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In the 1970s, Radio DJs still had the power to help turn a song into a hit.
In 1973, Styx recorded "Lady," a song lead singer Dennis DeYoung wrote for his wife, Suzanne. It didn't chart--mainly because the label it was on, Wooden Nickel, wasn't worth... well...a wooden nickel.
Two years later, Jeff Davis from WLS in Chicago heard the song on a jukebox and liked it so much, he convinced management to let him play it on his show (which, thanks to 50,000 watts of AM Radio Power, reached 38 states and Canada)!
At about the same time, A&M records signed Styx away from Wooden Nickel and re-released the single. The end result of all that airplay and new promotion? #2 at WLS, #6 nationally, and #19 in Canada!
"Lady" is the only "Wooden Nickel" song Styx still performs in concert. And why not? It's a "Great Song of 1973 AND 1975!
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