Styx

[desdemona]

In honor of Styx performing within the city limits of their home town of Chicago for the first time since 1983 (all shows since then have taken place in Suburban venues), Styx has chosen to record a delta blues version of "Blue Collar Man", at the legendary Chess Studios at 2120 S. Michigan Ave in Chicago.

"Blue Collar Man", originally released in 1978 on the Styx LP "Pieces of Eight", is a song about the trials and tribulations of the unemployment line, and most certainly is a song for 2004 as well.

Joining Styx on this recording will be Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (and Chuck Berry piano player) JOHNNIE JOHNSON. It is said that Chuck Berry wrote the song "Johnnie B. Goode" about JOHNNIE JOHNSON. "Johnnie B. Goode" is one of the most famous songs to have been recorded at 2120 S. Michigan. As irony would have it, April 28th, the day of the upcoming session, is the date in 1958 when "Johnnie B. Goode" first charted.

read more here:

http://www.styxworld.com/listingsEntry.asp...691&PT=STYXNews

[Umma]

Pieces of Eight... that's what it was called... thanks des!

I've been trying to remember the name of that album for a while now and was too lazy to google it :D