234:
501:
1184:
1206:
30:
222:, and tried to cancel the show despite having around 10,000–12,000 people in attendance. After the concert finished and the band went backstage, DeYoung told Curulewski "I never want to go onstage with you again", to which John replied "okay, then I quit."
368:
295:
177:. Curulewski played guitar and sang occasional lead vocals on the band's first five studio albums, released from 1972 to 1975. He left in 1975 due to disputes between him and the band and died in 1988.
831:
233:
1243:
435:
410:
1307:
1292:
1302:
817:
1287:
905:
1312:
993:
912:
1236:
1277:
1272:
1297:
1229:
1130:
796:
556:
937:
884:
803:
789:
528:
771:
764:
1000:
230:
After his career with Styx, Curulewski became a guitar teacher in the
Chicago area and played occasionally in local bands.
1282:
1063:
732:
718:
1167:
1123:
870:
1056:
1042:
979:
951:
891:
669:
1049:
972:
739:
697:
690:
312:
1070:
863:
704:
461:
1109:
1077:
810:
648:
144:
173:(October 3, 1950 – February 13, 1988) was an American musician who was one of the original members of
1267:
1262:
1187:
1137:
1014:
898:
877:
662:
242:
206:
74:
29:
1091:
965:
958:
711:
250:
1116:
1028:
746:
676:
521:
1105:
1035:
824:
725:
270:
57:
1213:
343:
1161:
1098:
1021:
1007:
944:
88:
1144:
683:
655:
584:
466:
500:
201:
by 1972. Curulewski was described by tour manager Jim Vose as "the rebel of the group".
986:
617:
602:
577:
570:
246:
215:
186:
148:
384:
210:
in 1975, Curulewski left Styx to spend more time with his family, and was replaced by
1256:
549:
514:
190:
856:
849:
634:
612:
607:
194:
185:
In 1969, Curulewski joined the
Chicago-based band TW4, featuring college friends
537:
198:
174:
158:
1084:
930:
563:
219:
211:
214:. One big factor in Curulewski's departure was an argument between John and
93:
1205:
436:"Buried Here - John Curulewski, Original Member And Guitarist For 'Styx'"
411:"Buried Here - John Curulewski, Original Member And Guitarist For "Styx""
492:
641:
496:
510:
832:
One with
Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra
1217:
506:
249:, and was buried at St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in
470:. Tinley Park, Illinois. February 21, 1988. p. 4
1212:
This article on a United States rock guitarist is a
237:
Curulewski's grave at St. Benedict
Catholic Cemetery
1154:
922:
841:
781:
756:
626:
154:
140:
130:
110:
102:
81:
64:
44:
39:
20:
342:Kielty, Martin KieltyMartin (December 16, 2020).
1237:
522:
8:
1244:
1230:
529:
515:
507:
499:
385:"Equinox - Styx | Songs, Reviews, Credits"
28:
17:
906:Come Sail Away – The Styx Anthology
232:
262:
994:Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
818:At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis
204:Just after the recording of the album
913:The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings
7:
1308:20th-century American male musicians
1202:
1200:
337:
335:
333:
1216:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
1293:Deaths from intracranial aneurysm
1303:20th-century American guitarists
1204:
1183:
1182:
311:Kogan, Rick (December 8, 2002).
271:"Styx | Biography & History"
218:after a concert. Curulewski had
1288:20th-century American musicians
344:"Why John Curulewski Left Styx"
804:Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
1:
1313:American rock guitarist stubs
1001:Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
245:on February 13, 1988, from a
34:Curulewski performing in 1974
1064:Nothing Ever Goes as Planned
478:– via Newspapers.com.
1329:
1199:
892:Styx Yesterday & Today
864:Styx - Classics, Volume 15
409:Marc (December 26, 2015).
161:, Spread Eagle, Arctic Fox
1177:
1057:Too Much Time on My Hands
544:
197:. The group evolved into
27:
1278:American male guitarists
1273:American rock guitarists
300:. The Victoria Advocate.
