Extraordinary band of musical craftsmen, who expresses sweet, sweet harmonizing sounds, in the air, night after night. They stroke minds and engage bodies to exhilaration and beyond. Forever, these seven gents - passion, heart, and soul blend, as the band called STYX.
James “JY” Young Lead vocals, guitars
Tommy Shaw Lead vocals, guitars
Chuck Panozzo Bass, vocals
Todd Sucherman Drums, percussion
Lawrence Gowan Lead vocals, keyboards
Will Evankovich Acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
Terry Gowan Bass, vocals
TW4 aka STYX is an American rock band from Chicago that formed in 1961 and is best known for melding hard rock guitar balanced with acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano, upbeat tracks with power ballads, and incorporating elements of international musical theatre. The band established itself with a progressive rock sound in the 1970s, and began to incorporate pop rock and soft rock elements in the 1980s.
"I wonder what tomorrow has in mind for me"
Debuting as STYX in 1972, the band usually released an album every year throughout the 1970s. Styx II 1973 had the sleeper hit "Lady", a power ballad, which reached No. 6 in the US, helping the album make the top 20. "Lady" was also a top 20 hit in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Equinox 1975 and Crystal Ball 1976 reached the US top 70 with the first featuring "Lorelei", a No. 6 hit in Canada, while the latter marked the addition of Tommy Shaw to the band.
STYX's commercial breakthrough in North America came with The Grand Illusion 1977, which peaked at No. 6 in both the US and Canada, and became the first of four straight multi-platinum albums in the US for STYX. It featured the single "Come Sail Away", a top 10 hit in both countries. The band's follow-up, Pieces of Eight 1978, was another No. 6 hit in the US, but peaked higher in Canada due to the top 10 hits "Renegade" and "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)". In 1979, STYX's Cornerstone went to No. 2 in both countries on the strength of the cross-border No. 1 hit ballad "Babe". The album became their breakthrough album in Australia and New Zealand, reaching the top 20, with "Babe" peaking at No. 3. "Babe" was a No. 6 hit in the UK, their first and only top 40 hit there, leading Cornerstone to be their first album to chart there at No. 36.
In 1981, STYX's Paradise Theatre was a No. 1 album in the US and Canada, while also reaching the top 10 in Scandinavia and the UK, their biggest album there, and the top 30 in Australia and New Zealand. "The Best of Times" from the album reached No. 1 in Canada, No. 3 in the US, and the top 30 in several other countries, while "Too Much Time on My Hands" was also a top 10 hit in North America. Kilroy Was Here 1983 was STYX's last major hit album, reaching the top 3 in North America and the top 10 in Scandinavia, although it was less successful elsewhere. Its lead single, "Mr. Roboto", became STYX's third chart-topper in Canada, was a No. 3 hit in the US, and was their biggest hit in Germany No. 8. After a seven-year break, STYX returned with Edge of the Century 1990, which reached No. 63 in the US with its single, "Show Me the Way", becoming a top 3 hit in North America in early 1991.
1961 - 1999
Is an American musician best known as a co-founder of the rock band STYX. He is currently a part-time bass player in the band, sharing bass duties with Ricky Phillips.
Panozzo is living with HIV, which played a role in limiting his full-time participation.
Panozzo grew up in a working-class Italian Catholic neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 7, Panozzo and his fraternal twin brother, drummer John Panozzo, who died in July 1996, took music lessons from an uncle. He attended Catholic schools.
In 1961-1962, Panozzo founded TW4 aka STYX with his brother, John and singer/keyboardist Dennis DeYoung. Panozzo received a degree in art education and taught art at the high school level.
In 1991, he was diagnosed as being HIV-positive, which he kept secret along with his sexuality. In 2001, at the Human Rights Campaign annual dinner, in front of 1,000 guests, Panozzo announced that he is gay and is living with HIV. In 2007, he released his autobiography The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life With STYX.
An musician who is best known as the lead guitarist in the American rock band STYX, having served as the only continuous original member of the band. Young began playing keyboard and piano at the age of five. He attended Calumet High in Chicago and learned to play clarinet and guitar during those years. He was nicknamed by STYX members & long time fans as "J.Y." and is often referred to as "The Godfather of STYX".
In 1970, Young joined the band TW4 while a student at Illinois Institute of Technology, from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering. That band later became the first incarnation of STYX.
After STYX's initial breakup in 1984, Young released the solo albums City Slicker 1985 with Jan Hammer, Out on a Day Pass 1988, and Raised by Wolves 1995 with James Young Group. Young tends to write the more hard rock pieces for Styx. He is best known for the STYX songs "Miss America" and "Snowblind". Young managed the Chicago, Illinois -based rock band 7th Heaven in 1998 along with Alec John Such of the band Bon Jovi.
A self gen guitarist, singer and songwriter best known for his tenure in the rock band STYX as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with STYX, he has played with other groups including Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades as well as releasing several solo albums.
On New Year's Eve 2007, Shaw made a guest appearance with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Birmingham, Alabama, where they performed such songs as "Blue Collar Man" and "Renegade", as well as Tommy Shaw originals.
