Rock of the 1970’s Folk, Disco, Guitar Rock and everything in between

Styx  American band  From Chicago  Blended guitar rock with elements of musical theater

Styx  Original members:  John Panozzo  Chuck Panozzo  Dennis DeYoung  James Young  Later – Tommy Shaw for their biggest years  Early years were spent in the club scene in Chicago

Styx  Had the name Tradewinds for a while  Switched to Styx because it was the only name that none of them hated.  Power ballad “Lady” was their first song to chart in mid 70’s  Breakthrough album was Grand Illusion in 1977

Styx  Biggest selling album was Paradise Theater  Concept album  Very theatrical  Went to #1 in the U.S.  After that, DeYoung wanted to go in a more showy direction, Shaw wanted to stay with more of a hard rock sound.

Styx  Last album together was Kilroy Was Here  Very much a rock opera  After that tour, Shaw went solo  Shaw and DeYoung both had somewhat successful solo careers  John Panozzo died in 1996 from health conditions brought on by alcohol abuse  Group made several attempts to reunite and reform but most subsequent albums were only modestly successful.

Styx  Songs to Know  Renegade  v=ZXhuso4OTG4 v=ZXhuso4OTG4  The Grand Illusion  v=ZW8TlrYhBxk&feature=related v=ZW8TlrYhBxk&feature=related  Rockin’ the Paradise  v=adOITE1IOmw v=adOITE1IOmw

Kansas  American rock band  Formed in 1970  Members:  Dave Hope (bass),  Phil Ehart (drums, percussion),  Kerry Livgren (guitars, keyboards, synthesizers)  Steve Walsh (vocals)

Kansas  Hometown was Topeka, Kansas  Originally named Saratoga  Merged with another group from the Topeka area and took the name Kansas  Debut album, Kansas, was released in 1974  Use of violin set them apart from many other similar groups

Kansas  Two most popular albums were released in the mid- 1970’s  Leftoverture  Point of Know Return  Creative differences and changes in lifestyles split the band up in early 1980’s  With different line-ups they released a few more albums but none as popular as their 70’s material.  Have continued to tour every year.

Kansas  Songs to know:  Carry on My Wayward Son –  tch?v=adOITE1IOmw tch?v=adOITE1IOmw  Dust in the Wind  tch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ&featur e=related tch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ&featur e=related

Eagles  American rock band  formed in Los Angeles, California in 1971  Band has had several members but the two that have been with it from the beginning are Don Henly and Glen Frey  Original sound was very country in nature

Eagles  Had a string of very successful albums  Eagles  Desperado  On the Border  One of These Nights  Hotel California  best-selling studio album, with over 16 million copies sold  The Long Run

Eagles  All of these albums were released in the 1970’s  During their tour for The Long Run, the had a major disagreement that ended up with them spending the entire show describing to each other the beating each planned to administer backstage.  "Only three more songs until I kick your __, pal,"

Eagles  Stats:  five number one singles  six Grammies  six number one albums  two of their albums, Their Greatest Hits and Hotel California, ranked among the 20 best-selling albums in the U.S.

Eagles  Songs to Know:  Take it Easy -  /watch?v=5zuhxfrXocw /watch?v=5zuhxfrXocw  Hotel California –  /watch?v=XM4KjFCYtik /watch?v=XM4KjFCYtik  Seven Bridges Road –  /watch?v=c-q7Mih69KE /watch?v=c-q7Mih69KE