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.Past membersSeeREO Speedwagon (originally styled as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American from.
Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. (1980) contained four US Top 40 hits and is the group's best-selling album, with over 10 million copies sold.Over the course of its career, the band has sold more than 40 million records and has charted 13 Top 40 hits, including the number ones ' and '. REO Speedwagon's mainstream popularity waned in the late 1980s, but the band remains a popular live act.
Advertisement for an REO Speed WagonIn the fall of 1966, Neal Doughty entered the electrical engineering program at the in, as a junior. On his first night, he met fellow student Alan Gratzer. They held an impromptu jam session in the basement of their Hall dormitory and soon started a rock band. Gratzer had been a drummer since high school, and was playing in a local group on the weekends, while Doughty had learned some songs on his parents' piano.Doughty began to follow Gratzer's band, eventually sitting in on a song or two. The keyboard player was the leader, but several other band members were unhappy with the situation.
On the last day of the university's spring semester, guitarist Joe Matt called the band's leader and told him that he, drummer Gratzer, and bassist Mike Blair had decided to leave the band to start a new one with Doughty.They made a list of songs to learn over the summer break, and Doughty landed a summer job to buy his first keyboard. On his organ, he learned '. The members returned to school in the fall of 1967, and had their first rehearsal before classes started. They named the band REO Speedwagon, from the, a 1915 truck that was designed. Doughty had seen the name written across the blackboard when he walked into his History of Transportation class on the first day they had decided to look for a name. Rather than pronouncing REO as a single word as the motor company did, they chose to spell out the name with the individual letters each pronounced ('R-E-O').
An advertisement in the school newspaper produced their first job, a fraternity party that turned into a food fight. They continued to perform in campus bars, fraternity parties, and university events. The first lineup consisted of Doughty on keyboards, Gratzer on drums and vocals, Joe Matt on guitar and vocals, Mike Blair on bass and vocals.In early 1968, became lead singer, and Bob Crownover joined as the guitar player, replacing Matt. When Mike Blair left the band in the summer of 1968, Gregg Philbin replaced Blair, Marty Shepard played trumpet and Joe McCabe played sax until McCabe moved to.
Crownover played guitar for the group until the summer of 1969 when replaced him. Fiorio then departed in late 1969, eventually assuming the name, and went on to form the All Star Frogs. Steve Scorfina (who would go on to found / band ) came aboard for over a year, composing with the band and performing live, before being replaced by in late 1970.Richrath was a -based guitarist and prolific who brought fresh original material to the band. Richrath had driven 100 miles to see the band and become a part of it. He is quoted as saying 'I'm going to be a part of that band whether they like it or not', and then went about making it happen. With Richrath on board, the regional popularity of the band grew tremendously. The Midwestern United States was the original REO Speedwagon fan stronghold and is pivotal in this period of the band's history.The band signed to in 1971., an record producer, brought the band to his in, where it recorded original material for its first album.
The lineup on the first album consisted of Richrath, Gratzer, Doughty, Philbin, and Luttrell. Early years With their equipment being hauled to dates in a friend's station wagon, REO played bars and clubs all over the Midwest.
The band's debut album, was released on in 1971. The most popular track on this record was '. The title refers to the address, where the band stayed while recording in Leka's studio in Bridgeport and remains an in-concert favorite.Although the rest of the band's lineup remained stable, REO Speedwagon switched lead vocalists three times for their first three albums.
Luttrell left the band in early 1972, eventually becoming the vocalist for. He was replaced. Cronin recorded one album with the band, 1972's but left the band during the recording sessions for 1973's because of internal conflicts. Ridin' the Storm Out was completed with Michael Bryan Murphy on lead vocal, and featured Neal Doughty's 'wailing storm siren' entrance on the title track. Murphy stayed on for two more albums, and, before Cronin returned to the fold in January 1976 and recorded, which was released that same year.Cronin's return came after turned down the position for lead vocalist after becoming a born-again Christian.In 1977, REO convinced Epic Records that their strength was in their live performances.
Epic agreed to let them produce their first live album, which was eventually. That same year, the band moved to,.In 1977, bassist Gregg Philbin left the band. Depending upon which band member is expressing an opinion, it was either because Philbin was disenchanted with the new corporate-structure REO where Cronin and Richrath got bigger slices of the pie instead of the equal credit they once shared as a 'garage band', or he was asked to leave over his lifestyle issues affecting the music quality.
Philbin was replaced with another Champaign, Illinois musician, alumnus, to record. The album was released in 1978 and has received radio airplay over the years, thanks to songs like 'Roll with the Changes' and 'Time for Me to Fly'. The album was REO's first to make the Top 40, peaking at #29. The album went on to sell over two million copies in the US, ultimately achieving status.In 1979, the band took a turn back to hard rock with the release of. Mainstream success On November 21, 1980, Epic released, which represented a change in sound, going from to more -oriented material. Hi Infidelity spawned four hit singles written by Richrath and Cronin, including the chart-topping ' (Cronin), plus ' (#5) (Richrath), ' (#20) (Richrath), and ' (#24) (Cronin), and remained on the charts for 65 weeks, 32 of which were spent in the top ten, including 15 weeks atop the. Hi Infidelity sold over 10 million copies.The band's follow-up album, was released in June 1982.
Although it was not as successful as its predecessor, the album performed moderately well commercially, featuring the hit singles ' (U.S. #7), 'Sweet Time' (U.S. #26) and the hit 'The Key.' The band came storming back two years later with, an album that included the #1 hit single ' plus three more hits: ' (U.S. #29), ' (U.S. #19), and 'Live Every Moment' (U.S.
