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REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon ), or simply REO, is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. Their best-selling album, Hi Infidelity (1980), contained four US Top 40 hits and sold ...
May 21, 2010 · REO Speedwagon founder gives back. Where once his passion was making music as a member of REO Speedwagon, Alan Gratzer now spends his time finding ways to give back to the community, to children in particular as a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Gratzer, founder and drummer of REO Speedwagon, a rock ‘n’ roll band popular in the 70s and ...
Nov 1, 2021 · Watch on. “157 Riverside Avenue” (Uploaded to YouTube by REO Speedwagon) R.E.O. Speedwagon was released in October of 1971 and credited all five members (Doughty, Gratzer, Richrath, Philbin, and Luttrell) as the writers of all eight songs. While single “Sophisticated Lady” just missed the Hot 100, the album’s second track, “157 ...
Between 1968 and 1989, a young, enthusiastic rock band named REO Speedwagon successfully made the transition. from local favorites in Champaign, Illinois, to worldwide fame and notoriety. Leading them every step of the way was. drummer and co-founder Alan Franklin Gratzer. In the liner notes of the band’s Second Decade of Rock And Roll album ...
Aug 22, 2019 · KC BLOG UPDATE 08/22/19: ALAN GRATZER. Hi friends, So we played a show just outside Sacramento the other night, and our dear friend, co-founding member of REO Speedwagon, Alan Gratzer made the scene. It is always so great seeing Gratz and his Family…Alan has not changed a bit. Hey, this brings up a great REO Trivia opportunity….
Mar 31, 2022 · LA Fredrickson and Dave Leake talk to the original drummer of REO. Speedwagon, Alan Gratzer, about the early days of the band at the. University of Illinois, playing at the Red Lion, the eventual ...
Jun 3, 2022 · L.A. Fredrickson and Dave Leake, co-hosts of Home Grown KIO on Classic Hits 1079 WKIO interview legendary drummer and co-founder of Champaign-Urbana's own RE...
Gary Richrath – guitar. Gregg Philbin – bass, backing vocals. Neal Doughty – keyboards, piano. Alan Gratzer – drums, backing vocals. R.E.O. Speedwagon (1971) Early 1972 – mid-1973. Kevin Cronin – lead vocals, rhythm guitar. Gary Richrath – lead guitar, backing vocals. Gregg Philbin – bass, backing vocals.
Nov 22, 2019 · In 1981 the band had their greatest success with the ten million selling album Hi Infidelity. And in the late 80s, as the band’s popularity declined, it was Cronin who kept REO afloat following the departure of two key members – guitarist Gary Richrath and drummer Alan Gratzer. A resident of southern California since 1975, Cronin continues ...
Apr 24, 2017 · REO drummer Alan Gratzer was born in Syracuse, New York, and almost immediately displayed an interest in drums. After bugging his parents for a couple of years to get him a kit, they gave in and got him a toy set.
Alan Gratzer. 2,112 likes · 3 talking about this. Pages homage to the great and eternal drummer Reo Speedwagon
Mar 19, 1981 · Musicians Neal Doughty, Alan Gratzer, Gary Richrath, Kevin Cronin and Bruce Hall of the rock band REO Speedwagon backstage at their show at Jou Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on March 27th, 1981.
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Alan Gratzer Drums, Percussion. Let Me Ride 6:00 Lyrics. I’ve been on the road now for a day and a night I’ve been lonesome and hungry for miles
Aug 30, 2022 · Neal Doughty was a 21-year-old student at University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, when he formed the band REO Speedwagon in 1967 with fellow student Alan Gratzer, a drummer. Doughty didn’t end ...
Alan Gratzer. Actor: FM. Alan Gratzer was born on 9 November 1948 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for FM (1978), REO Speedwagon: I Do' Wanna Know (1984) and REO Speedwagon: Tough Guys (1981).
Alan Gratzer, all of American rock band REO Speedwagon, pose for a portrait backstage at the Joe Louis Arena on March 27, 1981, in Detroit, Michigan. 📍 Backstage at the Cobo Arena on December 31, 1985, in Detroit, Michigan. 📍
and the top ten on the Adult Contemporary chart; however, it would be the last single to feature drummer Alan Gratzer and guitarist Gary Richrath, as they each left the band within the year following this album's release. The album has sold over 4 million copies in the U.S. which led it to go 4× Platinum.
Alan Gratzer. Actor: FM. Alan Gratzer was born on 9 November 1948 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for FM (1978), REO Speedwagon: I Do' Wanna Know (1984) and REO Speedwagon: Tough Guys (1981).
Alan Gratzer Drums . Keep Pushin' 4:05 Lyrics. I used to be lonely till I learned about livin alone I found other things to keep my mind on And I’m gettin to know ...
