Neal Doughty Quotes

United States, Keyboardist
July 29, 1946

Neal Allan Doughty (born in Evansville, Indiana) is an American keyboardist, best known as a founding member of the rock band REO Speedwagon and the only member to have played on every album. He formed the band in the fall of 1967, with original drummer Alan Gratzer.

Also known as Founder

Everybody thought there was this bitter rivalry going on. In actuality, we didn't even know those guys back then.

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I can't think of many bands that can do that for five years without egos blowing up, but it's still working. We went about a year without seeing them (while touring with Cheap Trick), and we really missed them.

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In '81, we both had albums vying for No. 1 - one week they'd have it, and one week we'd have it.

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The competition started in Chicago in the '60s when lead singer Kevin (Cronin) was in a band in south Chicago and the members of STYX were in another and they were archrivals.

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