NEW YORK (Reuters) - REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath, who wrote the band's 1973 hit "Ridin' the Storm Out," has died at the age of 65, bandmate Kevin Cronin said. Richrath, who joined the U.S.

Though Cronin felt it was his job to “keep REO Speedwagon moving forward,” the rift with Hall was too much to handle. “It ...

When REO Speedwagon released Hi Infidelity in 1980, it marked the start of a new chapter. In the years that followed, fans would place it as the moment that the group shifted from the harder edged ...

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REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin heard from a friend how great the band’s 1974 appearance at a World Series of Rock was at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium. “I would definitely remember that show, but ...

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — “Heard it from a friend who” said that REO Speedwagon will reunite in Champaign over the summer. The retrospective concert will honor the legacy of REO Speedwagon, and ...

In September 2024, REO Speedwagon announced that the band would cease touring starting in January 2025 because of a conflict that arose between two of the group’s longest-tenured members—frontman ...