DeYoung rapidly became one of the most valuable keyboard players of rock. In any configuration, the band does not have a name. ", 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. Some were specific (Epstein-Barre, chronic fatigue syndrome). Young says things came to a head when the band started considering a replacement for DeYoung, with the man himself stepping onstage whenever he felt up to it. Wife: Suzanne Feusi (m. 18-Jan-1970, one daughter, one son) Daughter: Carrie Ann Son: Matthew Styx Lead Vocals, Keyboards, etc. He also accompanied Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees on piano performing "How Deep Is Your Love". Dennis DeYoung, born February 18, 1947, is a solo pop musician but is better known as one of the lead vocalists of the band Styx. FROM MEGASTAR TO `SUPERSTAR' - Chicago Tribune One song "I Believe In You" received some airplay on Sirius XM and some local radio stations. 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. Some will tell you that DeYoung's motive for creating these increasingly elaborate and message-laden shows was to gain critical acceptance. WITH PEOPLE KILLING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME. ", "He offered and I wasn't busy," DeYoung said. Obituary: Elizabeth "Beth" A. Laken | Plainfield, IL Patch 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. So there I was at Manny's of all places trying to stir up ticket sales for a show I was convinced no one would attend. And perhaps the most important step in this journey comes in the spring, when DeYoung kicks off the revival of WTTW-Ch. DeYoung himself could possibly be persuaded to make a comeback, though. First Dennis' best friend, a salesman named Tom Short, died of colon cancer. "I feel lucky to be here," said Karen. Suzanne DeYoung frequently joined her husband on the road, and eventually their children came along as well, as a way to provide stability for . "He enjoys doing that, and as a daddy, he's not too bad.". Kiss recently played the House of Blues. And soon, the band met their success. He and Suzanne plus Orchard, who now runs his own entertainment company called Liverpool LLC, think of themselves as "collaborators on the career of Dennis DeYoung.". They also released his DVD The Rock: Symphonic Music of Styx, which went triple platinum. "At the top are the rock stars, then movie stars, TV stars, then moving lower are the circus performers. No mention of Grand Illusion, Foolin Yourself or ComeSail Away, the three songs still being played on radio today. We got slammed more than any band I know. 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. The theater is so different. Dennis As is so often the case, the truth is more complicated. Landed in LA yesterday and was greeted with the news of the day in San Bernadino. Dennis DeYoung was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States,[1] to parents Maurice DeYoung (1918-1997) and Loraine Rolla DeYoung (1923-2001). This has the sound of an affirmation but it also, deeper down, has the feel of a thank you, or perhaps even an apology. Dennis DeYoung is a founding member of the rock group Styx and now tours with his own band. Shaw returned to the fold, and Todd Sucherman was tapped to replace John Panozzo, who had died of alcohol-related illnesses in 1996. DeYoung has said that the manner in which Shaw and Young vilified him on VH1's Behind the Music triggered the lawsuit. Founding member of the rock band Styx who sang lead vocals, played keyboard, and wrote the majority of the songs for the band. I think we'd all gotten on each other's creative nerves. We cut three more records for Wooden Nickel, but they didn't sell. His lunch companion did not, nor did the waitress. The walls of the studio are filled with the gold and platinum records he has accumulated during his years with Styx and as a solo act, accounting for some 40 million in albums sold. Now that's very important, because my parents wouldn't let me date until I was 16. "As a musician my aim was to communicate what I've written to an audience. 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. Tommy Shaw, who joined Damn Yankees in 1988, did not return. After a year-and-a-half of touring under the name "Styx," without any compensation to DeYoung for usage of the name, DeYoung sued his former bandmates, seeking the rights to use the group's name in support of his solo career. In the year 2009, DeYoung, with his band, performed many of Styxs hits in a free concert at Millennium Park in Chicago. 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]. Dennis. 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. [3] To date, "Desert Moon" is the only solo single by any Styx member to hit the Billboard Top 10. "To The Good Old Days" Official Music Video Ft. Dennis DeYoung DeYoung is a devout Roman Catholic and is of Italian ancestry. Dennis DeYoung Net Worth 2023: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Kids, Bio-Wiki, Singer, musician, songwriter, and producer. ", "I like Dennis. But recently, she's been doing something she never did in the past, joining Dennis on stage for a song or two. His third solo album Boomchild (1988) failed to have a hit single,[1] though the video for "Boomchild" received a fair amount of music video airplay.[where?]