Styx’s “Come Sail Away” never reached No. 1, but the 1977 rock classic transformed the band's future.

It was the best of times last week in Little Rock, Arkansas, when ’70s-era rock band Styx lit up a crowd of ...

This '70s classic never topped the Billboard Hot 100.

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 ...

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, ...

The iconic power ballad found a second life after a chance encounter at a pizza joint years after its release.

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 ...

The earliest trace of Chicago rock band Styx dates back to 1962, when teenage founding vocalist Dennis DeYoung started jamming in his basement with twins Chuck and John Panozzo. By the time the band ...

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 ...