The Bone Collector
1999
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REO Speedwagon performing live in 2010 (top) and 2016 (bottom). REO Speedwagon is an American hard rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the group originally included drummer and backing vocalist Alan Gratzer, guitarist and lead vocalist Joe Matt, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Blair, and keyboardist Neal Doughty. [1]
ImageNameYears ActiveInstrumentsAlan Gratzer1967–1988 (founding member) [23]drums percussion backing vocalsall REO Speedwagon releases from R.E.O.Mike Blair [24]1967–1968bass backing vocalsnoneJoe Matt [25]1967–1968guitar lead vocalsnone1968–1972 [citation needed]lead vocalsR.E.O. Speedwagon (1971)Gary Richrath. Gary Richrath joined REO Speedwagon in 1970 and significantly impacted the band’s sound with his lead guitar work. He contributed to many of the band’s early and most successful albums including Hi Infidelity, Wheels Are Turnin’, and You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish. Richrath was a primary songwriter during ...
- Janey Roberts
With a terrific backdrop, Murphy stretches and curls his voice like a man by now truly settled in his role, while Gary steps up with a fine blues-tinged solo that could’ve been culled from an Allman Brothers record.
That group included Terry Klein, Rusty Davis, Kevin King, and Gary Swanson. They toured the Midwest, playing nightclubs and bars. Mogen decided that eating restaurant food and staying in motels wasn’t the greatest life, so he returned to teaching music in Lennox, South Dakota, in the fall 1977.
Nov 22, 2019 · 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.
Gary Swanson. Actor: Vice Squad. After completing his degree in English Literature and graduating with honors from C.W. Post College, Gary Swanson put aside a career as a professional high diver on The Atlantic City Steel Pier and began working immediately as Greg Mercer on NBC Daytime Soap Opera, "Somerset" in New York City.
Swanson kickstarted his acting career in the films Vice Squad (1982) with Season Hubley and Making Love (1982) with Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin and Michael Ontkean. He also was featured in the television miniseries Loose Change (1977–78).