. With Styx in limbo following Shaw's 1984 departure, DeYoung began a solo career of modest success. She nearly died and she has bravely dealt with health issues ever since. I was reading a story in USA Today about the summer's most successful tours. Dennis was born July 11, 1956, to Stanley Calvin and Betty Jean (Osborn) DeYoung in Plainville, Kansas. Thanks to my good friends in Florida for the big heads. (They've also been heard on "ER," "The Simpsons" and a dozens of other TV shows and movies.) Anyway my dad passed his love of baseball and the Sox on to me and I did the same for my son Matthew. This guy singles but one song out on the album and that's Miss America. Dennis DeYoung discusses Styx flip sides, songs from his new album, and Jim Peterik joins the discussion on new Dennis DeYoung songs he co-wrote . Roomies. [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. DeYoung is an ardent Chicago White Sox supporter. The first single, the title track, was a duet with Qubcois singer ric Lapointe. The dissent of some members in the band during Kilroy brought tensions between the group's members over the future direction of the band, leading to guitarist Tommy Shaw's departure in 1984 to pursue a solo career. Emotions are too high to talk about what current affairs are. I believe those who claim to not be interested in themselves or their past are secretly wanted for transporting illegal goods across state lines, or their lying. "And the reasons are simple: It takes the least talent, makes the most money and has the most enthusiastic fans.". by Jim Beviglia 2 years ago. He doesn't remark on it, but Styx is still on the road, with the same gang that has been out there since 1999. I know the songs that I wrote, the concept albums I initiated and the theatricality of our stage shows were all simply things I made up as I went along. "We certainly don't live in the past," says Suzanne. 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. At the time, the group's most recent album, "Cornerstone," had been perched in the No. (DeYoung has two: a daughter, Carrie Ann, named for the Hollies tune, and a son, Matthew.) A mensch if ever there was one. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. But now he no longer has Styx. PS. And that he has stayed here, stayed in Chicago, that I think gives him integrity. Karen and Cory Cunningham are just fans. Unless the next guy is that dumb ass sitting behind you at the movies talking loudly to the screen, or Charles Manson. He rarely goes outside, in fact. 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. They led a very prosperous and happy family. Kind of like the Lite beer commercial when Troy Aikman claims to not dwell in the past and then his ring tone goes off screaming "Aikman touchdown unbelievable". " (Self-effacingly, the native South Sider then declared, "Hey look at me, a kid from Roseland quoting Olivier."). [1] The Desert Moon album was certified gold in Canada in 1984. Dennis De Young recaptures Styx's prog glory with new - loudersound We were playing the Chicago area because we couldn't get hired anywhere else. ", The episode so hurt and angered DeYoung that six weeks later he filed suit in federal court claiming misuse of the Styx trademark. Following the "Kilroy Was Here" tour, the band split up. Dennis DeYoung Says Farewell By Going Back To Where It All Began DeYoung spent his early days at Southern Suburbs of Chicago, where he was taught music as well. "Disney certainly put the brakes on plans for my musical," says Dennis. . 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. Sarv Travel Dennis DeYoung was born on February 18, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois to parents Maurice and Loraine DeYoung. 1" by the former Styx frontman, is due April 10. 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. On a couple of numbers, he's backed by the Chicago Children's Choir. Mar 9, 2020, 6:00am PDT. The album "26 East, Vol. 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. 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. It wasn't a power thing. He started his band from a very early age with two of his friends from the neighborhood. 1947. How this miracle has occurred is really beyond my understanding. Because of my personal relationships with former manager Tony LaRussa and owner Jerry Reinsdorf I was asked if Styx would do it. As a parent you occasionally get things right. The band has been rehearsing for a new CD in California and has upcoming shows in Utah, California, Vegas and Lake Tahoe. On one level you have to admire his desire to stretch things a bit, but sometimes doing that makes a person, or a band, look silly.". DeYoung was asked to perform by Tony-winning producer Forbes Candlish. In 1961, when DeYoung was just 14, he started his career teaming up with two of his neighbor friends Chuck and John Panozzo. It was during a hilarious impromptu lobby performance during the Goodman Theatre's production of "Galileo" in 1986-DeYoung transforming the play's star-gazing subject into a contemporary South Sider-that DeYoung was noticed by the theater's artistic director, Robert Falls, who some months later asked DeYoung to audition for a role in "Ghost on Fire. We love you.' Dennis DeYoung Sues Styx By ABC News October 12, 2000 -- Styx co-founder Dennis DeYoung was in Chicago Federal Court on Tuesday, attempting to block the remaining band members from touring under the Styx moniker without him. "Staying aliveahiveahive". J.Y. 