MR

Posted: **Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:26 am**

I have a HUGE binder of copied Styx articles from the past. When I have the time I like to post an article or part of an article to go back in time with Styx.

This one is from the London Free Press dated September 4, 1978

Styx Show Popular

Toronto (CP) - A performance by the rock group Styx at the Canadian National Exhibition grandstand Friday drew an audience of 23,000, making it the most popular show so far this year, officials said.

Styx was formed in Chicago in 1970 by three of its five members, keyboard player Dennis DeYoung and twins, drummer John Panozzo and bassist Chuck Panozzo.

The band struggled for success for several years before achieving internation fame with the release of its fifth album, Equinox.

Both Styx and the opening group from Toronto, Zon, performed music combining a heavy beat with soaring atmospheric sounds.

Styx took it's name from the description in Dante's Inferno of the flaming river that separates purgatory from hell.

Posted: **Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:32 am**

Same concert, this part is from The Toronto Sun.

Scalpers were selling tickets for up to $10.00 a pair outside the stadium.

Posted: **Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:45 am**

Cool, Suite. Post away. Those are always fun to read.

Bugsy

Posted: **Sun May 01, 2005 3:52 am**

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:Same concert, this part is from The Toronto Sun.

Scalpers were selling tickets for up to $10.00 a pair outside the stadium.

Those scaplers! Always ripping people off!

Thanks for the quick trip down Memory Lane!

Posted: **Sun May 01, 2005 6:03 am**

Yes, back in the days when we thought $8.00 bucks was a lot. Of course I was only 13, no way my parents were letting me go to any concerts.

Posted: **Sun May 01, 2005 3:21 pm**

sadie65 wrote:Yes, back in the days when we thought $8.00 bucks was a lot. Of course I was only 13, no way my parents were letting me go to any concerts.

I have a Styx ticket in my collection for 3.00 the show was in 1972
Holy Cross High School
Fawn was the opening act.

The show in 77 was 6.50 Auditorium theater
Ram Jam opened the show
You remember Black betty bam alam.

Posted: **Sun May 01, 2005 5:42 pm**

Wow - Black Betty was such a great rock song I bought the album - what a horrible album! One hit wonder.

Posted: **Tue May 03, 2005 6:52 am**

onestilllearning wrote:Wow - Black Betty was such a great rock song I bought the album - what a horrible album! One hit wonder.

Has someone recently covered this song? I hear it a lot on my teens' new rock stations.

Posted: **Sat May 07, 2005 9:50 am**

evileyes wrote:
onestilllearning wrote:Wow - Black Betty was such a great rock song I bought the album - what a horrible album! One hit wonder.

Has someone recently covered this song? I hear it a lot on my teens' new rock stations.

When I saw Tom Jones last year he did a version of it.Not very good though.

Posted: **Sun May 08, 2005 11:24 pm**

Gr8dane, welcome back and thank you for the cd's

Evil Eyes, here is who covered the song "Black Betty" (thanks to Sadie and the "cover's" website):

Black Betty was covered by Tom Jones
Black Betty was covered by Spiderbait

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 6:04 am**

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:Gr8dane, welcome back and thank you for the cd's

Evil Eyes, here is who covered the song "Black Betty" (thanks to Sadie and the "cover's" website):

Black Betty was covered by Tom Jones
Black Betty was covered by Spiderbait

Thank you Suite and you are welcome.
Hope they are good.
Yes please,let's have some Styx history when you have time.It is always nice to see,since I was not in North America when the mags must have been full of all the Styx bombardments.

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:39 pm**

Another bump, bump................

Short article!

MR

Styx - Back in Time 9/4/1978

Styx - Back in Time 9/4/1978