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The sweet couple has two children together, son Matthew and daughter, Carrie Ann. Dennis DeYoung . . when these things happen it's difficult not to want to know what happened and why. Dennis DeYoung (formerly of Styx) & Julian Lennon sing "To The Good Old Days". But that fell through. In 2007, DEP Records of Canada released DeYoung's stateside 2004 live CD Dennis DeYoung and the Music of Styx Live with Symphony Orchestra, which went on to achieve platinum status. Dennis DeYoung was born to Maurice and Loraine DeYoung and was brought up from Roseland, Chicago. The band eventually went with the "without DeYoung"option, and DeYoung proceeded to sue them for the band's name. They would throw garbage at me, and some of the more aggressive ones would figure out a way to get our home phone number and call at all times and say the worst things. Thanks to my good friends in Florida for the big heads. 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. The new . (DeYoung has two: a daughter, Carrie Ann, named for the Hollies tune, and a son, Matthew.) 2 will be his last. 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. I think we'd all gotten on each other's creative nerves. One song "I Believe In You" received some airplay on Sirius XM and some local radio stations. 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. With Styx in limbo following Shaw's 1984 departure, DeYoung began a solo career of modest success. They also released his DVD The Rock: Symphonic Music of Styx, which went triple platinum. But DeYoung did not feel well enough to commit to a tour. "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. 2" Due June 11", Interview with Chuck Panozzo on Styx reunion, Dennis DeYoung interview with Stuck in the '80s podcast, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dennis_DeYoung&oldid=1151730927, Dennis DeYoung lead and backing vocals, keyboards, Suzanne DeYoung backing vocals, percussion, August Zadra guitar, lead and backing vocals, This page was last edited on 25 April 2023, at 22:10. On September 20, 2008, DeYoung performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame benefit concert for the John Entwistle foundation. "Most of the furniture is old, too. Landed in LA yesterday and was greeted with the news of the day in San Bernadino. 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. 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. The latter Styx albums, "Paradise Theater" and "Kilroy Was Here," were ambitious music-theater concoctions. Long a fan of DeYoung and his music, Orchard had an idea: He wanted DeYoung to perform with a 50-piece symphony orchestra. They were in the crowd at the "Soundstage" taping. PS. The couple have two children, daughter Carrie Ann and son Matthew. I've seen Dennis once before but this time he was spot on. ", The Panozzos just took it easy; Shaw and J.Y. But the differences between leading a rock band and being a lesser figure in a stage play are immense. Born . By performing piano on the song How Deep Is Your Love, he accompanied Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees. Dennis DeYoung Announces 2020 Tour and New Album Featuring a Duet with Julian Lennon, Mr. Roboto I am the Metal Man With Tats inked in Japan, Come Sail Adam was there and will be joining in on background vocals. Others were vague (post-viral problem). 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. Hey kids I just came across the Rolling Stone review of the Grand Illusion album by Joe Fernbacher from 1977. He is 25. They bought the. 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. I had recently been replaced in the band I founded and had been given the opportunity to headline the Rosemont Theater by Tim Orchard who ran the joint. 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. by Jim Beviglia 2 years ago. On his website, DeYoung jokingly dubbed the performances "The Denny and Glenny Show". "Sometimes I will look at him and still just swoon," says Suzanne, standing backstage in Vegas and snapping pictures of her husband's performance with the anxious enthusiasm of a mother taking snapshots of her child's first Christmas pageant. I witnessed first hand the agony and feeling of helplessness he endured as his beloved wife Susie was stricken with Porphyria a disease for which there is no cure. Who is the wife of Dennis DeYoung? DeYoung was asked to perform by Tony-winning producer Forbes Candlish. Dennis Eugene DeYoung, age 66, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023, at his home. And she is so much better at defending me than I am. There is no novelty, of course, in seeing middle-aged rockers on the tube or on the road. By December 1989, Styx had unofficially reformed. Can you believe that?". When asked about any possible reunions with DeYoung, James Young of Styx commented on an edition of VH1's Behind the Music television series, "Maybe when they are playing hockey on the river Styx. It is French Provincial in style, with many Asian design touches. Growing up in the Roseland area of Chicago, DeYoung started his career as a vocalist 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. On Feb. 12, 2000, he did it, "nervous as hell." He doesn't remark on it, but Styx is still on the road, with the same gang that has been out there since 1999. But there is no denying that there are ghosts here. were eager to go on tour in the fall of '99 after the album was released, especially since Styx songs were being introduced to younger listeners by being featured in "Big Daddy," "South Park," the TV show "Freaks and Geeks" and in a Volkswagen TV commercial. Unfortunately, the idea proved unpopular with DeYoung. Following the "Kilroy Was Here" tour, the band split up. 