WAKY WELCOMEd REO Speedwagon & ARS!
REO SPEEDWAGON
On Saturday, July 5th WAKY brought REO SPEEDWAGON AND THE ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION to Freeman Lake Park in E'Town! It was a full house as folks from all over came out to see
some of their favorite bands! Plenty of pics were
taken so have a look and see if we were
able to catch your mug amidst the crowd!
REO SPEEDWAGON TODAY...
REO Speedwagon - Kevin Cronin (lead vocals, guitar). Bruce Hall (bass), Neal Doughty (keyboards), Dave Amato (lead guitar) and Bryan Hitt (drums) - are ready to roll full throttle with their new album FIND YOUR WAY HOME, their first studio collection of new material in more than a decade.
The roots of the new album go back to the spring of 2000, when the band joined forces with fellow Midwest rockers Styx for a national, sold-out, co-headlining tour. The tour proved to be such a commercial success that it was recorded live and released on both CD and DVD, jokingly entitled "Arch Allies". The bands appeared together on the Today show, VH1, and on numerous syndicated radio shows, including The Howard Stern Show.
This couple is really special! They met at a REO Speedwagon concert years ago and are now married with children! What a way to celebrate their love all over again!
The Atlanta Rhythm Section... ARS... In the annals of rock and roll, where do they fit? They put out 15 albums of excellent original material, and consistently put on entertaining live shows-both of which helped establish a broad if not huge fan base. They had some big hits and have been a major player in the Southern Rock scene. But is that the whole story? In some circles, maybe. But for those who've really gotten to know their music over the years, there's a lot more to the story.
ARS was paired with contemporaries Lynyrd Skynyrd as the successors to the Allman Brothers - carrying the mantle of "Southern Rock" in the late 70s. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it may have made sense at the time. But performing songs that were more musically diverse and having hits that had a softer, pop sound, the "Southern Rock" label was a mixed blessing and many of their unique musical accomplishments became lost in a genre that has lived on to this day-but never really fit ARS.
Saying hello and getting up close and personal with the WAKY Crew!
Kelly and company!
Sunny Stephens gets her hugs in too!
Atlanta Rhythm Section Lead Singer and Mike Marvin...
Station GM Rene and Admin. Exec. Becky getting in on the fun!
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