REO Speedwagon Live 1977 Don Kirschners Rock Concert - Video

[@billyt9987]

Gary Richrath is absolutely the most underrated guitarist ever. Man, that dude just shreds.

[@Mail4marc]

He played with such an unusual level of soul and depth!

[@aquilesjorgerabaud1030]

Gary was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.

[@chriskarley384]

When I saw them live his solo was Easily one of the greatest I have ever heard!! REO's sound live was ridiculous!!🤯

[@beckiebuist803]

Bruce Hall is one bad ass bass player who never gets talked about, and he can sing his tail off.

[@mid2170]

I agree completely

[@user-yq4rp7ye6t]

This is the R. E.O. Speedwagon that I grew up listening to and watching play, plus Gregg. I've never heard anyone who could duplicate Gary's sound and style. This makes Gary Richrath a legend and still the best guitarist of all time in my book that I've ever heard play. The crowd definitely loved him in Golden Country here! I've heard the so-called greatest duplicated, but never Gary! R.I.P. Gary! Keep Rockin' the Heaven's!!!

[@chrismartin6714]

This is their peak for me. Grew up in the Chicago area and loved their vibe.

[@gregorycarlson6632]

You are so right my friend!! Nobody could copy him, including his replacement.

[@user-yq4rp7ye6t]

​​@chrismartin6714 I grew up in Indiana, and they played a lot over here. Everyone that I knew thought that R.E.O. was a force to be reckoned with. I also have a good friend in Rockford who knew all of them from their bar gigs. He knew Gary and Gregg the best. To this day, he still thinks that they were one of the best live performances of the 70s and early 80s, as do I.

[@ictengineer738]

Ran into this concert today and even though i saw REO live three times from the late 70s through early 80s I still can't get over how talented Gary Richrath was. I think its his ability to play such expansive melodies while burning up the fret board on his Les Paul as most really fast shredders give little in the way of melody. Regardless, he certainly delivers a top notch, high energy performance in this concert! Rest in peace Gary Richrath, you are gone but certainly not forgotten...

[@steinonline]

HELL YES!! THIS is REO Speedwagon. My absolute favorite band. Gary is my hero.

[@steverivet6958]

So great. Everyone in this band could play their ass off. Unpretentious masters of their craft.

[@danielcorreard3746]

Reo is the most underrated band of all time and gary was the most underrated guitarist of all time RIP GARY

[@woode1961]

"you get what you play for" IS the greatest live record ever !! Gary's guitar work was incredible and the BAND was flawless !! If you were fortunate to grow up in the midwest from 1973-1979 you witnessed musical genius !!

[@vegasysx7304]

Gary was the heart and SOUL of REO. Always the perfect solo, very fluid, great tone, great melody, and execution!

[@guillermo3564]

Lots of memories here. I saw them for the first time just a few months after this, with Molly Hatchett opening, and again a few years later with Cheap Trick. The '78 show was by far the best, before the radio friendly b.s. Gary was a master of his Les Paul and could hold his own, even blow away, most guitarists of that era. 'Live-You Get What You Play For' is a must listen for anyone who wants to witness what this band could do when they were straight up rock&roll. RIP, Gary. You were the best.

[@ronmounts8075]

I Seen that concert also in Nashville!!!!! Frickin loved Molly Hatchet,,,,, seen them 3 Times!!!!!

[@maximus3160]

Right before Tuna fish, arguably their best era. I know the early / mid '80s stuff did good on the charts, but in the mid/late '70s they were still kicking out rocking tunes. Gary was the best.

[@elwooddowd1525]

OMG YES!!!!! Saw them in Fort Wayne at the Memorial Coliseum in in 1979. Gary Richrath is one the the GREATEST LEAD GUITARISTS in history. I love REO.

[@godzillasimpson8357]

Yeah him and Neal schon dominated blues rock guitar in the late 70s

[@polythenepepper]

I was there for that Ft Wayne show too!

[@rickkuhn3361]

I bought tickets to see them in the late 80s in Ft. Wayne. They cancelled do to lack of ticket sales. Was very disappointed at the time. Reo with Gary Richrath is one of my all time favorites.

[@markkenny939]

No lip synching here. Actual LIVE playing. Gary is one of the most underrated guitarist of all time!

