Gary Richrath’s guitar work was a signature element of REO Speedwagon's sound throughout the Illinois band’s glory years, and he remained a favorite even after his departure in 1989. Now fans will get ...

New Gary Richrath music has been released, almost six years after the death of the East Peoria native. The fresh material comes courtesy of Richrath Project 3:13, helmed by former Richrath ...

When REO Speedwagon released Hi Infidelity in 1980, it marked the start of a new chapter. In the years that followed, fans would place it as the moment that the group shifted from the harder edged ...

"We'd stay up all night drinking, chasing girls, partying – and our pilot was with us. The next morning, he was flying the ...

The last 10 years have flown by, but certainly not without thinking of you, my friend. We live in a beautiful world and you made it infinitely more so. We love and miss you, Bart. -Dewey, Holt & ...

— “157 Riverside Avenue,” REO Speedwagon, EAST PEORIA — Without fanfare Saturday, a small clutch of Gary Richrath fans dedicated a bench at Riverfront Park to honor the late guitarist and East Peoria ...

DULUTH — REO Speedwagon’s invasion of Amsoil Arena next week has me feeling a bit nostalgic about growing up in the ’70s and ’80s and all of the great rock ’n’ roll that has fueled the soundtrack of ...

NEW YORK – Gary Richrath, a former guitarist for the classic rock band REO Speedwagon who also co-wrote the group's hit song "Take It on the Run," died Sunday, according to a publicist for the band.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath, who wrote the band's 1973 hit "Ridin' the Storm Out," has died at the age of 65, bandmate Kevin Cronin said. Richrath, who joined the U.S.