Or, if you’re the type of musician like Tommy Shaw of Styx, you might try to change things up by writing on an entirely new instrument. “That’s how ‘Boat On The River’ happened,” the ...

Tommy Shaw has confirmed that Styx is “working on a new album.”. He tells UCR’s Matt Wardlaw that the band has hit upon a successful new songwriting process amid busy touring commitments ...

The best Styx songs of their Billboard Hot 100 chart hits. ... The motor on Tommy Shaw’s boat failed to start one day, and the ensuing sputter gave him the musical inspiration to launch this song.