Shaw made his bluegrass debut at the Grand Ole Opry on March 26, 2011, after the March 22 release of his bluegrass album The Great Divide.
His magical fingers play beautiful music. Angelic voice rises to the occassion and is heard all over the galaxy, sending rippling echoes through everyones ears. Time is on his side. Let the chords ring.
And when that road calls your name
Doesn't matter what's to gain
It's in your blood...
Best known for his style and eloquence on drums, he plays a poetic boom boom boom everytime you hear him strut his sticks.
In February 1996 when it came time for the Return to Paradise tour and drummer John Panozzo was unable to perform, STYX asked Sucherman to join them for the tour. After John Panozzo's death on July 16, 1996, Sucherman became a full-time member, appearing on the 1997 live album, Return to Paradise.
In 1998, he helped Tommy Shaw of STYX make his solo album, 7 Deadly Zens.
In addition to STYX, he has played with such artists as Brian Wilson, Peter Cetera, Brian Culbertson, The Falling Wallendas, Steve Cole, and Spinal Tap, among others. Sucherman also plays with the band of fellow STYX member Lawrence Gowan.
His latest stint Masterclass draws follower drum idolist from around the globe for him to educate a symphonic class of drum playing. Some call him the master, the best, organized in the head, self gen, with a side of classy distinguised boom, boom ,boom...He is not digital, he is the real mccoy.
Is a Scottish born Canadian singer and keyboardist. He was born in Glasgow and raised in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario. Gowan has been both a solo artist and lead vocalist and keyboardist of the band STYX since May 1999. His musical style is usually classified in the categories of pop and progressive rock.
In May 2017, STYX announced their new album The Mission and revealed the first single "Gone, Gone, Gone" featuring Gowan on lead vocals. On the album, Gowan also does lead vocals for "The Greater Good", "Time May Bend", and "The Outpost". He also composed an instrumental piece that he told the other band members doesn't have a name yet. He was playing it for his dad one time, and he asked Larry what the name was, and he said it doesn't have a name yet, and when he looked down he saw a picture of the ship that his dad was in when he was in the royal navy in World War II and the name of the ship was Khedive which meant Egyptian ruler. He said it was a fitting name so he gave it that name, and decided to release it on The Mission.
Lawrence Gowan sings lead vocals on several tracks that were originally recorded pre 1999, by a member no longer associated with the band. Gowan gives the songs a new upbeat tempo with blusey soul gospel rhythm.
Evankovich is currently working as a songwriter, producer and performer. Over the past decade, he has performed with artists including Tommy Shaw of STYX, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, STYX, Night Ranger, Shaw Blades, Don Felder, Robin Zander, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Lee, Mac Powell of Third Day, Bun E Carlos, Vince Neil, Ted Nugent, Jeff Carlisi of 38 Special and Tommy Thayer of Kiss. He started Mason Lane, Stereo Flyers, and was a co-founder, lead vocalist and guitar player for the American rock band The American Drag.
In 2017, Evankovich produced and co-wrote the STYX album The Mission.
In 2021, Evankovich produced and co-wrote the STYX album Crash Of The Crown and was officially announced as the seventh member of STYX by Tommy Shaw.
Terence Gowan is a highly skilled multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and musical director; he has been working in the Toronto area and internationally for over 20 years.
Terence started studying music at the age of six and began playing professionally at age sixteen. Over the course of his career, Terence has worked with the who's who of the Canadian music scene. Highlights include playing piano with and serving as musical director for; Leonard Cohen, The Barenaked Ladies, Ron Sexsmith, Randy Bachman, The Canadian Tenors, Sarah Slean, and Jann Arden among others.
Terence works closely with Toronto’s most renowned singers, notably Alana Bridgewater, Sean Jones, Aion Clarke and Kiesha Chante. He also continues to play bass occasionally for well known Canadian musical entertainer GOWAN.
Besides playing regularly at some of Toronto’s most prestigious nightspots, Terence has also performed and directed events at most of the city’s prominent venues, across the country and around the world, most recently in Italy, France, Croatia, England, Greece, and throughout the Caribbean and South America.
Some of Terence’s international performances include playing personally for President Bill Clinton, Catherine Zeta Jones , Michael Douglas, and Sean Penn. He has amassed an impressive list of personal clients including Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman, Michael Budman (Roots Canada) Jeff Johnson (TD Bank) and Taylor Thomson.
Additionally, Terence has been the Musical Director and played at many large corporate and charity events including, Roots Right to Play, Heart and Soul Un-Gala, Starlight Foundation, Jane Goodall Foundation, Bloor Street Entertains, Make a Wish Foundation, Canadian Tire National, TD Bank National, and Jump Canada.
Between the years 2000 to 2007 Terence also composed the music for five major films, and was nominated for a Genie for best musical score.
Year 2024, month March, day Friday, date 22nd, Terence walked out onto the stage. Playing STYX and romancing the audience into love excitement. The evening brought a new beginning, win win.
"We need long term, slow burn, getting it done"