[@erikbartlett2147]

And one of my all time favorite guitar players from my youth. He killed it!!

[@garfinn4555]

Gary was a complete original.

[@dogcowrph]

REO could always deliver the goods live. Playing for years as a bar band and support for headliners ensured that they had their chops down by the time they hit the big time.

[@cherylnewland6538]

Absolutely!! I Loved Gary!! I was 7yrs old when I got my 1st guitar 🎸, All I wanted to play was Golden Country and Riding The Storm Out!! We didn't have Anything like You Tube then, so late night Don Kirchner, Saturday Night Live, ect, and Concerts!! I saw REO like 5 times! They liked the Twin Cities! And We Loved Them!!!💜💜🎸🎸🎶🎶🎹🎹

[@cherylnewland6538]

No computer generated anything! These Guys were A Tight Band! Every Time I saw them they were Better! Gary Shredded his Axe!! I'll Never Forget!🎸❤⚘🎶

[@georgemoore2444]

Gary was a BEAST!

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

With A cool shirt!

[@manuelester7420]

@@Mr.56Goldtop And that matching guitar strap with the cool patches on it. Had a native American vibe.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

@@manuelester7420 Yes. He must have picked these up in the southwest. He had a few of these shirts with different designs.

[@toneyisaiah3556]

Absolutely 💯

[@scientificdevil4672]

Gary's lead on Golden country In my opinion is even better than the lead on comfortably numb. I might catch hell for saying it but listen to Gary play!

[@aaronhenson1214]

In my humble opinion, one of the best live albums ever is you get what you play for.

[@jrowdygi1837]

My first 8-Track.

[@scottkinney8669]

I totally agree. One of the best all American rock bands and their live album captures it perfectly.

[@tammyfaries685]

Loved this album😊 and Concert❤

[@manuelester7420]

I put Neil Doughty right up there with Elton John with his piano playing. He's fast and I've never heard him mess up. Definitely a real piano man pro.😍

[@smaxwell8363]

I was born in 1971 -- and REO Speedwagon was -- and still is -- one of my favorite bands!

[@brianmark3088]

Unbelievable concert. This is the kind of show that made REO famous. I was lucky enough to see them in 1974 and in 1979 and many times since then. This is when they had their best lineup and when Kevin's voice was great. They were my favorite band for many years. This is the way I like to remember REO.

[@jimmyheathmusic3779]

Like You Do and Golden Country, two of my favorite REO songs. Not many people know this era of REO. That’s too bad. Gary Richrath was very unique and played with so much intensity. Killer guitarist.

[@ZacharyWhite25]

I wished they would’ve done “Let Me Ride” from the T.W.O album live. The only footage of them doing the song I’ve been able to find is of the current REO lineup. That one is one of my top favorites from REO.

[@beckiebuist803]

These boys have class, 1 of America's top 10 greatest rockbands and they're still out there entertaining millions !!! :)

[@mbcljm5957]

Germany 1985, driving around country side, drove by a little school in a little town. Sign said concert tonight, so what the hell, we went. Got to door, got tickets, it was freaking REO!!! Walking around inside, bought our cold pack if beer, carrying it around, walkin up to the stage, watch the band, fall back a bit, drink beer, go back up to stage, maybe 200 people. So flicking cool!!! No sheet story. The best experience ever!!!

[@mwales2112]

IMO this was the best lineup of REO. Gary is very underrated. R.I.P. Gary...

[@jeffmays7192]

Not in my book friend.

[@mwales2112]

@@jeffmays7192 Thats cool. I'm in my book...

[@fretfix1]

@@jeffmays7192 Gregg Philbin

[@colinmajewski705]

Definitely the best

[@gentkev]

Sittin in my bean bag chair just finished a Mary Jane head phones plugged into my new Marantz receive, listening to REO’s new live album, not a care in the world, so miss the that time

[@hinjurock70]

Someone needs to upload more Don Kirshner Rock Concert episodes!

[@karenledsworth8490]

This is my absolute favorite Don Kirshner performance ever! Golden Country never sounded better live than this performance! Watching Gary shred on that guitar, Wow!!!! Reo was and still is one of the hardest working bands out there and still going strong! ❤😁

[@brianhammer5107]

Yikes. There have been many more important and better groups on DKRC. Black Sabbath in their prime, UFO, Steppenwolf ... long list.

