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  • We guarantee that Styx frontman Tommy Shaw has something in his collection that NOBODY else has. We join him virtually from his studio where he shows of his prized possessions including a cross made from the wreckage of 9/11, his very first guitar he got for his tenth birthday, and more. Check it all out with this week's Rock & Tell.
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  • @dalenaadams7043
    @dalenaadams7043 Před 3 lety +58

    Not only is Tommy one of the best guitar players and singers of all times, this man has a heart of gold..... I adore him 💗

  • @Lisas_Chatroom
    @Lisas_Chatroom Před rokem +7

    June 25, 1975... Abused as a child and a ward of the State in a foster home, I got the chance to see Tommy Shaw with Styx at the Memorial Hall in Racine, Wisconsin USA. I didn't know I could sing back then and was pretty beaten down at that point and for a while after that, but Tommy you're music and talent made a great impact on me...
    Years later in the 90's I got the chance to sing at Memorial Hall... so cool... I'm so glad that you are still there sharing your music -- God bless you :)

    • @Jackk5744
      @Jackk5744 Před rokem +1

      Fantastic story & I wish you the best!🎼🎼🎼🎼 Very good memory you were blessed with.

    • @tinaivastanin718
      @tinaivastanin718 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I know how you felt. There was something about Styx-if you tuned your voice, you connected somehow. Dennis was like a vocal professor, but Tommy was a journey into guitar.
      I knew I certainly could not be the only one who grabbed a hold of this 'magic' in Styx and used it like a grappling hook to crawl up out of the darkness.
      JY made sure you got your money's worth.
      Got give the propers to pull who should have them 😅.
      Look at things in the Light❤

    • @robnero52
      @robnero52 Před 3 měsíci

      I was also blessed, and I'm grateful I got to see Stux live a couple time. Great performance, great music. Thanks for the tunes.

  • @awesomeimpressions
    @awesomeimpressions Před 5 měsíci +3

    Had to come back & see it again! Tommy is flat out Awesome! Really love his stories! What I don't understand is, how are you not blown away by that pic Katie? Did you not ask him he recovered from being that far over the rail? I'm guessing that, with being past the point of no return;
    Tommy would've had to 'Very Quickly' let go of the guitar & grab the rail. But with his feet so high, that's still 'an incredible' stunt & pic!
    (also really love that 911 cross, El Cabong and his collection). Thanks so much for this interview Katie & Tommy!

  • @alphasxsignal
    @alphasxsignal Před 2 lety +11

    Tommy is the best and his voice is still amazing

  • @VickiCampbell-1216
    @VickiCampbell-1216 Před 3 lety +25

    I've been a HUGE Styx fan since 1977!! Tommy was my favorite. How ironic he has the memorabilia from 9/11. Tommy's birthday is September 11th. 💗

    • @lindyprimo9025
      @lindyprimo9025 Před 2 lety +1

      THANK you for the info!!
      I DIDN'T KNOW that! I'm
      "69" yrs young an to me
      Tommy's THE HEART of
      STYX even when he was
      IN THE "Damn Yankees"
      in the late 60's early 70's
      Ted MAY HAVE towered
      over Tommy, but Tommy
      the cute TALENTED one
      showed NO insecurities
      with Ted Nuggent GONE
      WILD as usual!!! 😂

  • @ronniek7748
    @ronniek7748 Před 3 lety +12

    What a classy guy! So down to earth.

  • @sharonbigler4881
    @sharonbigler4881 Před 3 lety +38

    Tommy is a good human! Holy crap, we all miss Styx.

  • @valleygirlgg
    @valleygirlgg Před rokem +4

    I am in love with this man! I have been since I first saw him on stage in the 70's. It's nice to see he's still Tommy Shaw. He's into dogs too. Neat guy! My kind of man.

  • @ary55
    @ary55 Před 3 lety +14

    1 of my Fav 🎸player since the 70's

  • @jeffmclawhorn7401
    @jeffmclawhorn7401 Před 3 lety +11

    Platforms!!!! I remember my friend and I wore them EVERYWHERE!!- on tile floor we sounded like a team of horses coming!!! Rock on Tommy Shaw!!!

  • @dawn1597
    @dawn1597 Před 3 měsíci +3

    He's awesome so down to earth!

  • @lorichild9681
    @lorichild9681 Před 3 lety +16

    I love this episode, AND this guy! He's amazing all around!

