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#592:Dennis DeYoung/Styx

Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK

Dean Delray

Music Interviews, Music

4.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In the 70's into the 80's Dennis DeYoung wrote and sang some of the biggest FM Radio Hits ever. To this day Styx dominates the radio airwaves with an army of hit songs like Lady, To Much Time On My Hands, Babe, Blue Collar Man, Renegade, Come Sail Away and so many more.

It was an Honor to sit down with Dennis and talk about his incredible long successful career.

Dennis has a brand new solo album coming out in June called 26 East Volume 2 so make sure you go buy it and also look for his Live Dates on his website http://www.dennisdeyoung.com/# 

 

Candles it my friends

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode number 592 of Let There Be Talked. It is May 24th of Monday. Welcome

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1:45.0

I'm talking full radio domination. I'm talking about sticks. It's unbelievable the amount of hits that sticks has.

1:58.0

And my man, my guest today, Dennis DeYoung, wrote a lot of those hits. This guy is the magic man. Look at this lady too much time on my hands.

2:11.0

Babe, fooling yourself. Renegade. Come sail away. Blue collar man. It's insane how many hits he's got.

2:21.0

Don't forget Mr. Roboto. Unbelievable. Just radio domination. Think of those bands back then, man. Like Forner, Sticks, Boston, the Eagles.

2:37.0

They're on the radio every day right now. Every day, every hour. All these groups are on the radio. And you know why?

2:47.0

Because of kick ass songs. Right now, a hooky, super hit is next to impossible.

2:56.0

But there's people out there that have the gift, the magic, they've got the music in their head and they get it out there, man. And it gets into your head and you are hooked.

3:08.0

You are hooked. Dennis DeYoung. Great, great guest. Can still sing like a, I mean like the day he sang lady.

3:19.0

Unreal, how good this guy's voice pure natural, been playing music his entire life. His entire life. This guy is winning.

3:31.0

Yes, I want him back in sticks for one more run. Who doesn't? Who does not want to see original members? Whenever I see a band and the original members are alive, but they're not playing in the band.

3:44.0

It's just a bummer. I get it bands are the hardest thing ever to do. I played in bands. I know it. But when you have an army of fans, suck it up, get your own bus and get out there and do it.

4:02.0

Especially after COVID, are we after COVID? Does anybody know? Is it over? Who knows? But it does feel better like I said a couple weeks ago. I just got back from the Bay Area.

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