I also have a video out on Gary Richrath you might be interested it. Here is the link. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r89iqNx6q7mqoWg.html

The band was always Gary’s and when he left, no more Reo Speedwagon. I watched them for the guitar performances

I really believe that when Alan left the heart of the band died. He kept Kevin and Gary together. Alan said that when he left Gary took it hardest and was in tears.

Gary is the reason I play a Les Paul!! I hope the book is out soon!!

Love me some REO SPEEDWAGON 🎸🎶💖 Meeting them in the 80's is something I will never forget. I'm so glad I got to meet Gary. He was the coolest. I will never forget it.🎸🎶💖

Thanks, for sharing. Yes only the strong survive. I'm a local rock star in the midwest, lucky to still be alive, feeling for Gary....saw them in 78 or so, oh how many times me and well, some girl rocked out to REO...

I saw REO SPEEDWAGON back in 2019 and they sounded great! Definitely one of the best bands of the 70's and 80's. Even though some of the original members aren't with the band anymore, they still are a great band with a great sound! Kevin rocks and the band is currently on tour with Styx and Loverboy in 2022! Rock on REO SPEEDWAGON and keep "Rolling with the Changes! " I will always be a "LOYAL REO SPEEDWAGON" fan!

Love your narration!

You do a great job with these videos!! Your commentary is heartfelt and you have a warm voice and wonderful delivery! I've subscribed and am looking forward to the presentation. Wish you all the best👍

Well done

Yeah, no question about it, that slightly awkward looking kid from high school done real good! REO have certainly been only a shadow of what they once were in these latter years but I'm happy that Bruce Hall has stuck it out alongside Kevin, he was a major influence on me making bass the instrument I wanted to play. I didn't know that Kevin was writing his story but I'll keep a keen eye out for that when it arrives. Another great video here, RD, I really enjoyed the one you produced on Gary too. You have a very pleasing storytelling style. Best regards to you.

One of my two favorite bands

Finally someone thinks the same way I. After the split nothing was the same.

Another banger. You should do a documentary on Joe Walsh. He was awesome with the James Gang & the Eagles. He had several great solo albums as well. He was awesome on Dayrls House. Appreciate you and your channel.

Thank you, interesting!

Well said. A lot of this was covered in the MTV “behind the music” documentary. Kevin started singing soft rock in that higher register and the songs didn’t feel like 1970s party & hard rock anymore. It was irritating to gary - and To a lot of his old Fan base and I have a feeling Gary felt he was letting down the old fans. The older, long time fans were always very important to reo

No Kevin Cronin, no REO Speedwagon. Great front man and still touring in 2022. Kevin Cronin's talents in music are like Tom Brady's talents with football. Keep pushin guys and thanks for many years of great music.

REO Speedwagon was one of my two favorite bands back in the late '70s and up through Hi Infidelity. I just jammed out on the 2 LP You Get What You Play For a couple of days ago. What a great set of songs and performances there! I hated to see Gary Richrath go and then decline. His guitar sound was very unique and you knew who you were hearing, even if you weren't familiar with the song, when you heard Gary playing. I'm glad that he did come up on stage and play with REO Speedwagon shortly before he died. I hated to see Gary leave and I'm going to look for that video you did on him right now. Like you, I lost interest in the band about the same time you did and it's never been the same since. I've seen them a number of times over the last 30 years almost. And they have put on some good shows especially when they start throwing in some songs like Golden Country. But it never did sound quite the same and his other band members eventually dropped out it became less and less, already after being a lot less after Gary's departure, of the classic REO Speedwagon sound. Great videos and artists you have done the short documentaries on. I'm really enjoying them so thanks! Brian in Fort Worth 🎶

I was hopeful that during the 2-year break with COVID, REO would put out a new album as they are touring with Styx and Loverboy. I don't think I'll go as same of songs and set. I do give them credit for sticking around so long but don't want to pay to see them anymore. They do still have 3 original members, so I still consider them REO. I will miss these older bands as they are all great and don't like many new bands; I love classic rock.

He’s really good - just ask him.

Love Kevin, love REO, but...oh, my, the hair...🤣🤣🤣

What kind/model guitar is that you show at about 2:58? That acoustic is gorgeous!

Sorry, but R.E.O. died when Allan and Gary departed from the band. That's why you never heard another top 40 from R.E.O. It took all of them to keep the family producing hits that made the charts.

I have a second cousin named Mike Murphy who was the other singer. I think tney made a couple.of albums then Kevin came back

He had a nice voice at one time for doing vocals with REO.

Sounds like a relationship that might have benefited from hiring a group therapist.

Great man,Great singer and Great songvriter. Have followed this band since day one. I like the other singers to but for me..Kevin Cronin should be in Reo Speedwagon. Simple as that.

Hi Infidelity was an awesome record

Gary and Kevin were truly the core of this band. I was happy to see that Gary at least had a couple reunions with the band before he passed, but it would have been really cool if they had fully regrouped earlier. Regardless, Dave Amato is a hell of a guitarist, and he does a great job keeping REO going certainly not Richrath, but very good. Same goes for Bryan Hitt, he’s a beast of a drummer. I’m glad they’re still touring, and (in my opinion, at least) they sound great.

the band still rocks..still sells out shows..the new Drummer and Guitarist have been with them for over 30yrs and technically are better musicians than the originals. Richrath wrote some great tunes but drugs got in the way. Bruce, Neal and Kevin are still in the band so it isn't just Kevin using the name

Unfortunately no matter what Kevin reveals in his book he will probably be chastised. I loved Gary very much and was crushed when he and Alan were no longer a part of the band. I just feel that no one has the right to judge what happened between two people who were like brothers for so many years. Brothers sometimes have differences and fights. Anything that may have been said between Kevin and Gary, Kevin now has to live with. From what I understand they had both resolved any issues between them a couple years before Gary's death. And Kevin has said that he had hoped Gary would rejoin the band just a couple years after leaving, but of course that didn't happen. Very few people really know what went down and I'm sure those few all have their own versions. And whether you agree with Kevin taking the band his direction or not, they still sell out shows and put on one hell of a show.

I didn't hear you say anything about where Gary was actually going to take over the band, but Kevin threatened to sue, and then ended up taking R.E.O. over and away from Gary.

kevin cronin best vocalist of reo speedwagon other vocalists didn't pan out.

I hope you do realize that Kevin and Gary reconciled before Gary’s death and that led to Gary rejoining REO for one song back a year before Gary’s death. I do respect your opinion about the post Richrath albums. However, I loved their post Richrath albums and the first album “The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog, and a Chicken” had some really good rockin’ songs on it. “Live it Up”, “Go For Broke” being two of them.