Shaw–Blades is an American musical duo/group formed by
Tommy Shaw of
Styx and
Jack Blades of
Night Ranger, both of whom played in the
supergroup Damn Yankees. It is an informal duo which has produced two albums between other projects, 1995s
Hallucination & 2007s
Influence. The first two songs on "Hallucination" -- "My Hallucination" and "I'll Always Be with You" -- received modest airplay. "Influence" consisted solely of 1960s & 70s cover songs that influenced them. Blades' son Colin, an experimental songwriter himself, contributed backing vocals and arrangements to the album. Shaw-Blades also recorded a cover of the classic
Christmas song entitled "
The Twelve Days of Christmas" on the
A Classic Rock Christmas album by various
classic rock artists in 2002. Shaw–Blades did a short tour of America in Spring 2007 and another in Autumn 2007. Both members still principally record and perform with the acts which made them famous.