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Richrath died on September 13, 2015, with news of his death confirmed by his former REO Speedwagon bandmate Kevin Cronin. [8] He was 65 years old. Speaking to the Songfacts website in 2017, Cronin disclosed the cause of Richrath's death: "He had some stomach problem or something and he went in the hospital to get treated for a stomach ailment ...
Kevin Patrick Cronin Jr. (born October 6, 1951) is an American musician who was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band REO Speedwagon.The band had several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including two chart-toppers written by Cronin: "Keep On Loving You" (1980) and "Can't Fight This Feeling" (1984).
REO Speedwagon was 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]
The REO Speedwagon name is no more. On Saturday, Dec. 21, the legendary rock band played their final show as REO Speedwagon at the Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas. At the concert, frontman Kevin ...
Las Vegas(KLAS)-They are multi-platinum selling rock icons and they are coming to the Venetian for their final three shows as a band.Lead singer and guitarist Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon ...
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Main Street in Champaign, named REO Speedwagon Way in honor of the band. REO Speedwagon headlined the M&I Classic Rock Stage at Summerfest in Milwaukee Wisconsin on June 30, 2011. On March 11, 2012, Cronin appeared on the Canadian reality TV series Star Académie. He sang a sampling of REO's hits with the show's singing finalists.
The long-held public backstory of “Keep on Loving You” — which appeared on REO Speedwagon’s 10 million-selling 1980 album Hi Infidelity— is that Cronin penned it after finding out that ...