Dennis DeYoung Autographs
Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. DeYoung was the band's most prolific and successful writer, having been credited as the writer of more Styx songs than any other band member. DeYoung penned seven of the band's eight Billboard top 10 singles as well as a solo top 10 single.
Dennis DeYoung was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Maurice DeYoung (1918–1997) and Loraine Rolla DeYoung (1923–2001). He had a younger sister, Darcy, who died in 2021. DeYoung was raised Catholic and is of Dutch and Italian ancestry. Growing up in the Roseland area of Chicago, DeYoung started his career as an accordionist in 1962 at the age of 15 when he teamed up with his 13-year-old neighbors Chuck and John Panozzo in a three-piece combo originally called The Tradewinds. The trio added guitarist Tom Nardini in 1964 and renamed the band TW4. In 1968, Nardini was replaced by John Curulewski and in 1970 DeYoung hired James Young to become the second guitarist in TW4. The band changed the name to Styx in 1972, upon signing their first record contract.
Before the band met with success, DeYoung spent time as a school teacher in the Southern suburbs of Chicago, where he was a music teacher in District 143. One teacher hosted dinner parties for co-workers; DeYoung always attended. He had crazy hair and would inevitably offer to play the piano, entertaining all for hours. During this period, the band played a number of small venues and school auditoriums in an effort to secure a record deal.
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Traded items with a signature of Dennis DeYoung
The most expensive item with a signature of Dennis DeYoung (Styx Signed Guitar Custom Graphics PSA COA Tommy Shaw Dennis DeYoung Panozzo +1) was sold in March 2025 for $2,999.99 while the cheapest item (DENNIS DEYOUNG AUTHENTIC HAND SIGNED 7x8 PHOTO STYX) found a new owner for $3.01 in May 2012. The month with the most items sold (5) was June 2020 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Dennis DeYoung. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2018 with $109.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.05 was April 2022. In average, an autographed item from Dennis DeYoung is worth $20.05.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dennis DeYoung were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Dennis Deyoung Signed 8x10 STYX Photo Autographed AUTO Beckett BAS COA | $18.50 |  |
| Dennis Deyoung Signed 8x10 STYX Photo Autographed Beckett BAS COA AUTO | $38.00 | |
| Dennis Deyoung Signed 8x10 STYX Photo Autographed Beckett BAS COA AUTO | $38.00 | |
| Dennis Deyoung Signed 8x10 STYX Photo Autographed Beckett BAS COA AUTO | $51.00 | |
| Dennis Deyoung Signed 8x10 STYX Photo Autographed Beckett BAS COA AUTO | $51.00 | |
| Dennis Deyoung Signed 8x10 STYX Photo Autographed Beckett BAS COA AUTO | $40.00 | |
| Dennis Deyoung Signed 8x10 STYX Photo Autographed Beckett BAS COA AUTO | $40.00 | |
| Dennis DeYoung Signed Autographed Ticket Singer Tradewinds TW4 Styx Rare | $47.99 | |
| Dennis DeYoung Signed Autographed Ticket Singer Tradewinds TW4 Styx Rare | $47.99 | |
| Dennis Deyoung signed postcard Styx autographed 5x7 | $6.05 | |
| Dennis Deyoung signed postcard Styx autographed 5x7 | $6.05 | |
| Dennis DeYoung STYX Signed Autographed LADY Lyrics | $9.99 | |
| Dennis DeYoung STYX Signed Autographed LADY Lyrics | $9.99 | |
| Dennis DeYoung STYX Signed Autographed The Best Of Times Lyrics | $9.99 | |
| Dennis DeYoung STYX Signed Autographed The Best Of Times Lyrics | $9.99 | |
