Dennis DeYoung - The Music of Styx

Dennis DeYoung and The Music of Styx are available for your next special event in the following formats:

• Solo - Dennis at the keyboard - great for intimate events
• Band - Dennis with his 6 piece band
• Symphony - Available to perform with your local symphony

For over 4 decades, Dennis DeYoung has been a singer, songwriter, keyboardist and founding member of the rock group Styx.  The Chicago-based band originated in 1964 when 16-year-old DeYoung and brothers John and Chuck Panozzo joined forces in the garage of DeYoung’s childhood home.  Styx sold over 35 million albums and scored ten Top Ten singles worldwide.  It was the only band to ever record four consecutive triple platinum albums.

As a singer and songwriter, DeYoung has sung and written such rock classics as: 

• Lady
• Come Sail Away
• Best of Times
• Mr. Roboto
• Show Me the Way
• The Grand Illusion
• Don’t Let It End
• Babe

His singing talents have made his voice one of the most recognizable in the world.  In addition to his work with Styx, DeYoung has recorded four solo albums including Desert Moon, whose title track achieved Top Ten status.

DeYoung’s Broadway debut was starring as Pontius Pilate in the 25th anniversary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar.  His performance earned a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for best supporting actor in a musical.  While performing in Superstar, DeYoung was approached by Atlantic Records to sing and produce 10 on Broadway, a compilation of his favorite Broadway songs.

His passion for American musical theater and composers like George Gershwin and Lerner and Loew inspired him to write The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a musical based on Victor Hugo’s novel.  Nashville’s Tennessee Repertory Theatre mounted a full musical production of Hunchback in the fall of 1997 to glowing reviews.

In recent years, many of DeYoung’s songs continue to enjoy a remarkable resurgence in popularity.  The Best of Times, Come Sail Away and Babe were featured in Adam Sandler’s hit film Big Daddy.  Come Sail Away was also a South Park smash, featuring a six-minute version sung by Cartman and Isaac Hayes.  DeYoung’s songs continue to be featured in television shows and motion pictures, including:  The Simpsons, Freaks and Geeks, Dharma and Gregg, E.R., King of Queens, Sex in the City, Austin Powers – Goldmember, Old School, Detroit Rock City, Virgin Suicide and Disney’s Atlantis.  Volkswagen turned Mr. Roboto into a hit national commercial featuring two Wayne’s World-like guys jamming to the words “Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto”.   In 1999, Universal Hippo Records released The Ultimate Collection, a compilation of select songs from DeYoung’solo albums Desert Moon, Back to the World and Boomchild.

In 2000, DeYoung and Academy Award winning film composer, Alan Silvestri, rearranged and re-orchestrated the song Grand Illusion with an 85-piece symphony orchestra and rock band for the IMAX film Siegfried and Roy: The Magic Box.  This orchestral concept influenced DeYoung to create a live concert retrospective of his career.  Combining Styx’s greatest hits, selections from The Hunchback of Notre Dame and many Broadway favorites, he began touring select cities with a 50-piece symphony orchestra and rock band.

In 2002, WTTW PBS Chicago taped DeYoung performing with his rock band, a full symphony orchestra and The Chicago Children’s Choir for PBS’ Soundstage.  DeYoung’s Soundstage pledge program is currently airing nationwide on PBS stations. 

In April 2003, DeYoung performed and recorded an expanded version of the symphony show at the historic Chicago Theatre.  This 2 hour CD set is a retrospective of DeYoung’s career and includes Hello God, one of 3 new studio tracks on the album. 

Currently, DeYoung is touring his live orchestral rock show nationwide in support of his PBS Pledge Special.

DeYoung is a native of Chicago.  In January 2004, DeYoung celebrated 34 years of marriage to his high school sweetheart Suzanne.   He and Suzanne have raised two children and continue to live in the Chicago area.

Dennis DeYoung is now available for your next corporate event - contact us today to arrange an appearance for your next special event.

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