  • @JimmyD718
    @JimmyD718 Před 3 lety +5

    Tommy is the best! He's one of my rock idols. Such a great singer/songwriter/musician. In 1980, I was 16 years old and went to a summer camp in Greece. For the talent show, I played acoustic guitar and sang "Boat on the River". With an amphitheater filled with 250 campers and counselors, I performed it and got a standing ovation. I knew right then and there that I just loved being on stage and performing. Tommy has always inspired me so much. I'm 56 now and I've got a Gibson Les Paul (just like Tommy) and perform with my band whenever possible. Through the years I've seen Styx in concert numerous times, and they were always incredible. Tommy seems like such a genuinely nice guy. God Bless him. Thanks for this intimate interview.

  • @goodfaith5827
    @goodfaith5827 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Saw Styx again on July 12, 2023 in interlochen, Michigan, the first time was around 1976 at Cobo Hall in Detroit. He is a true gentleman, so thank you so much for all of your great music.

  • @qtheband751
    @qtheband751 Před 3 lety +14

    What a super cool dude.

  • @papablue3015
    @papablue3015 Před 2 lety +2

    Love Tommy! At 9 I bagged my parents! Got a little acoustic! Took lessons from local College guy! Told me my guitar was unplayable! Broke my heart! Long story Parents wouldn't buy me another! Soo.. I got another at 20! played ever since never looked back! I'm now 64! Thanks!

  • @michaelad48
    @michaelad48 Před 11 měsíci +2

    LOOOOOOOOOVE Tommy and STYX😊😊😊😊

  • @vickyvlrich
    @vickyvlrich Před 2 lety +5

    Huge Tommy Shaw and Styx fan !!! ♥️🎶🎙🎸🔥🤟🙌

  • @conniefehr9622
    @conniefehr9622 Před 3 lety +11

    I love Tommy! So talented and so down to earth!

  • @meld2584
    @meld2584 Před 3 lety +8

    I like Shaw. Love Yankees & Styx :) Much
    ❤️✌🏻🌟🌟🌟🏝🏝🔥⚓️💖

  • @stevenschrock
    @stevenschrock Před 2 lety +2

    Gosh I just totally dig Tommy man ..Great guitar player song writer and singer ...Dude is my Hero...I was just singing his stuff Christmas shopping with my babe today

  • @effychase62
    @effychase62 Před rokem +2

    I've been a Styx fan since first hearing them back in the mid-'70's. First saw them live in '96 and went on to see them 9 more times; the most recent was in Charlotte, NC back in August 2022. Good stuff for 40+ years.

  • @jimmybyers4807
    @jimmybyers4807 Před 3 lety +9

    El Kabong was an aka of Quick Draw McGraw. Awesome that he remembers this!!!

  • @leonthompson8988
    @leonthompson8988 Před 3 lety +4

    One of the most talented front men ever

  • @TTownTim
    @TTownTim Před 3 lety +6

    I saw Tommy with Damn Yankees... =]..in Seattle. Seriously Rocked it!!

  • @JamesRendek
    @JamesRendek Před 3 lety +8

    The Best of Times!

  • @johndef5075
    @johndef5075 Před 3 lety +3

    Saw Tommy and Styx first time live in 2018. Fantastic show! Tommy is a true rockstar! Absolutely killing it musically and looked like he was having a great time doing it! Very impressed!

  • @MrHEMIII
    @MrHEMIII Před rokem +2

    Love Tommy and love Styx. Styx were one of the first bands I saw in the 70s. Styx and REO are still bands my kids and I try to see. Praise the Lord!

  • @mizlayne6055
    @mizlayne6055 Před 3 lety +3

    What a cool interview

  • @awesomeimpressions
    @awesomeimpressions Před 2 lety +2

    That 'over the rail' shot (and story) is Crazy! So glad he lived to tell about it! Now I understand why he'd still be wearing those shoes!

  • @perryg799
    @perryg799 Před 2 lety +4

    He is a real gem !

  • @johnhalverson1133
    @johnhalverson1133 Před rokem +3

    Tommy's performance of The Angry Young Man with the Cleveland Contemporary Youth Orchestra is worth taking a look at. My spirits are always lifted after watching this video. Check it out, you will thank me!

    • @vaughn6820
      @vaughn6820 Před rokem

      I watched the whole thing and as a musician myself I was so blown away by the enthusiasm those kids had for music generations older than they were, it showed so unmistakably on their faces that it has restored my hope that the future of music is gonna be more than just glorified karaoke, autotune, and smartphones. Those kids could actually play and sing and looked like they were having a hell of a good time doing it!!!

  • @RockinSG
    @RockinSG Před 3 lety +2

    "Gloria" was one of. if not the, first song that I ever learned.

