Styx released one of the most successful – and polarizing – songs in the band’s history on Feb 28, 1983. The origin of “Mr. Roboto” can be traced back a couple of years. Evangelical groups had claimed ...

Styx guitarist James “J.Y.” Young admitted he’d never liked the band’s softer material, championed by former singer Dennis DeYoung – but reflected that the pair had been a formidable creative force ...

Dennis DeYoung returns to PBS with a concert from the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles. Taped in March 2014, the concert showcases the legendary Dennis DeYoung and his six-piece band performing all the ...

While producing iconic songs like “Come Sail Away”, “Renegade”, and “Mr. Roboto”, Styx, like many rock bands of the time, found themselves going through numerous growing pains over the decades. Since ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a music journalist from New York City, living in Nashville. The earliest trace of Chicago rock band Styx dates back to 1962, ...

Dennis DeYoung, whose theatrical nature and helium-tenor voice sold millions as the most identifiable voice in the band Styx, was against doing famous albums in concert. “I never liked it,” DeYoung ...

DeYoung, who was fired from Styx in 1999, was miffed because for many years after his departure from the group, Shaw and Styx guitarist James “J.Y.” Young criticized some of Dennis’ more-pop-oriented ...

As he prepares to launch another tour, Styx guitarist James “J.Y.” Young is feeling good about the fact that he's still out there making music for a living in a year that finds him celebrating 50 ...

Dennis DeYoung is a founding member of the rock group Styx. The Chicago-based band originated in 1962 when 14-year-old DeYoung and brothers John and Chuck Panozzo gathered in the basement of his ...