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 sweet couple has two children together, son Matthew and daughter, Carrie Ann. But it also got some band members complaining, quietly, that DeYoung had become too focused on ballads and stage theatrics. 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 . The crowd shouts and applauds. Because of my personal relationships with former manager Tony LaRussa and owner Jerry Reinsdorf I was asked if Styx would do it. 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. "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. He is popular for being a Rock Singer. Carrie's in college now. 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". 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. "But something else came along.". 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. That same night Dennis DeYoung was additionally inducted as a songwriter.[19]. "I was behind his decision all the way," says Suzanne. But the differences between leading a rock band and being a lesser figure in a stage play are immense. I wish I possessed more of that. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx, and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. 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. You must behave as if there isn't an audience. They met at a dance at Mendel High School in 1964. By December 1989, Styx had unofficially reformed. writes Shaw on the band's Web site. They were in the crowd at the "Soundstage" taping. Being a self-taught keyboardist, DeYoung rapidly became one of the most valuable keyboard players of rock. "We all needed some time away from one another. Since March he has been playing Pontius Pilate in. His performance not only summed up three decades of inspired pop songwriting, but also pointed to intriguing musical journeys yet to come.". In 1998 the band began work on a new album, Brave New World. Roboto' when I was in grammar school. He joined the show two weeks before its first Chicago visit. Matt runs a lighting company, Above the Stage, and is rehearsing with his own rock band, Mama Green. asks a visitor, scanning the walls. (1962-99) FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR The Perfect Man . Love from your boyfriend and husband. DeYoung is a devout Roman Catholic and is of Italian ancestry. And you wonder where they went. 2 will be his last. Over a period of five months, the DeYoungs visited 16 doctors. I've written in very different genres of music. DENNIS DEYOUNG On STYX Reunion: 'Not To Give The Fans One Last Glimpse asked Suzanne. DeYoung wrote and sang lead on seven of the band's eight top 10 Billboard Hot 100-ranked hits during this period, with Tommy Shaw's "Too Much Time on My Hands" (No. . His height is 1.77 m tall, and his weight is 78 kg. Cheers, ", He appeared in about 200 performances across North America as Pilate, reprising that role on Broadway in 1994. When Styx hit the road without him, DeYoung says, some advisers suggested he file suit to stop the tour. "I wouldn't. 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). Expecting to sample the wild and debauched lifestyle that characterized many bands of the time-groupies galore, drugs aplenty and hotel rooms turned to war zones-I instead found a rather tame trip that included a visit to a Go Kart track and a lot of water and juice. Anyway my dad passed his love of baseball and the Sox on to me and I did the same for my son Matthew. They bought the. I don't think anybody ever thought of this as a breakup in any permanent sense. DeYoung has described many of his steps while doing a concert along the way through his keyboard playing. Both were children of the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side. DeYoung is a die heart fan of the Chicago White Sox. DeYoung has said that the manner in which Shaw and Young vilified him on VH1's Behind the Music triggered the lawsuit. "That hit us all very hard," says DeYoung. 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.". (Coincidentally, my brother Mark, then in the music industry, was the road manager of the tour.) During this period, the band played a number of small venues and school auditoriums in an effort to secure a record deal. Do you like `Summertime' from `Porgy and Bess'? Dennis DeYoung On The 'Grand Illusion' of Styx - HuffPost The single reached number 1 on the Qubec Radio Single and Soundscan charts. ", Suzanne, who is normally a great talker, hears this and says simply, "His dreams became my dreams. "Most of the furniture is old, too. (Band members did not respond to requests for interviews.). 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. DeYoung wed Suzanne Feusi, his lifelong partner, in 1970. The Magnolia - El Cajon. Get a CD, LP, or stream here: https://orcd.. But recently, she's been doing something she never did in the past, joining Dennis on stage for a song or two. [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. 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. Dennis DeYoung . 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. The 76-year-old rock singer was born in Chicago . On New Year's Eve 2007, he performed "Mr. Roboto", "Come Sail Away" and many other Styx classics to a large audience at Victoria Park in Niagara Falls, Canada, and millions of viewers via live television on CHCH-TV Channel 11. 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 . 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). The four continued to play in college--Dennis and the Panozzos all went to Chicago State University--and then were joined in 1970 by another Roseland friend, lead guitarist James Young, who was always known as J.Y. At the time, the group's most recent album, "Cornerstone," had been perched in the No. Compared to the Osbournes, the DeYoungs are "Ozzie and Harriet." hit the road with Canadian Lawrence Gowan taking DeYoung's spot, Todd Sucherman on drums and Glen Burtnick filling in on bass for Chuck Panozzo. 3 position on the Billboard charts for an impressive nine weeks, proving more durable than albums by such heavyweight groups as Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and the Eagles. It's been a great experience. 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. She is 54. 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. "When Carrie [who was born in 1971] was little, we would sometimes drive hours to concerts in our green VW bug," she says. 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. Emotions are too high to talk about what current affairs are. Hey kids I just came across the Rolling Stone review of the Grand Illusion album by Joe Fernbacher from 1977. He has achieved many famous awards as a vocalist from his entire career. To this day he has been by her side through everything. Styx And Their Long Fall From Grace | Louder - loudersound This has the sound of an affirmation but it also, deeper down, has the feel of a thank you, or perhaps even an apology. My daughter was my PR person for a number of years but she's gotten out of the business. "I was so hurt by the portrayal of the band that had meant so much to me since I was 14. How this miracle has occurred is really beyond my understanding. "He enjoys doing that, and as a daddy, he's not too bad.". Styles. DeYoung is an avid fan of the Chicago White Sox and personal friend of former manager, Hall-of-Famer Tony LaRussa.[20]. "Those were hard times: We played beer parties, 'Animal House'-type affairs, a lot of proms. So emboldened were they to finally have a record that they made a mutual decision to devote all their time to Styx. He did not once but twice leading to our partnership for the last 15 years. "As a musician my aim was to communicate what I've written to an audience. He, Suzanne and Orchard think that it could lead to a deal with PBS to produce "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" as a televised musical. 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. Dennis DeYoung - Net Worth 2022, Age, Height, Bio, Family, Career, Wiki 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. 1 which was released last year. Being born on 18 February 1947, Dennis DeYoung is 76 years old as of today's date 26th April 2023. 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.