 Ron Stewart with his tribute to the classic Sam Cooke with Twist in the Night Away. In 1977, a group of Illinois rock and rollers called Styx released a platinum-selling album called The Grand Illusion. Lead singer and founding member Dennis DeYoung talks about the composition of one of those classics. I was sitting at a piano and it was snow. It was the worst winter in 50 years in Chicago. And I wrote this song about sailing.