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** Booking Dennis DeYoung, formerly of Styx - book Rock Music Artists - Adult Contemporary, Pop/Rock, Album Rock - © Richard De La Font Agency, Inc. - For serious booking requests only, click here: For More Information Dennis DeYoung is a founding member of Styx, one of the most popular rock bands of the past 20 years. The combined worldwide sales of Dennis's eleven albums with Styx and his three previous solo albums - "Desert Moon," "Back to the World" and "Boomchild" - total more than 23 million units.
When Tommy Shaw left the band in 1983 to pursue a solo venture, Dennis DeYoung decided to do the same. He released "Desert Moon" (A&M 1984), and scored a Top 10 Hit with the title song. Also, "Call Me," from "Back to the World" (A&M 1986), was a hit. The videos for these tracks, along with "Don't Wait for Heroes," were released for sale on a laser-disc entitled "Three Piece Suite."
With Tommy's blessing, Dennis DeYoung went ahead with the reunion in 1990 with "Edge of the Century" (A&M 1990). Glen Burtnik stood in for Shaw. While fan support wasn't as heavy without the dynamic contrast of DeYoung and Shaw, the album went Gold in the U.S., and spawned the Top 3 Hit, "Show Me the Way." While "Edge of the Century" was a Styx album, many fans consider it to be Dennis DeYoung's fourth solo effort, as his powerful creative force took control of the record. Within a year, however, Styx had no record label. Changing times and tastes lead A&M to more alternative pastures, and Dennis DeYoung, et al, found themselves homeless. In 1993, DeYoung was invited by Forbes Candlish to join the national touring revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar." He appeared in about 200 performances across North America, wowing audiences and critics alike as Pontius Pilate.
"Jesus Christ Superstar" became the seventh largest grossing summer concert attraction of 1993, and DeYoung reprised his role for a short time on Broadway in 1994. For your corporate/private event, Typical songs performed during live shows include Lady, Babe, Come Sail Away, Grand Illusion, Mr Roboto, Lorelei, Don't Let it End, Best of Times, Desert Moon, Suite Madame Blue, Rockin' the Paradise, etc. Hit songs by Dennis DeYoung include --
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