guitar (1968–1969) Gregg Philbin – bass guitar, backing vocals (1968–1977) Joe McCabe – saxophone (1968) Marty Shepard – trumpet (1968) Steve Scorfina – lead guitar (1969–1970) Gary Richrath – lead guitar, occasional vocals (1970–1989; touring guest 1999, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2013) Mike Murphy – lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar (1973–1976) Greg X. Volz – lead vocals (1976) Graham Lear – drums, percussion (1988–1989) Carla Day – backing vocals (1988–1989) Melanie Jackson-Cracchiolo – backing vocals (1988–1989) Miles Joseph – lead guitar (1989) Rick Braun – trumpet (1989) Jesse Harms – keyboards, backing vocals (1989–1991) Touring substitutes Joe Vannelli – keyboards (2007) Derek Hilland – keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals (2023–present) Touring guests Brian May – guitar (May 29, 1985, on "Johnny B. Goode") John Entwistle – bass guitar (May 29, 1985, on "Johnny B. Goode") John Aldridge – percussion, occasional drums (2005–2017) Jon Huntsman, Jr. – piano (September 15, 2005, Utah State Fair) Richard Marx – vocals (December 4, 2013, Rock to the Rescue benefit concert in Bloomington, IL) Larry the Cable Guy – guitar (December 4, 2013, Rock to the Rescue benefit concert in Bloomington, IL) Discography Studio albums R.E.O. Speedwagon (1971) R.E.O./T.W.O. (1972) Ridin' the Storm Out (1973) Lost in a Dream (1974) This Time We Mean It (1975) R.E.O. (1976) You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish (1978) Nine Lives (1979) Hi Infidelity (1980) Good Trouble (1982) Wheels Are Turnin' (1984) Life as We Know It (1987) The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken (1990) Building the Bridge (1996) Find Your Own Way Home (2007) Not So Silent Night ... Christmas with REO Speedwagon (2009) See also List of artists who reached number one in the United States References Notes Citations External links How REO Speedwagon Got Their Name REO Speedwagon Live Photo Gallery 1967 establishments in Illinois Epic Records artists American soft rock music groups Hard rock musical groups from Illinois Musical groups established in 1967 Musical groups from Champaign, Illinois Musical quintets