Montgomery, AL is 280 miles from Nashville, TN. But in the early 1960's, that wasn't too far for the AM radio waves of the Grand Ole Opry, where in the back seat of a 1958 Chevy, a young Tommy Shaw lost - and found - himself in every note, and where the seeds of a life in music were planted.

Though Shaw went on to become one of the brightest stars in rock `n roll as the singer and guitarist of Styx, his early love of roots music always burned bright. The sense of direction instilled in him at that early age has led him on a remarkable path of musical discovery and storytelling, and ultimately, has led him home, to The Great Divide

Legendary STYX guitarist Tommy Shaw and former NIGHT RANGER and DAMN YANKEE frontman Jack Blades team up again for their second venture on INFLUENCE. INFLUENCE is also the first CD release coming out on the new created VH1 Classic Records label. From Tommy Shaw, on the making of INFLUENCE: 'This album has been years in the making. The recording process didn't take years, but the concept had been looming in our conversations for years. From the day Jack Blades showed up on my doorstep, we discovered our chemistry as writers almost immediately. We became best friends as a result of the music and the experiences we had because of it.' ' After two albums and two world tours with Damn Yankees, we decided to do our first Shaw Blades album, Hallucination. The album was a departure from Damn Yankees that it was more acoustic in nature, not nearly as heavy and more organically produced.' 'On INFLUENCE, we went song by song; some we held very close to the original version, while on others we departed from the familiar arrangements and made them our own.'

Originally Release :'98 , 4th solo album from Styx's guitarist, with 2 songs co-written with the legendary Gerry Coffin. Guests include Alison Krauss, Jack Blades ( Nightranger ), Ted Nugent , Kevin Cronin ( REO Speedwagon ) , Ed Roland ( Collective Soul ), Todd

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Originally Release :'98 , 4th solo album from Styx's guitarist, with 2 songs co-written with the legendary Gerry Coffin. Guests include Alison Krauss, Jack Blades ( Nightranger ), Ted Nugent , Kevin Cronin ( REO Speedwagon ) , Ed Roland ( Collective Soul ), Todd

Montgomery, AL is 280 miles from Nashville, TN. But in the early 1960's, that wasn't too far for the AM radio waves of the Grand Ole Opry, where in the back seat of a 1958 Chevy, a young Tommy Shaw lost - and found - himself in every note, and where the seeds of a life in music were planted.

Though Shaw went on to become one of the brightest stars in rock `n roll as the singer and guitarist of Styx, his early love of roots music always burned bright. The sense of direction instilled in him at that early age has led him on a remarkable path of musical discovery and storytelling, and ultimately, has led him home, to The Great Divide