REO Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon performing live at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, in 2010
REO Speedwagon performing live at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, in 2010
Background information
OriginChampaign, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Years active1967 (1967)–present
Labels
Members
Past membersSee: Former band members
Websitereospeedwagon.com

REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon), or simply REO, is an American 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.[1]

REO Speedwagon has sold more than 40 million records and charted 13 Top 40 hits, including the number ones "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling".

  1. ^ Hi Infidelity AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2023.