[@lindabergman3127]

They put on one hell of a show😁👍👍👍

[@stevebrownrocks6376]

Yeah, I LOVED REO when they just ROCKED, before all the pop-song ballads…. This is from that time. Their live album was frickin GREAT, LOVED GARY RICHRATH!!! I was in the front row of a show in Atlanta, & during the show Kevin pointed at me & said “there’s my brother” & laughed, cause my hair was a lot like his!!!

[@stingrayatthelake1163]

I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands

[@edarnold1426]

Thanks for sharing! Back when R.E.O. kicked ass and was on top of their game. I always loved R.E.O. ever since I saw them for the first time and saw Gary shredding back in 73 or 74, after wich I went out and bought their T.W.O. album with my allowance.lol RIP Gary Richrath! You did it, and you definitely left your mark as a guitar god, thanks to you I went out and bought several more albums. Until we meet again, keep rocken in heaven.

[@ronditchen6664]

1976 I lived in Bloomington Illinois this is really before they got really big I seen them play at the Red Lion Inn It was a bar They were all from central Illinois so they did that quite often Bloomington champagne Peoria Chicago anyway was kick a** my brother Knew someone who work the door I was 15 years old and he got me In was 3' from the stag. Never ever forget that.

[@edarnold1426]

@@ronditchen6664 I'm so glad that we got to see them before they got bigger than life, the thing is, I kinda thought that they were super great then.lol I guess you could say we were blessed in that sense!

[@davidnurnberg5130]

Golden Country!! The best live performance of all time.

[@kande6916]

I just love watching Gary play!!!! He is a standout legend!!

[@Tomchichi1975]

THIS is the BEST REO Lineup! 1977-1989

[@bikerhighmiler8998]

I miss Gregg Philbin on bass..awesome style.

[@jamescon55]

T C - Amen. The ONLY REO lineup THEN and NOW!

[@davidhall1075]

THANKS FOR THE video I love old REO BUT DAMN GARY'S THE BEST!!!!!SO SORRY HE IS GONE. GOD BLESS YOU GARY!!!!

[@ronmounts8075]

Dyyyyyyam brings back Grrrrreat Memories!!!!!! 3 Channels and my buddies and I drinkin a few cold ones and smokin some grrrreat weed,,,, staying up late of course to watch Don Kirshner on Saturday Nights!!!!!!!! Looooooved those Times!!!!!!!!

[@jamescon55]

The ONLY REO lineup that matters, THEN and NOW! 🔥🎸🙏

[@amjrpain919]

I was a Senior in high school that year... What a Greatyear to be a Teenager! 💯👋😎👍

[@robertbigelow1338]

Gotta love these old vintage videos. Raw and not overly produced, the real deal. Oh yea, I may sound a little impartial when I say these guys kicked ass, but that's because they are my favorite band of all time. RIP GARY

[@InCityDreamss]

Which one was Gary?

[@InCityDreamss]

Never mind. I seen in the video who he was. I love REO. Seen them in concert and it was awesome.

[@deaterk]

Bobby B - ‘Impartial’ means you don’t really care either way... Partial toward REO, means you like them... (Sorry man, I can’t help it, I’m an English teacher) And YES! REO Speedwagon kicks ass, especially Gary Richrath.

[@cherylnewland6538]

Totally Get It Robert!!❤❤

[@leroybishop8766]

a trick : you can watch movies on flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching a lot of movies recently.

[@jasonlee8497]

Gary Richrath…incredible screaming lead guitar. Melodic and bluesy.

[@jimackerman6343]

These are my favorite REO songs!!! They rock! Gary, very underrated. One of my favorite guitarists!!!!! RIP.

[@anthonydixon452]

No doubt that every member of REO Speedwagon was at the top of their game in these days. Visually, Gary Richrath was about the most exciting guitarist to witness playing. Sonically, Gary made his Les Paul speak volumes. R.I.P. Gary, you are missed.

[@boopah4365]

Could u imagine being a young person today with the music out there now?? How sad..

