Tommy Shaw – The Great Divide
“The Great Divide is a story of love and life; of happiness and hope; of loss and discovery. It’s the story of a journey that spans generations, and is ultimately about trying to find your way home. And I’m as proud of this story as any…
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2012
Styx’ Tommy Shaw Talks Dick Clark
Styx’ Tommy Shaw and The Comet blogger talks about Dick Clack and his appearance on “American Bandstand” in 1985.
June
2011
Exclusive Blog: Tommy Shaw’s Vinyl Ritual
Styx’ Tommy Shaw, who recently released “The Great Divide” – his critically acclaimed solo album and bluegrass debut, blogs about rediscovering the joy of listening to vinyl albums. Nothing can match the ritual of just focusing on music, especially in today’s mad tech world. Tommy learns to put his iPhone down.
March
2011
11 Days of Tommy Shaw’s “The Great Divide” – Bonus, “The View From Up There”
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw has taken us deep into the heart and soul of his new solo album and bluegrass debut, “The Great Divide.” For 11 days Tommy shared a song and a story with the Comet to celebrate the March 22nd release of the album. Today, which is technically day 12, Tommy gives us a bonus track and video!
March
2011
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw has taken us deep into the heart and soul of his new solo album and bluegrass debut, “The Great Divide.” Every day for the past 11 days, Tommy has shared a song and a story with the Comet to celebrate official March 22nd release of the album. Today’s song and No. 11 is “I’ll Be Coming Home.” Enjoy!
March
2011
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw takes us deep into the heart and soul of his new solo album and bluegrass debut, “The Great Divide.” Every day until the album release on March 22, Tommy shares a song and a story with the Comet. Today’s song is “Give ‘Em Hell Harry.”
March
2011
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw takes us deep into the heart and soul of his new solo album and bluegrass debut, “The Great Divide.” Every day until the album release on March 22, Tommy shares a song and a story with the Comet. Today’s song is “Afraid to Love.”
March
2011
11 Days of Tommy Shaw’s “The Great Divide” – Day 7, “Umpteen Miles”
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw takes us deep into the heart and soul of his new solo album and bluegrass debut, “The Great Divide.” Every day until the album release on March 22, Tommy shares a song and a story with the Comet. Today’s song is “Umpteen Miles.”
March
2011
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw takes us deep into the heart and soul of his new solo album and bluegrass debut, “The Great Divide.” Every day until the album release on March 22, Tommy shares a song and a story with the Comet. Today’s song is “Get on the One.”
March
2011
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw takes us deep into the heart and soul of his new solo album and bluegrass debut, “The Great Divide.” Every day until the album release on March 22, Tommy shares a song and a story with the Comet. Today’s song is “Shadows In the Moonlight.”
March
2011
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw takes us deep into the heart and soul of his new solo album and bluegrass debut, “The Great Divide.” Every day until the album release on March 22, Tommy shares a song and a story with the Comet. Today’s song is the title track, “The Great Divide.”
March
2011
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw takes us deep into the heart and soul of his new solo album and bluegrass debut, “The Great Divide.” Every day until the album release on March 22, Tommy shares a song and a story with the Comet. Today’s song is “Sawmill.”
March
2011
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw takes us deep into the heart and soul of his new solo album and bluegrass debut, “The Great Divide.” Every day until the album release on March 22, Tommy shares a song and a story with the Comet. Today’s song is “Back In Your Kitchen.”
March
2011
Rock ‘n roll icon Tommy Shaw has gone back to his childhood love: Bluegrass. Tommy has put his heart and soul into “The Great Divide,” due out March 22. The result, is a classic bluegrass album. Tommy shares thoughts and a song a day, for the next 11 days, with The Comet.
February
2011
Exclusive Blog: Tommy Shaw Exposes the Real Captain Crunch
Tommy Shaw is kicking off 2011 with a Styx’ tour, including, for the first time ever, UK shows with Journey and Foreigner this June 2011. He also three album projects in the works. Somehow, the busiest man in rock ‘n roll still refuses to grow-up. One of his greatest joys is chomping on popcorn. An eternal child-at-heart, he tells us why.
November
2010
Exclusive: Tommy Shaw Dives Into the Power of Words
Tommy Shaw has just wrapped Styx’ fall tour, where the band performed 1977’s “The Grand Illusion” and 1978’s “Pieces of Eight” in their entirety. He was three album projects in the works and just announced that Styx, for the first time ever, will do UK shows with Journey and Foreigner in June 2011. Shaw, a songwriter who truly is a man of the pen, blogs about why words matter.
September
2010
Tommy Shaw’s Audience Rules
Tommy Shaw is literally the hardest working man in music – he has three major album projects on deck (more on that later) and he’s gearing up for Styx’ fall tour, where the band will perform 1977’s “The Grand Illusion” and 1978’s “Pieces of Eight” in their entirety. He always puts his audience first, unless they are fellow artists. Shaw blogs about why musicians should never sit in the first row and why he’s always watching you, yes you.
July
2010
The Tao of Tommy Shaw
Styx’ Tommy Shaw blogs about the Zen of washing dishes and the secret to staying in the flow.
May
2010
Styx’ Tommy Shaw Asks, “Is Anyone Listening?”
In this exclusive road blog, Tommy Shaw talks about the lost art of real communication. Styx rockin’ on tour with Foreigner and Kansas.
May
2010
Styx’ Tommy Shaw Road Blog Exclusive
Styx, the hardest working band on the circuit, is currently on tour with Foreigner and Kansas. Tommy sends us his musings on the joys of being road for over 30 years and why fans keep coming back.
May
2010
- Tommy Shaw is not orbiting anyone.
