Styx is the first musical act to ever have four consecutive triple platinum albums, and remain one of the most popular musical acts in history. The group originally formed in the Chicago, Illinois, area in 1961 as "The Tradewinds". This earliest line-up of the group included vocalist, pianist, keyboardist, and accordion 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. The band members decided to choose a new name when they signed to Wooden Nickel Records; several suggestions were made and, says DeYoung, Styx was chosen because it was "the only one that none of us hated." Guitarist Tommy Shaw joined the group in 1975 following the departure of Curelewski.
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Christopher, Mr. Christopher Lyrics

Styx

Written by dennis deyoung
Lead vocals by dennis deyoung

I remember christopher
Such a man
So brave and tall

He took the baby jesus
In his arms
Across the waterfall

People cried, "he's holy!
He's a saint not a man!"
All at once it was written
In the book of the land

Christopher, mr. christopher
Why won't they leave you alone?
Christopher, mr. christopher
Why won't they leave you alone?

There was mary margaret
A christian lady
Dressed in black

She believed st. christopher
Helped her find
A way back

She told him all her secrets
And the dreams of her years
So when they took that saint away
All that's left were her tears

Mary cried "they're crazy!
The world is changing too fast!"
It was then she discovered
That her faith couldn't last

Christopher, mr. christopher
Why won't they leave you alone?
Christopher, mr. christopher
Why won't they leave you alone?