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. "Show Me the Way", a track written by DeYoung for his son Matthew, received extensive radio play, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (Styx's 8th top 10 single, and 7th written and sung by DeYoung) particularly after a number of radio stations mixed it with voice tracks of members of Congress debating whether or not to send troops to the first Persian Gulf War. I think it's his combination of songwriting and performance. Some will tell you that DeYoung's motive for creating these increasingly elaborate and message-laden shows was to gain critical acceptance. Featuring the Great Jimmy Leahey ('12) HD, Foolin Yourself (A Man and His Oberheim) ('12) HD-NEW. What are the age, height, and weight of Dennis DeYoung? This has the sound of an affirmation but it also, deeper down, has the feel of a thank you, or perhaps even an apology. I'm perfect for this shindig because as my family will tell you no one "wines" more than me. By the way do any of you know of a hat store that sells xxxxxxxxxtra large, winter's coming. Away (Grand Valley State University), Desert Moon Compared to the Osbournes, the DeYoungs are "Ozzie and Harriet." 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. "We wanted," he says now, "to be the Beatles.". In talking to DeYoung about those lifestyles, one senses that he has a new appreciation for his rock 'n' roll days. "Later this year I'm going to produce a couple of songs for them," says Dennis. During this period, the band played a number of small venues and school auditoriums in an effort to secure a record deal. (Coincidentally, my brother Mark, then in the music industry, was the road manager of the tour.) Music written by DeYoung has also been featured in television shows and commercials. ", Suzanne, who is normally a great talker, hears this and says simply, "His dreams became my dreams. "A few days after Christine's funeral, Suzanne and I both came down with what we thought was the flu," he says. 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.". hE was one of three . The show itself was awesome. In the air is the faint aroma of marijuana. In 2009, DeYoung earned the Great Performer of Illinois Award by his native city Chicago. Also Known As. You know who you are. was driving a cab. "He was my first date, my first kiss, my first everything. ", "I like Dennis. The talk turned to small halls or intimate rooms that DeYoung might tour after the album's completion. If you needed some musician or celebrity to do this for the Cubs the line would have been a long one but the White Sox celebrity fan list was very short. Thankfully for me and Suzanne it was Dennis DeYoung at Manny's deli 2000 not Sabrina, Suzanne is deathly afraid of snakes 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. 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. It became the band's fourth consecutive multi-platinum album. I don't think anybody ever thought of this as a breakup in any permanent sense. His height is 1.77 m tall, and his weight is 78 kg. DeYoung has previously announced this will be his last album but has added an update. ", He appeared in about 200 performances across North America as Pilate, reprising that role on Broadway in 1994. Dennis DeYoung - Artist Details. 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. (They've also been heard on "ER," "The Simpsons" and a dozens of other TV shows and movies.) Submit Corrections. His earnings include all of his concerts and songs, which he released worldwide. In 1980, Styx was voted the most popular band in the country, according to a Gallup poll. Ozzy Osbourne and his raucous family have a hit series on MTV. 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. The brothers were still in grade school then. We feel we are the go to destination for all the Hits. Styx reunited, but without a terminally ill John Panozzo. It was nothing like estrangement, but just a vacation of undetermined length. Cheers, One teacher hosted dinner parties for co-workers; DeYoung always attended. "That was probably the very peak for Styx," says DeYoung now. Dennis DeYoung is a founding member of the rock group Styx and now tours with his own band. He . So faced with situation I did what I always do and made the best of it. "The best thing about this tour? He was provided more songs than any other Styx member and was bands most successful writer. I had never seen this before but coincidentally I was just asked about this very day last week by author Dave Hoekstra who interviewed me about a book he was writing. There is an old brown piano just off the kitchen--the piano on which he composed "Babe"--and a newer white piano sitting off to one side of the living room, but otherwise there is no hint that this is the home of arguably the most commercially successful musician ever to come out of Chicago. When Pontius Pilate came on stage . The album was released in the U.S. on April 14, 2009, with slightly different tracks. The single reached number 1 on the Qubec Radio Single and Soundscan charts. Over a period of five months, the DeYoungs visited 16 doctors. How this miracle has occurred is really beyond my understanding. She is 30. Yet, two of their best-known songs include the famed synth-pop tune "Mr. Roboto," and the chart-topping soft rock ballad, "Babe." It's a nice family too. Being a self-taught keyboardist, DeYoung rapidly became one of the most valuable keyboard players of rock. . [13], On October 21, 2014, a 2CD + DVD and Blu-ray package, Dennis DeYoung And the Music of Styx Live in Los Angeles, was released in the U.S. via Frontiers Records. He says this with a typical, kidding-on-the-square delivery. 