A legion of Styx fans have started an online Change.org petition urging the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to finally induct the band. Styx has been eligible for induction into the Rock Hall since 1997, and its fans are realizing that with other prog and AOR heavyweights finally gaining entry, Styx’s chances are getting better every year.
Among the key points raised in the Change.org petition are:
Styx was the first musical act to be certified by the RIAA as achieving four consecutive multi-platinum albums.
Styx also achieved 35 songs on the Billboard music charts. Which includes nine songs on Billboard’s Top 10 as well as 21 songs in the Top 40. It’s important to note that Styx achieved Top 10 hits in three different decades.
Styx was awarded a People’s Choice Award for the song “Babe,” as well as being voted the “Most Popular Band” in a U.S. Gallop Poll.
Styx’ influence and achievements in rock music can also be seen by their place in pop culture, with the songs “Mr. Roboto” and “Come Sail Away” being featured in movies, TV shows, and TV commercials — (including) commercials for Volkswagen, TV shows South Park, Freaks And Geeks, That 70’s Show, Mr. Robot, the movies Big Daddy and The Perfect Man — as well as countless soundtracks.
To sign the Change.org Styx Rock Hall petition, log on to: https://bit.ly/3yoUSdW
Styx performs tonight (August 6th) in Augusta, Georgia at the Bell Auditorium
Dennis DeYoung will next perform on November 11th in Quebec City, QC at Le Grand Theatre De Quebec.
SIDE NOTES
- On June 11th, Dennis DeYoung issued his latest solo album, 26 East, Vol. 2, which peaked on the iTunes chart at Number 37.
- On June 18th, Styx released its 16th studio set, Crash Of The Crown. The album stalled at a disappointing Number 114 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
FAST FACTS
- Dennis DeYoung wrote and sang such ’70s and ’80s Styx classics “Come Sail Away,” “Lady,” “The Grand Illusion,” “Don’t Let It End,” “Mr. Roboto,” “Babe,” “Rockin’ The Paradise,” and “Best Of Times.”
- Guitarist Tommy Shaw sang lead on his own compositions, “Too Much Time On My Hands,” “Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man),” and “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights).”
CHECK IT OUT: Styx in 1980 performing “Babe” from 1979’s Cornerstone: