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data-file-height="283" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Gary Richrath, 1980.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Gary Dean Richrath</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1949-10-18</span>)</span>October 18, 1949<sup id="cite_ref-legacy-pjstar_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-legacy-pjstar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois" title="Peoria, Illinois">Peoria, Illinois</a><sup id="cite_ref-legacy-pjstar_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-legacy-pjstar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">September 13, 2015<span style="display:none">(2015-09-13)</span> (aged 65)<sup id="cite_ref-legacy-pjstar_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-legacy-pjstar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">Hard rock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Musician" title="Musician">Musician</a>, <a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">songwriter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">producer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument(s)</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">Guitar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vocals" class="mw-redirect" title="Vocals">vocals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slide_guitar" title="Slide guitar">slide guitar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1968–2015</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Gary Dean Richrath</b> (October 18, 1949 – September 13, 2015)<sup id="cite_ref-legacy-pjstar_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-legacy-pjstar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a songwriter for the band <a href="/wiki/REO_Speedwagon" title="REO Speedwagon">REO Speedwagon</a> from 1970 until 1989. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Richrath&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early 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from <a href="/wiki/East_Peoria_Community_High_School" title="East Peoria Community High School">East Peoria Community High School</a> in 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-pjstar-dies-luciano_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pjstar-dies-luciano-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1968, Richrath was in a band called Suburban 9 to 5.<sup id="cite_ref-pjstar-dies-luciano_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pjstar-dies-luciano-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="As_lead_guitarist_and_songwriter_for_REO_Speedwagon">As lead guitarist and songwriter for REO Speedwagon</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Richrath&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: As lead guitarist and songwriter for REO Speedwagon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Richrath wrote, performed on and sang on some of REO Speedwagon's early hits, including "Golden Country" (1972), "<a href="/wiki/Ridin%27_the_Storm_Out" title="Ridin' the Storm Out">Ridin' the Storm Out</a>" (1973), "Find My Fortune" (1973), "Son of a Poor Man" (1973), "Wild as the Western Wind" (1974), "(Only A) Summer Love" (1976), "Flying Turkey Trot" (1976), "Only the Strong Survive" (1979) “In Your Letter” (1980) and "<a href="/wiki/Take_It_on_the_Run" title="Take It on the Run">Take It on the Run</a>" (1981).<sup id="cite_ref-Ledger_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ledger-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1977, he and other members of the band took over <a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">production</a>, which resulted in the band's first <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">platinum</a> album. Along with playing lead guitar, Richrath sang lead vocals on "Find My Fortune" (1973), "Wild as the Western Wind" (1974), "Dance" (1975), "Any Kind of Love" (1976), "Only a Summer Love" (1976), "Breakaway" (1976) and "Tonight" (1976). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Solo_career">Solo career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Richrath&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Solo career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Richrath left the band in 1989,<sup id="cite_ref-pjstar-dies-luciano_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pjstar-dies-luciano-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and with his new band named Richrath, released the album <i>Only the Strong Survive</i> in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-pjstar-dies-luciano_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pjstar-dies-luciano-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_years">Later years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Richrath&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 22, 2013, REO Speedwagon and <a href="/wiki/Styx_(band)" title="Styx (band)">Styx</a> announced a benefit concert titled "Rock to the Rescue" to raise money for families affected by a tornado in central Illinois. The concert was held on December 4, 2013 in <a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Illinois" title="Bloomington, Illinois">Bloomington, Illinois</a>. Richrath reunited with the band for a performance of "Ridin' the Storm Out" to end their set at the sold-out concert.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Richrath stayed on stage to help with the encore of "<a href="/wiki/With_a_Little_Help_from_My_Friends" title="With a Little Help from My Friends">With a Little Help from My Friends</a>" along with REO Speedwagon, Styx, Richard Marx and others.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Families affected by the storm and first-responders sat near the stage at this concert. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Richrath&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Richrath died on September 13, 2015, with news of his death confirmed by his former REO Speedwagon bandmate <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Cronin" title="Kevin Cronin">Kevin Cronin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was 65 years old. Speaking to the Songfacts website in 2017, Cronin disclosed the cause of Richrath's death: "He had some stomach problem or something and he went in the hospital to get treated for a stomach ailment and there were complications and he didn't make it."<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Richrath&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="with_Richrath">with Richrath</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Richrath&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: with Richrath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Only the Strong Survive</i> (1992)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="with_REO_Speedwagon">with REO Speedwagon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Richrath&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: with REO Speedwagon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/R.E.O._Speedwagon_(album)" title="R.E.O. Speedwagon (album)">R.E.O. Speedwagon</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/R.E.O./T.W.O." title="R.E.O./T.W.O.">R.E.O./T.W.O.</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ridin%27_the_Storm_Out" title="Ridin' the Storm Out">Ridin' the Storm Out</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_a_Dream_(REO_Speedwagon_album)" title="Lost in a Dream (REO Speedwagon album)">Lost in a Dream</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Time_We_Mean_It" title="This Time We Mean It">This Time We Mean It</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/R.E.O._(album)" title="R.E.O. (album)">R.E.O.</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live:_You_Get_What_You_Play_For" title="Live: You Get What You Play For">Live: You Get What You Play For</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You_Can_Tune_a_Piano,_but_You_Can%27t_Tuna_Fish" title="You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish">You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nine_Lives_(REO_Speedwagon_album)" title="Nine Lives (REO Speedwagon album)">Nine Lives</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hi_Infidelity" title="Hi Infidelity">Hi Infidelity</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Good_Trouble_(album)" title="Good Trouble (album)">Good Trouble</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wheels_Are_Turnin%27" title="Wheels Are Turnin'">Wheels Are Turnin'</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_as_We_Know_It_(REO_Speedwagon_album)" title="Life as We Know It (REO Speedwagon album)">Life as We Know It</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hits_(REO_Speedwagon_album)" title="The Hits (REO Speedwagon album)">The Hits</a></i> (1988) (2 new songs: "I Don't Want to Lose You", "Here with Me")</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Richrath&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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