[@rubicon-oh9km]

REO right before they became a hit machine. What a great snapshot in time. Also, Geddy Lee and Kevin had matching 70's hair.

[@KB-kg1ug]

Geddy Lee and Kevin had matching body types too

[@robertbowles5156]

This is what Rock n Roll is supposed to sound like. And millennial this is why your grandparents are cooler than you will ever be

[@ZacharyWhite25]

Hey now, there are a ton of young people like myself who love and appreciate classic rock and roll. I love REO Speedwagon and I have heard ALL of their songs. There’s not one song of theirs I do not know the words to. Be careful and try not to make blanket statements like that.

[@lonelybro77]

@@ZacharyWhite25 being cool is more than music

[@lonelybro77]

Pretty sure this is the taping we won tickets to

[@chrismartin6714]

No back tracks on this!

[@jamesg4027]

GARY-O-SPEEDWAGON!!!!!

[@michaelweissmullery4949]

Sad that Golden Country fell off the setlist years ago. Same with Son of a Poor Man. Worst of all Gary RIP

[@SB-hw1jr]

Wow back when Kevin could effortlessly belt out the vocal! What an incredibly tight band!! 😎

[@DarylH56]

They still put on a good show and Kevin still has his pipes, at least as of late 2019 when I saw them live.

[@dawnclark1892]

@@DarylH56saw them in 2019, he sounded a little tinny. And his outfit…needed an ironing. And had a funky brown spot. They do love to play, but at 70+ years of age, time to retire. Sad to say, but I miss this lineup. RIP Gary.

[@roaldyboy]

This was the good old days! These boys used to play at the bar right next to the house we rented ( me and 5 roommates ha) on S.E. 5th and Army Post Rd…. Des Moines, Iowa

[@billwilson5341]

RoaldyBoy: Good old days, indeed! You've got some great memories!

[@barbsink-krusenstjerna2320]

And this fall you can do it again at Wells Fargo. Different but so are we!

[@stevezak3663]

RICHRATH!!!

[@manuelester7420]

Alan Gratzer on drums. Amazing!😎😃

[@dwinkleman]

He's never appreciated as he should be. He is fantastic.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Bruce Hall was a great vocalist, I think with a better voice than Cronin. But he didn't sing out front much, mostly only back up. And Gary could sing too!

[@bunnyg2331]

Alan Gratzer also played on Star Fleet Project with Brian May and Eddie VanHalen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKbbYmCXZ9eFfsU

[@DrumsTillDeath]

Hi Infidelity. The days when every song was good on an album and it was worth buying and treasuring. 10 million people ate this up. I learned how to play drums to it. Haven’t stopped since.

[@lance_r72]

Tune a fish was better imo

[@cometogether999]

I was a big fan of REO before they went all commercial. And "Golden Country" my favorite by them. Thanks for posting this Ned.

[@bikerhighmiler8998]

Same here

[@Gabe40845]

Classic REO! The best REO!

[@darrendawson4800]

This is so good love the early Reo Speedwagon stuff!

[@michaelhodges8312]

My favorite REO lineup!!!

[@KB-kg1ug]

Gary fucking rocked his guitar and he was hot, hot, hot!! RIP Gary....gone but definately not forgotten!

[@tomreyes4908]

Never

[@Arlo360-Official]

Hard to believe my band opened for these guys in 1973. Who knew at the time they had this kind of longevity.

[@Arlo360-Official]

@Fred Jamison We were known as Montana Wildhack. I think it was 1972 or 1973.

[@edcollins9377]

@@Arlo360-Official Horrible name!

[@Arlo360-Official]

@@edcollins9377 I agree. Montana Wildhack was named after a character who appeared in Slaughter House Five written by Kurt Vonnegut.

[@edcollins9377]

@@Arlo360-Official Thanks for the info. Do you have any songs on KZbin?

[@Arlo360-Official]

@@edcollins9377 From the band? No.

[@pierceelyhibionada342]

Gary always Smile when he Shred the Hell out of that Guitar and looks back to the Rest of the Band. also Kevin wtf is that Dance Moves you got there!?

[@manuelester7420]

😂😂😂

[@W7MMG]

Always thought Kevin was the Richard Simmons of Rock n Roll...

[@artheriford]

Wow. Whoever mixed this during the performance made sure Gary was right at the forefront. His guitar just cuts through everything. RIP Gary....you were one of my first guitar heroes.

[@johndecker9300]

Keep Pushin On 0:35 Like You Do 4:23 Ridin The Storm Out 11:10 Golden Country 16:17 157 Riverside Avenue 23:45

[@mikekrause3671]

Golden Country is a great song. I havent heard it in a long , long time.

[@martinbetzner1720]

Never appreciated the bass player when I was young but OMG what a talent!!!

[@avivpinto4013]

Great musicians..each and everyone of them

[@paradoxward2533]

O MY GOD!!!!!!! you tube is the ultimate time machine. I can clearly recall being a 15 yo kid, up late one night and seeing this performance. never heard of the Speedwagon before that, and I was blown away at the performance of Keep Pushing. thank you, thank u, thank u for posting this!!!!

[@manuelester7420]

@@ClassicRockLiveConcerts I'm subscribing now.

[@markroberts1301]

Great stuff, thanks for putting it up! I loved the play list here, back when they were still a "Boogie Band" Gary and Neil sure played well off of each other! I'd sure like to see some quality video of the "Get what you play for" lineup featuring Greg Philbin.

[@raybruce9522]

Great live rock band in the 70s when Gary was the leader. Not so much when they went commercial after 1980. Saw them several times in Indy 77 to 80 always put on a good show.

[@Axeman4600]

Wow. Just amazing! REO was the hardest working band the Midwest ever produced! This will always be the true REO Speedwagon! You can see how good they are together & especially how great Gary is! He loved to play & boy did he ever. He was the heart & soul of the band. Thanks Ned for posting this amazing footage. Hope you post more from this period. RIP Gary!

[@Axeman4600]

Enjoying all of them. Thanks!

[@kimweltig5271]

Yes He was!! Love REO!!♥️

[@jamessator5564]

Thank you Ned ! Long live my guitar hero Richrath, he’s the reason I play, I also make a trip to Peoria a few times a year to visit his “Golden Bench” overlooking the Illinois river in East Peoria

[@manuelester7420]

@@ClassicRockLiveConcerts Bring them on.😎😃😍

[@paulelester]

I’ve been to the bench myself , Richrath tore it up . One of the all time great guitar hero’s!

[@oranjguy]

What is the story behind the bench? If you don’t mind please.

[@MarceloRomero360]

Yeah, what's the bench story?

[@tgmgullion]

The time when they all had one goal music.

[@rabbitsontherun]

Bad Ass Bass Playing Bruce Hall!!!!!

[@ronnieparker4311]

I miss these days ! These bands was ruling the charts and music we fans loved and still love! Wish Gary was still here and Greg Philbin ! No one made a les Paul squeal squawl like Gary did! He had fire 🔥 to his playing ! The world just hasn’t been the same since he passed! 🙏 ⚡️space ace Ron⚡️

[@Mail4marc]

Absolutely awesome! This was back in the days when Kevin Cronin had not been with the band all that long and they were still packing up their own gear! Great times!

[@cherylnewland6538]

All my Life! Can't Get Enough of this Band! Every One of them Rocked their Asses Off!!! And Seriously WELL!!!!!

[@danielcorreard3746]

I remember back in the late 1980s I met reo at the arizona state fair kevin was the nicest guy you would ever want to meet a lot of fun great respect for a great band

[@edarnold1426]

Ned this is the year that I graduated high school. I remember seeing so many of these acts as they were happening. Late Friday night and Saturday night they always played these acts late at night on our television networks.

[@SuperRatBait]

I loved watching Don Kirshners Rock Concert. Got to watch a lot of incredible bands perform on this show.

[@toneyisaiah3556]

My favorite album is You Get What You Play For which was originally released on Epic records back in 1977.

[@carolynapie7820]

Same

[@fretfix1]

One of the best live albums ever...imho

[@waynetraube4853]

Knew them from the early 70s Gary was one of the best guitar players if not the only back in the old days. The best.

[@davidthomas3725]

This is REO at their peak....Once they got into the power pop, I was out....

[@Rubberhead]

Bruce Hall deserves more credit than he ever got for being a great bass player. Gregg Philbin too.

