REO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1966, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US. Over the course of its career, the band has sold more than 40 million records and has charted thirteen Top 40 hits. REO Speedwagon's popularity has declined over the years but the band still tours regularly, and remains popular on the fair and casino circuits and teams up with other acts to play larger venues. In summer 2010,... the band – then touring with Pat Benatar – announced that it will release a 30th anniversary deluxe edition reissue of Hi Infidelity. In the fall of 1966, Neal Doughty entered the electrical engineering program at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois, coming in as a junior. On his first night, he met another student who was equally disinterested, Alan Gratzer. They soon decided to start a rock band. Alan had been a drummer since high school, and was playing in a local group on the weekends, while Neal had learned some Beatles songs on his parents' piano.
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| Career began: | 1967 |
| Members: | Bruce Hall, Gary Richrath, Neal Doughty, Kevin Cronin, Jesse Harmes, Graham Lear |
| Hometown: | Champaign |
| Also known as: | R E O Speedwagon, REO Speedwagaon, REO Speedwagon |