Where Are Styx Band Members Now?

Charles Salvatore Panozzo, also popularly recognized as Chuck Panozzo, is a 74-year-old professional bassist and a co-founder of Styx band. 

The band went on a yearly musical tour in many places, including the 2003 Cyclorama tour at the Staples Center in LA. Fans always attend their concerts since their demand for pop music is incredibly high.

Illinois native Chuck currently serves as a part-time bass player as he was diagnosed with HIV, which limits his active participation with the band. He plays the bass guitar alongside Ricky Philips.

At age seven, Chuck and his deceased twin brother John started their career in music and were leading members of the Styx band. His brother, John, was a band drummer before he expired in 1996. 

Recently, the Styx band announced via IG that they will perform a show again on June 18 at the iconic Ryman Auditorium due to the high demand of dedicated fans. Tickets are on sale in the local store on March 10, 2023. So if you are one of the fans, grab your tickets at Styxworld.com.

James Vincent Young, also professionally known as James Young, has been a lead guitarist of the American rock band Styx (previously named TW4) since 1970.

He is also called the Godfather of Styx.

James was 36 when he became a Styx member and faced his first split with the band in 1984. He released three solo studio albums, City Sticker with Jan Hammer after breaking up with Styx in 1985, followed by Out On A Day Pass (1988), and Raised By Wolves with James Young Group in 1995).

He rejoined the band in 1990 and worked together for a year and again took a break for four years. His on-and-off recording with Styx has no grudges against the members.  

From 1972 to 2021, Styx band members released 26 albums with Young and are planning a tour in 2023.

Tommy Shaw is a 69-year-old lead vocalist and guitarist of the Styx band. He joined the group in 1975 and worked as a guitarist and vocalist till 1984.

During his stints with Styx, the group released five albums, including Kilroy Was Here (1983), Paradise Theatre (1981), Cornerstone (1979), Pieces Of Eight (1978), The Grand Illusion (1977), and Crystall Ball (1976). 

Shaw took a break from the band and released solo albums City Slicker with Ham Hammer (1985) and Out On A Day (1988). He again teamed up with Styx in 1990 and has been together ever since. 

The expert musician Tommy plays mandolin and banjo occasionally. Besides Styx, Tommy has worked with Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades.

The Styx band tour is scheduled today, March 9 and 10, at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, and March 16, at Peoria Civic Center, March 17, at Crystal Grand Music Theatre; and March 18, at Mayo Civic Center.

Follow the link to learn more about the band’s upcoming tour events.

Todd Sucherman joined the band in 1995 after John Panozzo suffered from a liver problem due to excessive liquor consumption. Sucherman became a full-time drummer in the band and even participated together in Return To Paradise tour in 1996.

Apart from the Styx band, Sucherman has worked with aced musical artists such as Brian Wilson, Spinal Tap, Steve Cole, Peter Cetera, Brian Culbertson, The Falling Wallendas, and so on. In addition, Todd has worked with the band Spinal Tab on the album Back From The Dead, released on June 16, 2009.

He became a celebrated session musician and a live drummer in 1988 since his demand escalated after he started working with Styx in March 1995. He assisted Tommy Shaw in making his solo studio album 7 Deadly Zens, released in 1998.

Many of you might not know, but Todd was a featured artist in the reputed Modern Drummer Festival in September 2008. 

Todd has worked on five studio albums, three EPs, eight live albums, and singles with Styx. In 2020, Sucherman released his debut solo album, Last Flight Home. 

Scottish-born Canadian singer Lawrence Henry Gowan is a 66-year-old lead keyboardist, backup vocalist, and occasional acoustic guitarist.

Since 1999, Gowan has been an active member of Styx band after DeYoung left the band. Per reports, DeYoung asked his band member to delay the touring, but they refused. As a result, his last performance with the band was at Children’s Miracle Network Telethon in June 1999.

Styx’s band member Tommy Shaw was impressed with his vibrant stage charisma and progressive rock styles. He performed alongside Styx bandmates in his fourteenth studio album Cyclorama, released in 2003, followed by three other albums, Big Bang Theory (2005), The Mission (2017), and Crash Of The Crown (2021), including live albums such as Styx World: Live 2001, 21st Century Live (2003), One With Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra (2006), and many more.

Gowan previously worked with the band Rhinegold in 1976 before the band disbanded five years later.

Ricky Philips is a 70-year-old bass guitarist and the sixth part-time band member of the Chicago-based rock band Styx. He became a crucial part of the band in 2003.

As per online reports, Ricky has split the bass duties with the original founding member and bassist, Chuck Panozzo, for the past two decades due to his health problems.

Before that, Ricky played with the Babys, Bad English, including a collaborative studio album, Coverdale Page, and with artist Ted Nugent.

After joining Styx, Philips worked on the 2005 Big  Bang Theory studio album, including The Mission (2017) and Crash Of the Crown (2021).

He also performed in the live concert video, One with Everything: Styx, and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra.

Nevertheless, Ricky has played in Ronnie Montrose’s solo album 10×10, released in September 2017. He went to tour with Ronnie and Eric Singer (Kiss) in the early 2000s.

From 2015 to 2021, Will Evankovich was Styx’s band session member as a guitarist and backing vocalist. He joined as a full-time member in the 2021 summer tour.

He is better known for his mindblowing performance with the Canadian rock band The Guess Who and the duo rock group called Shaw Blades.

Letting you know, Will co-produced Tommy Shaw, Styx band member’s debut bluegrass album, The Great Divide, and got credits for producing and writing the sixteenth studio album of Styx’s The Mission and Crash of the Crown (17th studio album). 

In 2021, he went on a musical tour with Styx.  

Former Members Of Styx

Styx is one of the most prominent Billboard chart American pop musical bands, formed in 1972 after signing a record deal with Wooden Nickel Records.

Four band members left the Styx band to start a new journey. Check out their names and their roles during their time with the rock band below. 

1. John “J.C.” Curulewski (1972-1975)– guitar, backing and lead vocals, keyboards (died 1988)
2. Dennis DeYoung (1972–1984, 1990–1991, 1995–1999)- keyboards, lead, and backing vocals
3.  John Panozzo (1972–1984, 1990–1991; died 1996)- drums, percussion, occasional backing vocals
4. Glen Burtnik (1999–2003)- bass, guitar, backing, and lead vocals 

Styx band members are performing in the upcoming musical tour events from March 9, 2023. They tour in different parts of the USA and other countries.

The bandmates, James Young, Tommy Shaw, Chuck Panozzo, Todd Sucherman, Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, and Will Evankovich, will perform in the 2023 musical tours.

The dates are available on the Styx official website.