Former REO Speedwagon Frontman Kevin Cronin “Deeply Disturbed” By His Ex-Bandmates Reuniting Without Him

In 1966, Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer, two college students in Champaign, Illinois, got together to start a band called REO Speedwagon. That band went through a number of different lineups, and it eventually became a tremendously successful institution. After REO Speedwagon released their self-titled debut, Kevin Cronin came aboard as lead singer and rhythm guitarist, and he left or was fired after the release of 1972’s R.E.O./T.W.O. Cronin rejoined the band in 1976, and he led them throug...

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