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. Dennis, Hey everybody, It's an observed reality. There are also posters from his forays into musical theater, both as an actor--he starred as Pontius Pilate in "Jesus Christ Superstar"--and as a writer--he penned a musical of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." And so he's moving on. To this day he has been by her side through everything. 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. [14] Also on October 21, 2014, a condensed version of this live concert package was broadcast on AXS TV Headliner Club Concert Series. What if they'd brought one of their tigers?" Todd Sucherman (uncredited) provided the drum track for the recording session. I made that last part up. 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 . "It has been different," DeYoung says. 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. And that he has stayed here, stayed in Chicago, that I think gives him integrity. Tonight we end our year and play the final show of a three day run here in Epcot, the happiest place on earth. Every chorus ends with the words "Our love". My daughter was my PR person for a number of years but she's gotten out of the business. That was happening because, while he worked on "Hunchback," A&M was preparing a "Styx Greatest Hits" CD for release, and Shaw rejoined the band to record a new version of "Lady." He was a founding member of the rock band Styx, and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. 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. As a parent you occasionally get things right. The next tour and album, 1984's "Kilroy Was Here," called for the band members to wear costumes and engage in theatrical dialogue on stage in a futuristic, Orwellian saga heavy with anti-censorship messages. Since March he has been playing Pontius Pilate in the touring "Jesus Christ Superstar," which was here for a week in March. 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 . After a five-year hiatus; DeYoung and several other members of Styx began discussing a possible reunion in 1989. His performance not only summed up three decades of inspired pop songwriting, but also pointed to intriguing musical journeys yet to come.". "Hey, but not that different. 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. "I have tremendous respect for people who choose theater as a career," he said. 1 in the local charts and eventually became a nationwide hit. Shaw and J.Y. Some were specific (Epstein-Barre, chronic fatigue syndrome). 7?". The band has been rehearsing for a new CD in California and has upcoming shows in Utah, California, Vegas and Lake Tahoe. "In a couple of weeks, she was fine. "We didn't have money for more than one room at the hotels, so when Dennis needed to rest, Carrie and I would play in the bathroom.". Dennis and Suzanne married in 1970, and two years later the band recorded its first album, "Styx," for the Wooden Nickel label. Active. He portrayed the character of a lead vocalist, designating his role in his band Styx. But why did DeYoung leave the group in 1999, in the first place? "We certainly don't live in the past," says Suzanne. He played accordion and sang and formed a trio with the Panozzo boys that played at weddings and birthday parties before being stunned by The Beatles, who turned their heads towards rock & roll. Quite an honor for a kid whose dad brought him to his first game at this very park when he was nine. "It's overwhelming," he says of the inaugural show, which was taped in October at the WTTW studios on the Northwest Side. Former Styx front man Dennis DeYoung is on the line. DeYoung himself could possibly be persuaded to make a comeback, though. The reviews. The revamped Magnolia, previously the East County Performing Arts was fantastic. Daughter CarrieAnn lives in a downtown condo, but Dennis, Suzanne and son Matt live in a 12-room, 4-bedroom house in a gated community in the southwestern suburb of Burr Ridge. 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 . Since TW4 no longer applied, they changed the name of their band to Styx, the mythical river encircling Hades. "I thought to myself, 'He's nuts,' " says Dennis. 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. So inside the house, the blinds and curtains are usually drawn and the lights are turned low. Karen and Cory Cunningham are just fans. ". For DeYoung, who grew up on the south side of Chicago and started Styx in his basement there, music was the world. They all showed their talents in the right way and achieved massive success. Following his concert, he did a brief live interview with CHCH-TV's Mat Hayes. openly bridled at what they considered a disastrous and embarrassing move away from the band's rock roots. ", On the program, DeYoung countered: "What I think I provided Styx was leadership, not control. 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. DeYoung has always shown an interest in theater. "But something else came along.". 