  • @jettjaguar8150
    @jettjaguar8150 Před 3 lety +3

    "el Ka-bong " hanna-barbera's cartoon Quik Draw McGraw's incognito caped super hero ( he is a Horse ) and his side kick ( donkey ) was named " baba Louie " ..... Sytx one of my fav bands of all time .... thank you for this content

  • @Gradeadrummer
    @Gradeadrummer Před 3 lety +5

    El kabong was in the cartoon Quickdraw Magraw. 😁🤘

  • @debbieborgman9432
    @debbieborgman9432 Před 29 dny

    Love Tommy Shaw!❤

  • @phyllispodesva4647
    @phyllispodesva4647 Před 3 lety +3

    This was awesome

  • @tracezachdaniels4264
    @tracezachdaniels4264 Před 2 lety +1

    SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide}
    soooo cool..!!!! love ya tommy!!!

  • @mikeb2611
    @mikeb2611 Před 3 lety +2

    Styx was my last concert before the pandemic and will be my first concert back from the pandemic in June

    • @godwillguideme.3773
      @godwillguideme.3773 Před 3 lety +1

      Saw them on June 23 1983. No opening act...billed as "An Evening With Styx"....I met J.Y. and Tommy in 2000 at a Holiday Inn as they were getting on their tour bus. J.Y. is very very cool and down to earth.....Tommy was a true class act.

    • @mikeb2611
      @mikeb2611 Před 3 lety

      @@godwillguideme.3773 ive met them several times...great guys

  • @michaelhalstead7532
    @michaelhalstead7532 Před rokem

    I have watched many of these videos and she always looks like a million bucks. Just gorgeous

  • @randyman1739
    @randyman1739 Před 3 lety +9

    Tommy has drunk from the fountain of youth!
    Glad to see he could be a believer in Christ.
    Saw Styx in the late 90s or early 00s in NoVa.

    • @godwillguideme.3773
      @godwillguideme.3773 Před 3 lety +1

      Styx is the name of a river of fire in hell.

    • @randyman1739
      @randyman1739 Před 3 lety

      @@godwillguideme.3773 Never knew that, but figures the music companies wanted to put that out there fir a band's name. They were more subtle in letting us know who they work for...now it's more blatant n in our faces constantly

  • @SeanMorrisonRocks
    @SeanMorrisonRocks Před 3 lety +4

    Awesome

  • @glenndavis6793
    @glenndavis6793 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome interview

  • @cynthiaenriquez1261
    @cynthiaenriquez1261 Před 3 lety +3

    Very talented.

  • @TTownTim
    @TTownTim Před 3 lety +3

    Only us old skoolers still call them Magic Markers...=] El KAbonb!!!

  • @jamesgretsch4894
    @jamesgretsch4894 Před 3 lety +3

    That's crazy playing over an edge 18 feet off the ground. Had he fallen, no Styx ever.

  • @darinjames3313
    @darinjames3313 Před 3 lety +1

    It dont git to much better than Tommy.....Vocals/Guitar.....the Man....MR. TOMMY SHAW.....Rock n Roll at its finest.....

  • @debbiekendall4035
    @debbiekendall4035 Před 6 měsíci

    I love cross!💜💙💜

  • @lindyprimo9025
    @lindyprimo9025 Před 2 lety

    TOMMY SHAW WAS IN
    PHOENIX ARIZONA ON
    SEPT. 8th &9th last week
    TWO GREAT SHOWS! SO
    CLOSE U COULD CHAT
    with Tommy he's such a
    gentleman! 😍 💙❤💙

  • @marko6831
    @marko6831 Před 2 lety +1

    Tommy is a phenomenal musician but she is beautiful 💥

  • @CherylBattista
    @CherylBattista Před 3 lety +8

    Why the glasses? Gorgeous blue eyes hidden. Adore him/them!

    • @stevengrant8668
      @stevengrant8668 Před měsícem +1

      Us regular folks seldom realize: we go to see our favorite band once...maybe a few times. The spotlights shine, the effects flash..ooh...aaah. And then the show is done, and we go home and rest our eyes. Bands like Styx play sometimes 180 shows a year, with all the lights, and their eyes looking right into them. Not a lot of recovery time. So they wear sunglasses. Part of the life, I guess!

  • @drummom97
    @drummom97 Před 3 lety +1

    Love this man

  • @kurtmorris454
    @kurtmorris454 Před 3 lety +2

    at 5:15 she asks Tommy what songs do you recomend kids play on the guitar during quarantine. Wouldn't it be hilarious if he said 'Babe', 'Mr. Robato', 'Don't Let it end' and 'Desert Moon"?

