A bar in Canton, Illinois cut a $69,600 check for a man claiming to be booking an exclusive REO Speedwagon concert, though the man has no affiliation to the band.Journal Star reports that the owner of Outskirts Bar, Kim Scott, is suing Allen Oldcroft after finding out he scammed her at an April meeting by claiming she could book the popular 80s band for a flat fee. He allegedly told her that sh...
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Whenever I muse about the decay of progressive rock radio in America and the bowdlerization of FM rock stations and the rise of the mislabeled classic-rock format, I invariably think of a few bands that came to prominence in the 70s and were majorly culpable in the criminal waste of airtime: Styx, Kansas, Boston, Journey, and REO Speedwagon. Their greatest crime: the rise of the heavy-handed po...
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When Ritchie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi walked onto the stage of the 1989 Video Music Awards toting nothing but a couple of acoustic guitars, they spawned an entire series of shows on MTV, which, in most cases, involved musicians playing songs pretty much the way they'd always played those songs. The only difference was they were playing on acoustic instruments, and, given the amped up acoustic ...
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One of my favorite bands from the 80s is still kicking around and having a great time making more music. REO Speedwagon just released a Christmas single, I Believe in Santa Claus, and they're giving it away free on their website.Click out my blog for more details. I've also peeked around at other band websites for other great holiday gift ideas. (Who'd like a Psycho Candy t-shirt from Jesus and...
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I hope I am not alone feeling like this but New Year's Eve just kinda bums me out. I am curious what your New Year's Peeves are. Here is an abbreviated list of mine:1. Amateur drunks. If you are gonna do anything well in life there is usually a training period. Please respect the drink and get in shape beforehand. 2. People that make the sound “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” for no apparent reason. Shou
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Aaah Kevin Cronin, lead singer of the 70's power-band REO Speedwagon (who, by the way, still raawwwk!). Perhaps the geekiest guy to ever front a rock band. I mean, c'mon now. Look at the poor guy. And yet....I had the hugest, fattest crush on the man. Sure, I was a teen, well not even a teen, more a pre-teen. He must have seemed someone who might actually have said yes, being, well, lets face i...
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| 1 Keep on Loving You |
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| 2 Son of a Poor Man |
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| 3 Back on the Road Again |
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| 4 Take It on the Run |
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| 5 Keep on Loving You |
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