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.". Healthy once again, DeYoung returned to touring with a 50-piece orchestra augmented by a five-piece rock band, which included Tommy Dziallo on guitar, Hank Horton on bass, and Kyle Woodring (formerly with John Mellencamp and Deana Carter) on drums, all of whom also played shows with DeYoung with or without the orchestra. She is 54. "More than anything else, this show is testimony to the good things that can happen if you just hang in there," he says. As I expressed in the lyrics to the Grand Illusion (as well as other songs), far too much adulation and credit has been assigned to politicians, athletes and show biz people like me who really don't know much more about the the way things work than the next guy. Suzanne's role was not as well defined but, as always, essential. Dennis DeYoung is a popular musician, singer, songwriter, and producer, who was the founding member for the rock band Styx. He is best known in front of the world as a lead vocalist. He. "I call it the hall of ghosts," says Dennis. Dennis and Suzanne DeYoung are no longer young. He added many other famous musicians to his bands like Tommy Shaw, James Young, John Blasucci, Craig Carter, Tom Sharpe, and many others. The guys in the crowd hoot and holler. implied that DeYoung was a "control freak. 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. (1962-99) FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR The Perfect Man . Wife: Suzanne Feusi (m. 18-Jan-1970, one daughter, one son) Daughter: Carrie Ann Son: Matthew Styx Lead Vocals, Keyboards, etc. 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. How ya doin'? ", On the show, Shaw and J.Y. says Dennis. 1" by the former Styx frontman, is due April 10. There is a palpable wistfulness in his voice when he says "we," perhaps because he no longer talks to the people who got together with him in the basement of his parents' house in the early 1960s to make music--the Panozzo twins Chuck (bass guitar) and John (drums). "Don't do that," said another, very seriously. More on this later. We got slammed more than any band I know. DeYoung rarely sits in that yard. 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. And perhaps the most important step in this journey comes in the spring, when DeYoung kicks off the revival of WTTW-Ch. Great time. Dennis. AllMovie . In 1995, DeYoung called Shaw to sing on a new version of "Lady" even though he had not performed on the original. Among the more notable are: Dennis DeYoung performing on August 25, 2014, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Music of Styx - Live with Symphony Orchestra, Dennis DeYoung and the Music of Styx Live with Symphony Orchestra, The Music of Styx Live with Symphony Orchestra, The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, "Contemporary Keyboard Magazine, '81 - Part 1", "Styx: No Reunion With Former Frontman Dennis DeYoung", "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005", "Bailiwick Repertory Theatre | the Hunchback of Notre Dame", "The Theater Loop: Chicago Theater News & Reviews", "Dennis DeYoung Goes Back to the Basement Where It All Began", "Tom Morello Joins Dennis DeYoung On "The Last Guitar Hero" From The Former Styx Singer's Farewell Album", "Hall of Fame | Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66", "Dennis DeYoung Announces New Album, '26 East: Volume 1', "Dennis DeYoung Announces Final Studio Album "26 East, Vol. But in this show, even though I'd only get a couple of lines, maybe a small paragraph, every word was kind or even gushing. 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 family. They were going to have lunch with Siegfried & Roy, that garish Vegas duo who used Dennis' song "Grand Illusion" in their IMAX movie, "The Magic Box." By Miriam Di Nunzio. ", 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.". Dennis 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'." He joined the show two weeks before its first Chicago visit. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. In 1990 no one knew who Barack Obama was so who was left, Mayor Daley, Jessie Jackson? Sarv Travel Dennis DeYoung was born on February 18, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois to parents Maurice and Loraine DeYoung. He is popular for being a Rock Singer. 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. They were sad, these women, but they caused a lot of trouble. 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.". 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. beginning Hey dude get a life. Styx was on the road for all of 1981: "115 cities in the United States and Canada and 11 countries in Europe," DeYoung said. He and his band performed many of Styx's hits. I believe that when the camera panned around the room FBI alerts were sounded causing a momentary ruckus as fugitives escaped. They sang Styx songs "Come Sail Away" and "Mr. Roboto". The orchestra show was his idea and he put up all the money (a lot a scratch) convinced he would sell it out. Dennis DeYoung was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States,[1] to parents Maurice DeYoung (1918-1997) and Loraine Rolla DeYoung (1923-2001). I couldn't see myself doing that. In November and December 2008, DeYoung was a featured artist on the German Night of the Proms 20-city tour. 1947. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You and your son appeared in the film, The Perfect Man. DeYoung is a die heart fan of the Chicago White Sox. 1". 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. He has earned this fortune through hard work and dedication towards his career.