Singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and producer Dennis DeYoung found mainstream success in the 1970s and '80s as the keyboardist and primary lead vocalist for Styx. A founding member of the arena rock giants, DeYoung penned and sang on seven of the band's biggest hits, including the classic rock radio staples "Lady," "Babe," and "Come Sail Away." During the group's hiatus in the mid-'80s, he released a trio of solo albums, including 1984's Billboard-charting Desert Moon, before reuniting with his former bandmates in 1990. A serious viral ailment that made him sensitive to light caused him to bow out of touring, and by 1999 DeYoung had officially left the Styx fold. The ensuing decades saw DeYoung continue to record and perform as a solo artist, releasing the albums One Hundred Years from Now (2007) and the two-volume, semi-autobiographical 26 East, which arrived in 2020 and 2021, respectively.