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Dennis Deyoung's Life And Music

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Dennis DeYoung was a member of Styx specializing in keyboarding and vocalizing. He is currently 71 years old and still living the dream. He started his career as a vocalist in 1961 by teaming up with his neighbors in a 3 piece combo. He stayed in Styx from 1970 until middle of 1999. He alone has a net worth of $25 million as an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Although he was a part of Styx, he longed to have a solo career of his own and started as early as 1984, producing 4 albums. These 4 albums were Desert Moon, Back to the World, Boomchild, and the fourth produced after disbanding, 10 on Broadway. 10 on Broadway highlighted influences in his life such as George and Ira Gershwin, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, Andrew Lloyd

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