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Tommy Shaw was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and played with many local bands in his early years.He left Montgomery after attending Robert E. Lee High School to join The Smoke Ring and then MSFunk, a Chicago-managed outfit that he played with for three years, which gave him a chance to be noticed by Styx during a two-week club gig in Chicago.
The band reunited once again in 1995, with guitarist Tommy Shaw returning to the fold to re-record "Lady" for Styx Greatest Hits. Session drummer Todd Sucherman filled in for John Panozzo, who was unable to participate due to liver problems caused by years of excessive drinking, which eventually claimed his life the following year on July 16. [24]
Nashville resident Tommy Shaw of the band Styx talks about life in Nashville, touring with Styx, making a bluegrass album and playing the Grand Ole Opry.
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Girls with Guns is the debut solo album from Styx guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw.It was released in October 1984 by A&M Records.. The title track was a top 10 hit on rock radio, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reaching a high of #33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
What If is an album by former Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw, released in 1985.It was his second solo release. The album received somewhat favorable reviews. The album peaked at #87 on the Billboard 200.
Shaw Blades is an American musical duo/group formed by Tommy Shaw of Styx and Jack Blades of Night Ranger, both of whom played in the supergroup Damn Yankees. It is an informal duo which has produced two albums between other projects, 1995's Hallucination and 2007's Influence .
The song was written by guitarist Tommy Shaw, who sings lead vocals on it. It was originally based on Shaw's initial perception of Styx keyboardist Dennis DeYoung — an "angry young man" who viewed the group's successes with a wary eye and grew angry or depressed with every setback. It was only in later years that Shaw began to see himself in ...