Styx is an American rock and roll band, popular in the 1970s and early 1980s, and touring again in the 1990s and 2000s.
The group originally formed in the Chicago, Illinois area in 1961 as "The Tradewinds". This earliest line-up of the group included singer, keyboardist, and accordian player Dennis DeYoung, and a rhythm section comprising brothers Chuck and John Panozzo on bass and drums, respectively. Changing their name briefly to "TW4", the band added guitarists/vocalists James "J.Y." Young and John Curulewski, and were soon signed to Wooden Nickel Records, under the name "Styx".
