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I had a song, "Time for Me to Fly" on the You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tune a Fish album. One of our producers turned that down for 1976 R.E.O. album. It ended up a couple of years later on Tuna a.. He told me it was a crummy song; it only had three chords; it was too slow. It wasn't an REO Speedwagon song. I started thinking "I like this ...
The song "Time for Me to Fly" peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978; despite this relatively modest peak position, it has become one of the band's best-known songs, and has received airplay on FM radio over the years. According to singer Kevin Cronin, the song was inspired by his breakup with his high school girlfriend. [12]
Main Street in Champaign, named REO Speedwagon Way in honor of the band. REO Speedwagon headlined the M&I Classic Rock Stage at Summerfest in Milwaukee Wisconsin on June 30, 2011. On March 11, 2012, Cronin appeared on the Canadian reality TV series Star Académie. He sang a sampling of REO's hits with the show's singing finalists.
Richrath died on September 13, 2015, with news of his death confirmed by his former REO Speedwagon bandmate Kevin Cronin. [8] He was 65 years old. Speaking to the Songfacts website in 2017, Cronin disclosed the cause of Richrath's death: "He had some stomach problem or something and he went in the hospital to get treated for a stomach ailment ...
R.E.O./T.W.O. is the second studio album released by the Illinois-based rock band REO Speedwagon, released in 1972.Under the leadership of guitarist Gary Richrath, this album continued the musical direction set on 1971's REO Speedwagon with Richrath's own compositions carrying the record.
REO Speedwagon released their debut album, R.E.O. Speedwagon, in 1971. They have undergone many changes of personnel over the years, [ 2 ] And today, currently the members of the band as of January 2023 are Kevin Cronin , Bruce Hall , Dave Amato , and Bryan Hitt .
REO Speedwagon has a string of performances lined up for the fall. The band is scheduled to play a show in Rancho Mirage, California, on Sept. 27, followed by a performance in Coarsegold ...
Ridin' the Storm Out is the third studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1973. It peaked at number 171 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1981, [ 1 ] and reached platinum status in 1989. It was the first album to feature Mike Murphy on vocals.