#34).REO Speedwagon toured the US in 1985, including a sold-out concert in Madison, Wisconsin in May. On July 13, on the way to a show in Milwaukee, the band made a stop in Philadelphia to play at the US leg of, which broke a record for number of viewers.
They performed 'Can't Fight This Feeling' and 'Roll With the Changes,' which featured members of, the band members' families, and Paul Shaffer on stage for backing vocals.1987's saw a decline in sales, but still managed to provide the band with the top-20 hits 'That Ain't Love' (U.S. #16) and ' (U.S. (1988) is a compilation album from REO Speedwagon. It contains the new tracks 'Here With Me' and 'I Don't Want to Lose You.' They were the last songs recorded with Gary Richrath and Alan Gratzer. 'Here with Me' cracked the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten on the Adult Contemporary chart.Changes in the 1990s By the late 1980s, the band's popularity was starting to decline.
Original drummer Alan Gratzer left in September 1988 after he decided to retire from music to open a restaurant. In early 1989, Gary Richrath quit after tensions between he and Kevin Cronin boiled over. Cronin had been playing in The Strolling Dudes, a jazz ensemble that included jazz trumpet player (who had co-written the abovementioned 'Here With Me' with Cronin), Miles Joseph on lead guitar and on drums. Lear had already been invited to join REO in September 1988 as Gratzer's successor and Joseph was brought in as a temporary stand-in for Richrath. Back up singers Carla Day and Melanie Jackson were also added. This lineup did only one show, on January 7, 1989 in, where it won the award for best group at the city's annual International Song Festival. After that, Miles Joseph and the back up singers were dropped in favor of former guitarist (who was brought aboard in May 1989) and keyboardist/songwriter/producer.The 1990 release, with (formerly of ) on drums, was a commercial disappointment.
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The album produced only one, and - to date - the band's last single, ',' which peaked at #65. Harms, disenchanted by the album's failure, left the group in early 1991.Shortly after his departure, Richrath assembled former members of the Midwestern band Vancouver to form a namesake band, Richrath.
After touring for several years, the Richrath band released Only the Strong Survive in 1992 on the label. Richrath (the band) continued to perform for several years before disbanding in the late 1990s. In September 1998, Gary Richrath briefly joined REO onstage at the County Fair in Los Angeles to play on the band's encore song, '157 Riverside Avenue'. He then joined REO once again in Los Angeles in May 2000 for the same encore but no serious plans for a reunion ever materialized.Having lost their recording contract with Epic, REO Speedwagon ended up releasing (1996) on the Priority/Rhythm Safari label.
When that label went, the album was released on, which also experienced financial troubles. REO Speedwagon ultimately self-financed this effort, which failed to chart. The title track did make R&R's AC Top 30 chart.Revival of the hits The commercial failure of the band's newer material with its revised lineup demanded a change in marketing strategy. As a consequence, Epic began re-releasing recordings from older albums with updated artwork and design.From 1995 to the present, the label released over a dozen compilation albums featuring greatest hits, including 1999's. In 2000, REO teamed up with for an appearance at in, which was released as a live concert video.
The REO portion of the show was released again under three separate titles: Live - Plus (2001), Live Plus 3 (2001) and Extended Versions (2001) (which was by the RIAA on April 26, 2006). REO once again teamed with Styx in 2003 for the Classic Rock's Main Event tour which also included another band from their common rock era,.2000–present The band released a self-financed album entitled in April 2007. Though it did not chart as an album, it produced two singles which appeared on 's radio chart.REO Speedwagon continues to tour regularly, performing mostly their classic hits. They teamed up with to record a new single entitled 'Can't Stop Rockin', released in March 2009, as well as for a full tour that included special guest.In November 2009 REO Speedwagon released a Christmas album,. On December 2, the band released an online, Find Your Own Way Home, produced by digital design agency Curious Sense. The game was the first 'downloadable ' produced with a rock band and was cited by numerous publications including as an innovative marketing product for a music act.
In Summer 2010, the band — then touring with — announced that it would release a 30th anniversary deluxe edition reissue of Hi Infidelity. Main Street in Champaign, named REO Speedwagon Way in honor of the bandREO Speedwagon headlined on the M&I Classic Rock Stage at the Milwaukee Summerfest on June 30, 2011. On March 11, 2012, Kevin Cronin appeared on the reality TV series.
He sang a sampling of REO's hits with the show's singing finalists.On November 22, 2013 they announced a benefit concert with Styx titled 'Rock to the Rescue' to raise money for the affected families of the. The concert was held on December 4, 2013 in. Joined REO on stage for a joint performance of two of his hit songs.
Gary Richrath reunited with REO one final time for a performance of 'Ridin' the Storm Out' to end REO's set at the sold-out concert. Richrath stayed on stage to help with the encore of ' along with REO, Styx, Richard Marx, and others. Richrath was originally from the town of East Peoria which was damaged during the storm. Families impacted by the storm and first responders sat near the stage for this special REO concert.In early 2014, it was announced that REO Speedwagon and would be teaming up for 15 dates throughout 2014.
Gary Richrath died on September 13, 2015, due to complications from surgery. In 2016 the band went on tour with Def Leppard and.The band performed with the song 'Messin' Around' live on the ABC TV show Greatest Hits in 2016; that version of the song was also released as a single on iTunes. The band toured the UK arena circuit with Status Quo in December 2016. The band toured the US with and on the 'United We Rock' tour, debuting June 20, 2017 at the Sunlight Supply Amphitheater. In 2017 the Hi Infidelity album received the Diamond Award for official U.S. Sales of over 10 million copies. REO and Chicago once again teamed up for tour dates during the summer of 2018.Band members.
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