  • @harryflocyberman
    @harryflocyberman Před 3 měsíci +1

    Cool guy.

  • @youtube.comArthurJames

    My band played the Rush Up and I remember that stage very well. Tommy should have mentioned the secret room under the stage where every band hung out, drank and played pool with all the musicians that stopped by... It was a Hot Spot in the day on Rush Street in Chicago.. Nice to hear it Mentioned ! ( also met a few guys from Styx at a bar in Delco, PA)

  • @debradonato7363
    @debradonato7363 Před 3 lety +1

    I Grew Up on
    STYX in the 1970’s
    Miss Dennis DeYoung
    ♥️🌟💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🎤

  • @joefreeman5580
    @joefreeman5580 Před 3 lety +1

    El Kabong, loved it Quick Draw McGraw.

  • @awesomeimpressions
    @awesomeimpressions Před 2 lety

    Awesome!!

  • @rhondathill3900
    @rhondathill3900 Před 10 měsíci

    Very nice & interesting! Have liked Styx & and Tommy since they began. Loved his memorabilia that he has especially the cross.

  • @rhondawyatt398
    @rhondawyatt398 Před 5 měsíci

    Cool collection ❤

  • @rodyoakum1194
    @rodyoakum1194 Před 2 lety +1

    Great Video

  • @KJ-hw9zn
    @KJ-hw9zn Před 3 lety

    Nice to see you in another light The top 10 can get corny I love your attitude So so glad your station came along a fan since day 1!!!!!!! Keep Rockin an ill keep viewing

  • @bgontang1
    @bgontang1 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow awesome.

  • @4everchowchow
    @4everchowchow Před 9 měsíci +1

    You so cute Tommy love your humour ❤

  • @mikebottiaux5850
    @mikebottiaux5850 Před 3 lety +1

    Tommys Great!

  • @zone47
    @zone47 Před 2 lety

    Nice Hummingbird back there, I'd like to hear that!

  • @tommybellomy7863
    @tommybellomy7863 Před 3 lety

    Seen them at the summit in Houston, 1976 they were great.

  • @matsutakebeaver4437
    @matsutakebeaver4437 Před 3 lety +1

    this might sound unbelievable, but many of my rocking buds and i thought of styx as somewhat soft. at same time went to multiple reo, elp, boc, sabbath, van halen, RS, WHO, clash..........finally in 2014 went and saw foreigner and styx. foreigner was completely without members but their songs are just so strong. then came the show that included all of styx with the exception of dennis deYoung. immediately it was apparent why styx produced all those platinum sales albums. the live presence and especially tommy made it clear they still rock. my first styx purchase was mr. roboto album. most listened to tommy shaw was his time with dam yankees. i think of guys like tommy shaw and love of country comes to mind.

  • @whiteyholmes
    @whiteyholmes Před 2 lety

    El Kabong… That’s awesome… Loved that cartoon…

  • @TheJamiealex
    @TheJamiealex Před 3 lety

    Good job!!

  • @hippydippy
    @hippydippy Před 3 lety +1

    The last story was pure Spinal Tap! lo;'

  • @yeahright302
    @yeahright302 Před rokem

    damn that guy always had a full head of great hair!!lucky guy!!

  • @jamesgretsch4894
    @jamesgretsch4894 Před 3 lety +1

    "Louie Louie" would be a good easy song too.

  • @bethsanfilippo3218
    @bethsanfilippo3218 Před rokem +1

    Yah Tommy I think you could afford to fix your first guitar. ❤️ great stories.
    ❤️

  • @TheEchovoices
    @TheEchovoices Před 3 lety +2

    So down to earth he is an amazing person

  • @user-in5ve8nv7v
    @user-in5ve8nv7v Před 6 měsíci

    💜💜💜💜💜🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸good for

  • @bethsanfilippo3218
    @bethsanfilippo3218 Před rokem +1

    PS cute puppy

  • @bishdizzle67
    @bishdizzle67 Před rokem

    My brothers first guitar was an electric from Sears too

  • @TXmotoRacer
    @TXmotoRacer Před 2 lety

    Tommy is a badass.

  • @jeffconley819
    @jeffconley819 Před 2 lety

    Omg ……I remember el Kabong !!!

  • @michaelhalstead7532
    @michaelhalstead7532 Před rokem

    I do not own a single thing from when I was ten..long gone. Just an interesting tidbit

  • @terrypussypower
    @terrypussypower Před rokem +1

    He should definitely get that first acoustic guitar fixed and playable again! There’s nothing like your first guitar.

