Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Before joining Styx on December 12, 1975, a crucial move that would ...

Apr. 18—VALDOSTA — Audiences can expect to hear "Grand Illusion," "Renegade," "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)," "Come Sail Away" and "Fooling Yourself" at a Styx concert. But Lawrence Gowan adds it ...

On one particularly amusing episode of That ’70s Show, fresh-faced protagonist Eric Forman declares his love for the beloved pomp-rock band Styx and faces scorn from friends, who are too cool for Styx ...

Styx guitarist and singer James “J.Y” Young has been in the band since before Styx was even its name, so when he gets to talking about its history, well, there’s nobody else in the band who’s seen ...

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — The familiar sounds of classic rock band Styx will soon fill the air at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. After forming in the early 1970s, the band cranked out hit after hit with then ...

The electricity and thrill of playing for thousands of Styx fans never gets old, singer Lawrence Gowan says. After playing a few notes of a classic hit like "Lady," the crowd erupts in jubilation ...

Styx fans are familiar with the group’s classic 1981 song “Rockin’ the Paradise,” but now the band will be rockin’ in paradise as they headline a new destination music vacation on Florida’s Gulf Coast ...

As NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sails away to Pluto, one bunch of musicians is particularly intrigued by its journey: Styx, the rock band that shares a name with Pluto's smallest moon. Members of ...

Styx keyboardist Lawrence Gowan tickles the ivories with something or other on Tuesday at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City. James Young (center) and Tommy Shaw (right) of Styx perform on Tuesday ...

While holding a place in music since the 1970s, many will always remember Ricky Phillips for performing with the rock band Styx for over 20 years. Although the musician played alongside other great ...

After 16 years, the monthly summer party that is Blues, Brews, and BBQ is substituting blues for good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll — at least for one month. Styx tribute band The Blue Collar Men will ...

The earliest trace of Chicago rock band Styx dates back to 1962, when teenage founding vocalist Dennis DeYoung started jamming in his basement with twins Chuck and John Panozzo. By the time the band ...