1298:Guitarists from Chicago
772:Regeneration: Volume II
241:He died at his home in
226:Personal life and death
765:Regeneration: Volume I
598:John "J.C." Curulewski
313:"Giving up the ghosts"
238:
40:Background information
1110:Heavy Metal Poisoning
811:Styx World: Live 2001
649:The Serpent Is Rising
440:History Of Rock Music
415:History Of Rock Music
348:Ultimate Classic Rock
297:The Victoria Advocate
236:
1071:Rockin' the Paradise
878:Greatest Hits Part 2
243:Midlothian, Illinois
75:Midlothian, Illinois
22:John "JC" Curulewski
1283:Styx (band) members
1131:Love at First Sight
712:Edge of the Century
442:. December 26, 2015
251:Crestwood, Illinois
1117:Love Is the Ritual
980:The Grand Illusion
871:Styx Greatest Hits
797:Return to Paradise
747:Crash of the Crown
677:The Grand Illusion
557:James "J.Y." Young
317:chicagotribune.com
239:
171:John J. Curulewski
1225:
1224:
1197:
1196:
1050:The Best of Times
1036:Boat on the River
885:Extended Versions
825:21st Century Live
790:Caught in the Act
462:"John Curulewski"
165:
164:
68:February 13, 1988
58:Chicago, Illinois
1320:
1246:
1239:
1232:
1208:
1201:
1186:
1185:
1155:Related articles
1092:Don't Let It End
1008:Sing for the Day
698:Paradise Theatre
531:
524:
517:
508:
503:
480:
479:
477:
475:
458:
452:
451:
449:
447:
432:
426:
425:
423:
421:
406:
400:
399:
397:
395:
381:
375:
374:
365:
359:
358:
356:
354:
339:
328:
327:
325:
323:
308:
302:
301:
292:
286:
285:
283:
281:
267:
133:
89:Progressive rock
71:
54:
52:
32:
18:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1317:
1253:
1252:
1251:
1250:
1198:
1193:
1173:
1168:Kilroy Was Here
1150:
1145:I Am the Walrus
1124:Show Me the Way
918:
837:
777:
752:
733:Big Bang Theory
719:Brave New World
705:Kilroy Was Here
684:Pieces of Eight
656:Man of Miracles
622:
585:Will Evankovich
540:
535:
495:discography at
493:John Curulewski
489:
484:
483:
473:
471:
460:
459:
455:
445:
443:
434:
433:
429:
419:
417:
408:
407:
403:
393:
391:
383:
382:
378:
367:
366:
362:
352:
350:
341:
340:
331:
321:
319:
310:
309:
305:
294:
293:
289:
279:
277:
269:
268:
264:
259:
228:
183:
168:
131:
126:
98:
73:
69:
56:
55:October 3, 1950
50:
48:
35:
23:
12:
11:
5:
1326:
1324:
1316:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1255:
1254:
1249:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1226:
1223:
1222:
1209:
1195:
1194:
1192:
1191:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1164:
1158:
1156:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1148:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1102:
1095:
1088:
1081:
1074:
1067:
1060:
1053:
1046:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1011:
1004:
997:
990:
987:Come Sail Away
983:
976:
969:
962:
955:
948:
941:
934:
926:
924:
920:
919:
917:
916:
909:
902:
895:
888:
881:
874:
867:
860:
853:
845:
843:
839:
838:
836:
835:
828:
821:
814:
807:
800:
793:
785:
783:
779:
778:
776:
775:
768:
760:
758:
757:Extended plays
754:
753:
751:
750:
743:
736:
729:
722:
715:
708:
701:
694:
687:
680:
673:
666:
659:
652:
645:
638:
630:
628:
624:
623:
621:
620:
618:Ricky Phillips
615:
610:
605:
603:Dennis DeYoung
600:
594:
593:
588:
581:
578:Lawrence Gowan
574:
571:Todd Sucherman
567:
560:
553:
545:
542:
541:
536:
534:
533:
526:
519:
511:
505:
504:
488:
487:External links
485:
482:
481:
453:
427:
401:
376:
360:
329:
303:
287:
261:
260:
258:
255:
247:brain aneurysm
227:
224:
216:Dennis DeYoung
187:Dennis DeYoung
182:
179:
167:Musical artist
166:
163:
162:
156:
152:
151:
142:
138:
137:
134:
128:
127:
125:
124:
121:
118:
114:
112:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
97:
96:
91:
85:
83:
79:
78:
72:(aged 37)
66:
62:
61:
46:
42:
41:
37:
36:
33:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1325:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1247:
1242:
1240:
1235:
1233:
1228:
1227:
1221:
1219:
1215:
1210:
1207:
1203:
1190:
1189:
1180:
1179:
1176:
1170:
1169:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1153:
1146:
1142:
1139:
1135:
1132:
1128:
1125:
1121:
1118:
1114:
1111:
1107:
1103:
1100:
1096:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1075:
1072:
1068:
1065:
1061:
1058:
1054:
1051:
1047:
1044:
1043:Borrowed Time
1040:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1026:
1023:
1019:
1016:
1012:
1009:
1005:
1002:
998:
995:
991:
988:
984:
981:
977:
974:
970:
967:
963:
960:
956:
953:
952:You Need Love
949:
946:
942:
939:
935:
932:
928:
927:
925:
921:
915:
914:
910:
908:
907:
903:
901:
900:
896:
894:
893:
889:
887:
886:
882:
880:
879:
875:
873:
872:
868:
866:
865:
861:
859:
858:
854:
852:
851:
847:
846:
844:
840:
834:
833:
829:
827:
826:
822:
820:
819:
815:
813:
812:
808:
806:
805:
801:
799:
798:
794:
792:
791:
787:
786:
784:
780:
774:
773:
769:
767:
766:
762:
761:
759:
755:
749:
748:
744:
742:
741:
737:
735:
734:
730:
728:
727:
723:
721:
720:
716:
714:
713:
709:
707:
706:
702:
700:
699:
695:
693:
692:
688:
686:
685:
681:
679:
678:
674:
672:
671:
667:
665:
664:
660:
658:
657:
653:
651:
650:
646:
644:
643:
639:
637:
636:
632:
631:
629:
627:Studio albums
625:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
595:
592:
589:
587:
586:
582:
580:
579:
575:
573:
572:
568:
566:
565:
561:
559:
558:
554:
552:
551:
550:Chuck Panozzo
547:
546:
543:
539:
532:
527:
525:
520:
518:
513:
512:
509:
502:
498:
494:
491:
490:
486:
469:
468:
463:
457:
454:
441:
437:
431:
428:
420:September 14,
416:
412:
405:
402:
390:
386:
380:
377:
372:
371:
364:
361:
353:September 14,
349:
345:
338:
336:
334:
330:
318:
314:
307:
304:
299:
298:
291:
288:
276:
272:
266:
263:
256:
254:
252:
248:
244:
235:
231:
225:
223:
221:
217:
213:
209:
208:
202:
200:
196:
192:
191:Chuck Panozzo
188:
180:
178:
176:
172:
160:
157:
153:
150:
146:
145:Wooden Nickel
143:
139:
135:
129:
122:
119:
116:
115:
113:
109:
105:
101:
95:
92:
90:
87:
86:
84:
80:
76:
67:
63:
59:
47:
43:
38:
31:
26:
19:
16:
1218:expanding it
1211:
1181:
1166:
973:Crystal Ball
966:Mademoiselle
911:
904:
897:
890:
883:
876:
869:
862:
855:
850:Best of Styx
848:
842:Compilations
830:
823:
816:
809:
802:
795:
788:
770:
763:
745:
738:
731:
724:
717:
710:
703:
696:
689:
682:
675:
670:Crystal Ball
668:
661:
654:
647:
640:
633:
613:Glen Burtnik
608:John Panozzo
597:
590:
583:
576:
569:
562:
555:
548:
472:. Retrieved
465:
456:
444:. Retrieved
439:
430:
418:. Retrieved
414:
404:
392:. Retrieved
388:
379:
369:
363:
351:. Retrieved
347:
320:. Retrieved
316:
306:
296:
290:
278:. Retrieved
274:
265:
240:
229:
205:
203:
195:John Panozzo
184:
170:
169:
132:Years active
70:(1988-02-13)
15:
1268:1988 deaths
1263:1950 births
1162:Discography
782:Live albums
740:The Mission
691:Cornerstone
591:Terry Gowan
155:Formerly of
111:Instruments
1257:Categories
1106:Music Time
1085:Mr. Roboto
931:Best Thing
564:Tommy Shaw
373:. The Day.
257:References
220:Laryngitis
212:Tommy Shaw
103:Occupation
51:1950-10-03
1099:High Time
1078:Snowblind
726:Cyclorama
474:April 30,
136:1968–1975
94:hard rock
1188:Category
1138:Paradise
1015:Renegade
467:The Star
446:April 2,
394:April 2,
389:AllMusic
322:April 2,
280:April 2,
275:AllMusic
123:keyboard
106:Musician
959:Lorelei
899:Rockers
663:Equinox
642:Styx II
497:Discogs
370:The Day
207:Equinox
149:A&M
1029:Why Me
193:, and
181:Career
141:Labels
120:vocals
117:Guitar
82:Genres
1108:" / "
923:Songs
1214:stub
1022:Babe
945:Lady
938:Lies
857:Lady
635:Styx
538:Styx
476:2023
448:2020
422:2024
396:2020
355:2024
324:2020
282:2020
199:Styx
175:Styx
159:Styx
77:, US
65:Died
60:, US
45:Born
1259::
464:.
438:.
413:.
387:.
346:.
332:^
315:.
273:.
253:.
189:,
147:,
1245:e
1238:t
1231:v
1220:.
1147:"
1143:"
1140:"
1136:"
1133:"
1129:"
1126:"
1122:"
1119:"
1115:"
1112:"
1104:"
1101:"
1097:"
1094:"
1090:"
1087:"
1083:"
1080:"
1076:"
1073:"
1069:"
1066:"
1062:"
1059:"
1055:"
1052:"
1048:"
1045:"
1041:"
1038:"
1034:"
1031:"
1027:"
1024:"
1020:"
1017:"
1013:"
1010:"
1006:"
1003:"
999:"
996:"
992:"
989:"
985:"
982:"
978:"
975:"
971:"
968:"
964:"
961:"
957:"
954:"
950:"
947:"
943:"
940:"
936:"
933:"
929:"
530:e
523:t
516:v
450:.
424:.
398:.
357:.
326:.
284:.
53:)
49:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.