“We came along at a time when people were really focused on music. We were part of the second generation of bands after all of those great 60's bands when rock was still in its' infancy.”

American singer, songwriter and keyboardist

Dennis DeYoung is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist, best known as a founding member of Styx. Born in 1947, he was the band’s lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 to 1999. He wrote more Styx songs than any other member and was the group’s most prolific hitmaker. DeYoung wrote seven of the band’s eight Billboard top 10 singles, and he also had a solo top 10 single. His songs reached the top 10 across three decades, a mark of sustained pop success.