Early REO Speedwagon vocalist Terry Luttrell was concerned in a scary car accident after collaborating on this weekend’s reunion present at a venue operated by the College of Illinois in Champaign, the place the band acquired their begin.
He mentioned he fell asleep on Sunday night time and crashed on Interstate 57. “It simply occurred,” Luttrell advised The Information-Gazette. “I nodded off. I rolled the automobile over, and I wakened and I used to be in a cocoon [of airbags]. Sadly, it totaled the automobile.”
Luttrell was frontman for REO Speedwagon’s 1971 self-titled debut, incomes a co-writing credit score on all eight of its songs. He continues touring together with his personal tribute group, referred to as the REO Classics Band, and lately reissued his Dwell at Shock Metropolis Studios album on limited-edition pink vinyl.
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Saturday night time’s reunion present, dubbed “Honoring the Legacy of REO Speedwagon: A Live performance Occasion – Again The place it All Started,” discovered Luttrell on stage as soon as extra with keyboardist Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer from the R.E.O. Speedwagon periods. Additionally collaborating had been turn-of-the-’70s guitarist Steve Scorfina, long-time bassist Bruce Corridor and early-’70s singer Mike Murphy, amongst others.
“This occasion was created to supply the founding fathers, authentic singers and basic REO lineup an opportunity to reunite and say a correct goodbye,” Corridor earlier defined. He additionally referred to as the live performance a “likelihood to honor [late band members] Gary Richrath and Gregg Philbin’s reminiscence.” Kevin Cronin, their longest-serving frontman, was performing with Styx that night time in Bend, Oregon.
As for Luttrell, he someway solely suffered a cracked sternum from the deployment of his car’s airbag and was recuperating for a few days at a neighborhood hospital. “I used to be in a position to stand up and get out of the automobile,” he advised The Information-Gazette. “I’ve somewhat again ache and neck ache. It is nothing that may’t be overcome.”
He blamed his lack of sleep on lengthy autograph periods, each on the live performance after-party after which later on the lodge, the place Luttrell mentioned some 40 extra followers awaited. “It was simply sign-sign-sign,” mentioned Luttrell, who estimated that he did not get to mattress till 4:30AM He was again on the highway at 7.
REO Speedwagon Albums Ranked
REO Speedwagon’s catalog and profession have been marked by dizzying highs and massive setbacks. This is a ranked look again.
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