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REO Speedwagon

Champaign, IL

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rock Popularity: 65 Established Division

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Region: Central Corn Belt Plains Conference: Great Lakes Regional Rank: #168

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Did You Know

  • REO Speedwagon's 1978 album, *You Get What You Play For*, went platinum, marking a commercial breakthrough.
  • Despite being a rock band, REO Speedwagon is known for power ballads like "Keep On Loving You."
  • The band's album *Hi Infidelity* spent 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
  • "Keep On Loving You" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart in 1981.
  • REO Speedwagon's sound helped define the arena rock genre of the 1980s.
  • The band has sold over 40 million records worldwide.

Locations in Lyrics

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Songs & Places

157 Riverside Avenue [Live]
Westport, CT Bridgeport, CT
"157 Riverside Avenue"

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