As Styx finally achieved a long-hoped-for measure of success, they did a rare thing in rock music back then: They looked inward. The Grand Illusion, released on July 7, 1977, talked with bold ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amid a seven-piece line-up with talent to burn, old-hand guitarists James ‘JY’ Young and Tommy Shaw plus founding (and these days ...

Styx managed to put out Man of Miracles, their fourth album, while still searching for an identity. The distinctly bipolar material on this record, released Nov. 8, 1974, didn't help. On the one hand, ...

Styx recorded their own version of The Beatles‘ “I Am the Walrus.” The band’s fans went wild for the cover. Subsequently, the tune inspired Styx to release an entire album of classic rock covers. Styx ...

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 ...

Career boosts can come from the most unexpected places, as Styx vocalist and keyboardist Lawrence Gowan found out in real-time after a raunchy Comedy Central cartoon provided them with a new, younger ...

Styx singer and keyboardist Lawrence Gowan shared the "dark story" of an encounter with a fan that left him stunned. The 67-year-old Canada native is set to embark on the Renegades & Juke Box Heroes ...

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 ...

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 ...

The band, founded in Chicago in the 1970s, performs a variety of rock genres. During the concert, fans can expect to hear ...