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. In November and December 2008, DeYoung was a featured artist on the German Night of the Proms 20-city tour. "Imagine there's a tree of entertainment," DeYoung says. Since TW4 no longer applied, they changed the name of their band to Styx, the mythical river encircling Hades. We knew we were good, but we started to have serious doubts about our music and about our futures.". ", Suzanne, who is normally a great talker, hears this and says simply, "His dreams became my dreams. They go hand in hand. His knee and back seriously injured, he was out of the show for six weeks, back in his south suburban home in a wheelchair. But being completely wrong about his musical prescience is really not the issue it's his ignorant and malicious evaluation of the songs lyrical content that enrages. Styx's James Young Says He, Dennis DeYoung Were "Competitors" - iHeart "On the road a child gets to see the real world, gets to interact with adults.". Dennis was born July 11, 1956, to Stanley Calvin and Betty Jean (Osborn) DeYoung in Plainville, Kansas. On a happier note I'm in LA to play at Adam Sandler's private Holiday bash. Quite an honor for a kid whose dad brought him to his first game at this very park when he was nine. "We've always been here for him and his music.". Things began to change in 1974, when a 2-year-old song called "Lady" from the band's second album, "Styx II," was placed by station manager Jim Smith in the oldies rotation at WLS. 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. The couple has two children, daughter Carrie Ann and son Matthew. daughter Carrie Ann and son Matthew. 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. 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. On September 20, 2008, DeYoung performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame benefit concert for the John Entwistle foundation. Cheers, Dennis DeYoung's age is 76. Dennis DeYoung is a 75 year old American Musician. Tonight he introduces her by first talking about how they met long ago at a high school dance, "when I was 17 and she was just 15 1/2." hE was one of three . They were in the crowd at the "Soundstage" taping. "We were!" Dennis DeYoung was born on the 18th of February, 1947. You know who you are. He and his band performed many of Styx's hits. He was provided more songs than any other Styx member and was bands most successful writer. All 4,200 seats were filled for that show and Tribune critic Howard Reich started his review of the show with "What a comeback! I couldn't see myself doing that. In 1995, DeYoung called Shaw to sing on a new version of "Lady" even though he had not performed on the original. The guys in the crowd hoot and holler. My deepest sympathies to all those whose lives have tragically been touched by this madness. However, in a 2011 interview with Rolling Stone, Tommy Shaw indicated that he didn't think a reunion was realistic, noting, "We're crazy, but we're not insane."[6]. The band eventually went with the "without DeYoung"option, and DeYoung proceeded to sue them for the band's name. Soon they achieved national as well as international stardom. 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. Matt runs a lighting company, Above the Stage, and is rehearsing with his own rock band, Mama Green. whew. "I call it the hall of ghosts," says Dennis. In a way, my life is so tied to his that I was afraid everything would just crumble." Dennis DeYoung . One teacher hosted dinner parties for co-workers; DeYoung always attended. They all showed their talents in the right way and achieved massive success. "It was fun but after that I was pretty sure we'd never tour again," says DeYoung. "After so many shows we're in the best performing shape of any time in our history, so what better time to record some new material?" Later that year, he released the "10 on Broadway" CD, which featured a "JCS" song, "Pilate's Dream," as well as such standards as "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "On the Street Where You Live. The Official Dennis DeYoung Web Site Cheers, He says this with a typical, kidding-on-the-square delivery. It's an observed reality. If this Fernbacher character is still alive he owes JY an apology. "Hey, but not that different. The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, among many graying rock stars, continue to pack auditoriums. In 1998 the band began work on a new album, Brave New World. `Jesus Christ Superstar.' Remember "winners are losers who got up and gave it one more try". Others were vague (post-viral problem). "And groupies," says Suzanne, who was on that tour with 6-year-old CarrieAnn and pregnant with Matt. Between stints with Styx, DeYoung was asked to appear in the 20th Anniversary revival tour of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar in 1993, including Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson and Irene Cara,[4] appearing in 268 performances as Pontius Pilate. On July 12, 2009, DeYoung was honored by his native city Chicago with the "Great Performer of Illinois Award". 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.
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