R.E.O. Speedwagon

R.E.O. Speedwagon is a hard rock band mainly popular in the seventies and eighties. They were named for a horseless carriage created by Ransom E. Olds, founder of Oldsmobile. The group has been phenomenally popular, with most of their albums being bestsellers. Hi Infidelity went diamond. They have had numerous hit singles, two of them being bestsellers. Many of them have become classic rock staples. They had three bestselling compilations. Two of their concert albums were bestsellers. They participated in the rockabilly revival of the eighties led by the Stray Cats with 157 Riverside Avenue. Their power ballad Take it on the Run was one of the first videos ever shown on Music Television.