Reo Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath has died, the band announced on its website and Facebook page Sunday. He was 65. Band frontman Kevin Cronin said in a message that "my longtime friend and c ...

Gary Richrath, songwriter and lead guitarist for REO Speedwagon for decades, has died, the band announced on its Facebook page Sunday. He was 65. The cause of death has not yet been determined.

Still, more than a half-century ago, 14-year-old Gary Richrath of East Peoria had been content to puff into a sax and play in a school band. But one day, his Uncle Leroy handed him a guitar, and ...

Eighties nation is still a little stunned at the sudden death of REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath, who passed away Sunday at age 65. There are very few memories I have from the early '80s ...

But the most unexpected moment of the night came when former REO guitarist Gary Richrath joined the band onstage for the first time since his departure in 1989. Richrath, who has performed live ...

Gary Richrath, who has died aged 65, was the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group REO Speedwagon from 1970 to 1989. With his mane of blonde curls and thumping guitar solos, Richrath was the ...

“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 ...

REO Speedwagon shows have been, not surprisingly, emotional affairs since longtime guitarist Gary Richrath's death on Sunday. But the group has also found a certain kind of joy in memorializing ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Share In the 1970s and 1980s, REO Speedwagon’s Gary Richrath was the epitome of a golden guitar god, right down to a crown of curls that seemed made for ...

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.