[@bunnyg2331]

I love all the songs that Bruce sings, from Back on the Road Again all the way to Accidents Can Happen. I was disappointed that Bruce didn't sing lead on any of the songs on the Christmas album.

[@BloomingdaleTN]

Always liked Greg Philbin’s bass playing better

[@markabrams152]

Just really amazing performance

[@edarnold1426]

Thanks again Ned! This is the R.E.O. that I love to remember. I think this was Bruce's first year, and Gary doing what he did best shredding that Les Paul like no one else, and Bruce and Neal at there best too. RIP Gary!

[@giovannisanseviero5726]

This was wild-old memories!

[@ryanglaub4005]

Illinois has put out great bands. Cant say that about governors lol

[@dawnclark1892]

Ha ha ha, Illinois…where our governors make our license plates! Except Governor Edgar, he was the best. After him, they all sucked.

[@georgejordan5611]

They sounded much better with the late Gregg Philbin on bass earlier in 1977 when double live album "You get what you play for" was released. Just my opinion.

[@donscott763]

The REO I Loved.

[@robertblackwell5575]

I was waiting on Kevin to say .. Your beautiful people ! Saw this lineup in 79'. REO may have a top 5 logo..Their concert shirts alway's look good..

[@chadnewsome8525]

"...the time has come for you my friend, to all this ugliness we must put an end..." applies in 2023 more than ever!!!!

[@stephenadamsmusicalinterpr4203]

It’s not that Boomers are old. Our music is better than yours.

[@Faltor895]

Agreed. I was born in 1971 and the 70s and 80s had the best music. The 60s, while having tons of great music, hasn't worn as well for me.

[@johnsullivan6756]

We're freaking getting old fast , it sucks , but music rocked us.

[@jonboyd8060]

I was born in '52; in Champaign in the 70's when REO was just getting legs. Middle America's gift to music was the kind of funk-based R&R that we OLD folks still love. Just Sayin'!

[@stephenadamsmusicalinterpr4203]

@@Faltor895 We are brothers🎼

[@stephenadamsmusicalinterpr4203]

@@johnsullivan6756 it still rocks me, my friend🎸

[@cherylnewland6538]

And Yes, Gary was So Gorgeous 😍

[@chrisyoung8308]

Yes Golden Country! And the rest of the guitars thru are under produce, damn it!

[@freddybynum6347]

I grew up on there music, love these guys,when Gary died, it felt like losing a family member, Gary is playing in heaven for Jesus.

[@manuelester7420]

I sure hope so.

[@dougwestphal7003]

I’m gonna listen to Gary Richrath and Ridin the Storm Out first when ever I get there

[@ryanglaub4005]

Boomers music, hey what's that, i hear a band .no machines. Just real musicians.

[@andreaskallenbrunnen2614]

I love Speedwagon in the 7th, a real decade of rock n roll and legends til today

[@BloomingdaleTN]

Richrath made that band.

[@beckiebuist803]

The keyboardist was their secret weapon. Gary was a decent gtrist...but his level of skill was pretty much just bar band level, a journeyman gtrist but he played tastefully, may he R.I.P.

[@scientificdevil4672]

Gary and Kevin in the seventies were a rock n roll force! I wish they would have kept playing songs like these.

[@ChickenWang0]

Stunning performance. If we could go back in time

[@oranjguy]

Gary’s Wah wah control is just awesome to listen to

[@joekowalski182]

Memories

[@romanm9718]

On top of their game here. Love the Lakers jersey Alan is wearing lol

[@dennishough3709]

Hell yeah!! Go Lakers!!

[@whalers59]

I love 157!!

[@AdanBeltran-yi1rf]

They were fantastic in those days and there still great but with out Gary they will never be the same.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Back when their only real hit was Ridin' the Storm Out, and they STILL kicked some Rock Concert ASS!! 💪🤘🤘

[@brettthebassist]

Surprised Keep Pushing wasn’t a hit as well 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

@@brettthebassist Yes, that's a good one too.

[@pennyhedrick2007]

Don't forget about Bruce singing "Back on the road again" ... classic!

[@brettthebassist]

@@pennyhedrick2007 I liked his song on Hi-Infidelity. Someone tonight