Just heard Gary passed away. I met him on several occasions, he was always friendly and seemed like a good guy. He had his own sound and wrote some great songs. Sad, very sad.

Rest In Peace, Gary, Rest In Peace

RIP

Oh man … one of favorite guitarists ever. Saw him from the front row one time in 1978 and was blown away.

According to an article I just read:

[quote]According to UltimateClassicRock.com, Richrath released one solo album, in 1992, Only the Strong Survive, but reunited briefly with the band in 2013 when they staged a benefit concert for residents of central Illinois displaced by a series of powerful storms in the area.[/quote]

I wonder if that was filmed? Would love to see it.

Oh man … one of favorite guitarists ever.Saw him from the front row one time in 1978 and was blown away.

According to an article I just read:

According to UltimateClassicRock.com, Richrath released one solo album, in 1992, Only the Strong Survive, but reunited briefly with the band in 2013 when they staged a benefit concert for residents of central Illinois displaced by a series of powerful storms in the area.

I wonder if that was filmed? Would love to see it.

There might be video on youtube. I know there is audio from the show. I had it, but it is on an external hard drive that took a shit. So, I can’t access it anymore. Maybe it’s still at dime.

Never cared much for REO after Gary left.

Gotta love the Flying Turkey Trot.

RIP.

Grew up with them, Sad news, makes me feel old. RIP Gary

I haven’t seen any pictures or video of Gary for probably the last 20 years or so and I hate to speak poorly of the deceased … but damn he looked like hell in the above video and also in this video from 2014. It looks like his neck was an extension of his chin. Gosh damn … he sure went down hill physically in his later years.

guitard: I haven’t seen any pictures or video of Gary for probably the last 20 years or so and I hate to speak poorly of the deceased … but damn he looked like hell in the above video and also in this video from 2014.It looks like his neck was an extension of his chin.Gosh damn … he sure went down hill physically in his later years.

I agree Randy, I’m wondering if he had some sort of illness ?

Here is the audio on Dime
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=481675

Survivor Rock To The Rescue Concert 2013-12-04.torrent (will be personalized for you upon download)
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Description Rock To The Rescue Concert
US Cellular Coliseum
Bloomington Illinois
Wednesday December 4, 2013

Emcee: Larry The Cable Guy

Brushville: 16:33:43
01 Intro
02 Dangerous
03 Got It Goin’ On Like That
04 Baby’s Got Her Boots On
05 Bar Star

Head East: 21:55:72
01 Intro
02 Raise A Little Hell
03 Say Yeah
04 Elijah
05 Never Been Any Reason

Survivor:27:06:69
01 Intro
02 I Can’t Hold Back
03 High On You
04 The Search Is Over
05 Eye Of The Tiger

Styx w/Ted Nugent*: 01:12:15:37
01 Intro
02 Blue Collar Man
03 Grand Illusion
04 Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
05 Rocking The Paradise
06 Too Much Time On My Hands
07 Vocal/Piano Medly
08 Come Sail Away
09 Renegade
10 Ted Nugent Intro*
11 Coming Of Age*
12 Johnny B. Goode*
13 Cat Scratch Fever*

REO Speedwagon w/Richard Marx^ w/Gary Richrath#: 01:00:48:16
01 Intro
02 Keep Pushin’
03 Take It On The Run
04 Golden Country
05 Right Here Waiting^
06 Don’t Mean Nothing^
07 Time For Me To Fly
08 Back On The Road Again
09 Keep On Loving You
10 Roll With The Changes
11 Riding The Storm Out#
12 With A LIttle Help From Our Friends (Missing, did not stay for encore)

mrmojohalen: I agree Randy, I’m wondering if he had some sort of illness ?

Gary had a number of issues, which is sad. I won’t go much into it but he had a number of issues and demons. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones.