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{{Short description|American rock band}} {{for|the vehicle|REO Speed Wagon}} {{Use American English|date=July 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = REO Speedwagon | image = REO Speedwagon (1982 Epic Press photo).jpg | image_upright = 1.2 | caption = REO Speedwagon in 1982. From left to right: Neal Doughty, Bruce Hall, [[Gary Richrath]], [[Kevin Cronin]] and Alan Gratzer | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Champaign, Illinois]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Arena rock]]|[[pop rock]]|[[hard rock]]|[[Album-oriented rock|AOR]]|[[blues rock]] (early)}} | years_active = {{start date|1967}}β2024, 2025 (one-off) | label = {{hlist|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|Speedwagon|[[Legacy Recordings|Sony/Legacy]]}} | associated_acts = [[Styx (band)|Styx]] | website = {{URL|reospeedwagon.com}} | current_members = | past_members = * Neal Doughty * Alan Gratzer * Mike Blair * Joe Matt * Bob Cranover * [[Terry Luttrell]] * Joe McCabe * [[Gregg Philbin]] * Marty Shepard * [[Bill Fiorio]] * Steve Scorfina * [[Gary Richrath]] * [[Kevin Cronin]] * Mike Murphy * Bruce Hall * Graham Lear * Carla Day * Melanie Jackson * Miles Joseph * [[Dave Amato]] * [[Jesse Harms]] * [[Bryan Hitt]] }} '''REO Speedwagon''' (originally stylized as '''R.E.O. Speedwagon'''), or simply '''REO''', was an American [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[Champaign, Illinois]]. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. Their best-selling album, ''[[Hi Infidelity]]'' (1980), contained four US Top 40 hits and sold more than 10 million copies.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/hi-infidelity-mw0000191545 Hi Infidelity] AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2023.</ref> REO Speedwagon has sold more than 40 million records and charted 13 Top 40 hits, including the number ones "[[Keep On Loving You (song)|Keep On Loving You]]" and "[[Can't Fight This Feeling]]".
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