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2026 is looking busy!!! Hope to see you at one of my upcoming shows!

Where's WhipKey? Sometimes you need to stare out into the ocean for a while... Keep your eye out for show dates near you in 2026!

Thank you to everyone who hung out with me last night at Mighty River Brewing! It was a blast to share the evening with you!

This one is on my set list for this Friday's show at Mighty River Brewing Company
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This week in 1979, the Styx single “Babe” went to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ( December 8 )

The song from their “Cornerstone” LP was Styx's first, and only, US #1 single, spending two weeks in the top spot.
The love song was also #1 in Canada for six weeks, #1 in South Africa, #3 in Australia and New Zealand, #4 in Ireland, and #11 in the Netherlands.

It was the band's only UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #6.

The song was written by member Dennis DeYoung as a birthday present for his wife Suzanne.

It was a personal thing, and was not originally intended to be a Styx track, but band members James "J.Y." Young and Tommy Shaw convinced DeYoung to put the song on “Cornerstone”.

DeYoung married his wife, Suzanne Feusi, in January 1970 and they’ll soon be celebrating their 54th anniversary.
Suzanne sang backup on many of Styx's songs.

In 1999, "Babe" was included in the soundtrack to the film “Big Daddy”, starring Adam Sandler, whose character is a huge fan of Styx.

Click the link below for the clip of this classic song:

https://youtu.be/uBi61pgDUP8

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