  • @donraczak817
    @donraczak817 Před 3 lety

    Remember in the 70's when rock bands would smash their guitars? I tried to learn "Knocking on Heaven's door" on a cheap guitar I bought to try to learn to play. I sucked so bad, at a party, I played the song, then SMASHED the guitar, because I knew I would never be good! Got a great laugh out of it!!!😆

  • @michaelanderson2881
    @michaelanderson2881 Před 3 lety

    I remember El Kabong!

  • @patrickmayer9566
    @patrickmayer9566 Před 3 lety +2

    ...yes....sears, silvertone!!!.......mine= J.C.penney,,sg copy( real cheap copy)..that I still have!!😯...Styx forever.

  • @jordanmartinez2432
    @jordanmartinez2432 Před 3 lety

    EL CABONG!!!!! MY FAVORITE SUPER HERO!!!!

  • @MsChick-hn1qo
    @MsChick-hn1qo Před 3 lety +3

    Here's an idea if you like epic music. 💡
    You need to listen to Mötley Crüe! They are epic and they have the best drummer ever! HE CAN EVEN PLAY UPSIDE DOWN!!! Look up Kickstart My Heart, Dr. Feelgood, Home Sweet Home, Primal Scream, and Tommy's drum solos. You won't regret it!

    • @MsChick-hn1qo
      @MsChick-hn1qo Před 3 lety +1

      @@godwillguideme.3773 They're so cool! Yeah, Tommy is awesome! Definitely, if you like Ratt you'd like them. Tommy is in the video for Back For More by Ratt. Yes they are very famous and have sold many many records. Tommy is the best drummer ever! Let me know what you think!!!
      They are going on tour this fall with Poison, Def Leppard and Joan Jett. Tommy's almost 60 and he can still do those legendary stunts of his live!!!

  • @riggerdave69
    @riggerdave69 Před 2 lety

    Had a Tommy Shaw Silver street awhile in the early to mid 80s..thing felt perfect for any of us under 5ft 10" lol..stolen and could never find another

  • @JamesMoore-un3cu
    @JamesMoore-un3cu Před 3 lety

    You know, you RARELY see any celebrity show off a piece of American memorabilia like Tommy's piece of the Trade Center... How often is it that a rock band would even CARE ENOUGH about this country to put it front and center in his collection. And the fact that they had concerts for the benefit of the Port Authority... WOW...... Its funny, but I guess I'm not really surprised, because if you've listened to Styx's lyrics over the years, they were very proud to be Americans, and lifted America up in their songs like Suite Madame Blue and others. So impressed.

  • @danielflynnpdx
    @danielflynnpdx Před 3 lety

    Anyone know if that's a fishman acoustic amp in the bottom right?

  • @mattnelson8325
    @mattnelson8325 Před rokem +1

    Katie, You're pretty cool.

  • @mojorisen74
    @mojorisen74 Před 3 lety

    2:28 I have a Marco Polo Piano. It was my Mom's and bought in 1962. Marco Polo was a brand of Kawai. You don't hear about too many Marco Polo instruments

  • @kimberlypotts516
    @kimberlypotts516 Před 3 lety +1

    Well when you come to our fair in york pa it should have dennis deyoung with you

  • @scotteldridge3740
    @scotteldridge3740 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Tommy Shaw--- a REAL MAN'S MAN!!!!

  • @andrewmuelleranantababaji8073

    Rush Up long time ago! Thos stairs

  • @walcoman
    @walcoman Před 2 lety

    🐕🐕🐕 ,yawn, he's talking to that little box again, when I want a doggy treat. Guess I'll just wander around the corner and lick myself, woof woof. ....grrrrr, lol 😂🐶

  • @michaelpoapst9465
    @michaelpoapst9465 Před 2 lety

    No Styx without Dennis !!!

  • @donraczak817
    @donraczak817 Před 3 lety

    Tommy, honestly; if there is a better guitarist than you, I have no idea whom that would be. Styks, to me, is the most entertaining band EVER! I saw you guys in Grand Forks in 74 when you opened for the Holly's.

    • @davidkenneth3983
      @davidkenneth3983 Před 2 lety +1

      Hollies?

    • @donraczak817
      @donraczak817 Před 2 lety

      @@davidkenneth3983 Yep, The Holly's. Bus stop, was one of their songs. They had a few hits.

  • @itshimhim2837
    @itshimhim2837 Před 5 měsíci

    shaw is good

  • @BLASTSFROMTHEPAST
    @BLASTSFROMTHEPAST Před 2 lety

    Sunny in there is it Tommy?