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Daily Mirror
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Rock legend rushed to hospital after horror car crash
REO Speedwagon singer Terry Luttrell has been hospitalised after being involved in a car crash. The 78-year-old musician reportedly suffered a number of injuries after being involved in the accident. The accident took place in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, on Sunday - but Terry has since given an interview to local news. He admitted that he had fallen asleep at the wheel of his car - which was wrecked after he passed out. While the rock band frontman was able to free himself from the wreckage, he was far from uninjured. He revealed he broke one of the bones in his chest and has been suffering from pain elsewhere in his body. He told The News-Gazette: 'It just happened. I nodded off. I rolled the car over, and I woke up and I was in a cocoon (the airbags). Unfortunately, it totaled the car.' Recounting the aftermath of the incident, he explained: "[I was] able to get out of the car,' and went on to reveal he suffered a number of injuries. He said: '[I] cracked my sternum a little bit... I have a little back pain and neck pain. It's nothing that can't be overcome.' The local news report gave details of Terry's weekend - which had included a performance, after party, and mingling with fans. He recounted signing autographs late into Saturday night after taking to the stage and following an after-party. He reportedly didn't leave the party until 2am on Sunday morning, only to meet the fans who were seeking autographs. It was not until 4:30am that he got to sleep. The star was then up early that same morning and travelled to St. Louis for business. He explained that he felt "A little bit sleepy" but assumed he was fit enough to travel. After his accident, he was taken to Carle Foundation Hospital - with the News-Gazette recording that he is still there in order to recover from his injuries. Terry had been performing in a farewell show the night before his accident. Sharing details from the gig, he said: 'Everybody (in the band) was excited. It was just a fun evening. 'It was exactly what we thought it was going to be. It was a one-off concert that will never happen again. To say that you were there was a pretty big thing.' While Terry has been in another band called Starcastle, it is his work with REO Speedwagon that he is famous for. He joined the group in 1968, replacing frontman Mike Blair, with the band releasing hit singles including Can't Fight This Feeling.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kevin Cronin Responds to REO Speedwagon Reunion Exclusion: ‘Deeply Disturbed And Hurt'
Longtime REO Speedwagon vocalist Kevin Cronin has taken to social media to share his thoughts on his lack of inclusion in an upcoming one-off reunion event. Cronin, who has been touring with his own Kevin Cronin Band, addressed a fan on Facebook who noted the singer's absence from REO Speedwagon's forthcoming concert in Champaign, Illinois on June 14, responding that organizers of the event could have picked a date when many of the band's former members were readily available to attend. More from Billboard Morgan Wallen Abruptly Walks Off 'SNL' Stage Before Show's End, Posts Cryptic Message from Airplane Morgan Wallen Returns to 'SNL' With Performances of 'I'm the Problem' & 'Just in Case': Watch Ángela Aguilar Dedicates Breakthrough Award to Immigrant Women at Billboard Women in Music: 'You Deserve Safety, Dignity, the Right to Dream' 'Instead they chose June 14, 2025, a date where it was public knowledge that I was previously committed to perform with Styx and Kevin Cronin Band in Bend, Oregon,' Cronin wrote. 'Bottom line, I am being asked to participate in an event on a date when I can't possibly be there in-person. And then being falsely accused of turning down the invitation. I am deeply disturbed and hurt by all of this. 'After all I have done to help build the legacy of REO Speedwagon, I feel I have earned and deserve to be included in any event honoring that legacy. Instead, I have been knowingly excluded.' Cronin joined REO Speedwagon in early 1972, taking over from Terry Luttrell who reportedly left due to personal issues with guitarist Gary Richrath. Though Cronin was himself briefly replaced by Mike Murphy the following year, he returned in 1976 and remained in the band until their end, performing on tracks such as their two Hot 100 chart-toppers 'Keep On Loving You' and 'Can't Fight This Feeling.' In late 2024, REO Speedwagon announced that they would cease touring as of Jan. 1, 2025. In a note shared to fans, the group explained that bassist Bruce Hall had not recovered sufficiently from previous back surgery and his inability to tour led to 'irreconcilable differences' between Hall and Cronin. REO Speedwagon played their final live performance on Dec. 21 at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, but in March announced they would be playing a special one-off show at the State Farm Center in their hometown of Champaign, Illinois on June 14. Officially titled as an event 'Honoring the Legacy of REO Speedwagon,' the show is described as a 'concert retrospective featuring special guests & former members.' Indeed, Hall and Neal Doughty from the final REO Speedwagon lineup are confirmed to attend, as are previous vocalists Luttrell and Murphy. Founding drummer Alan Gratzer and 1969 guitarist Steve Scorfina are also listed as appearing, while a special tribute will be held to late members Gary Richrath and Gregg Philbin. In his social media comment, Cronin also claimed that the remaining members of the band's final lineup – who currently perform alongside him in the Kevin Cronin Band – weren't given the option of appearing at the forthcoming show. '35-year REO veterans Dave Amato and Bryan Hitt were not even shown the respect of being invited to the Champaign event,' he added. Cronin spoke to Billboard ahead of REO Speedwagon's final show in December, explaining that the circumstances behind the band's ending were less than ideal, and admitted there is still a level of acrimony between he and Hall. 'It's kind of like a divorce of sorts,' he explained, 'and during a divorce things get a little muddy and things get a little sticky. I wish it could've been more amicable, but the minute attorneys get involved it just changes the atmosphere of things.' 'I think it's unfortunate that some fans were kind of brought into something that I really feel should've been kept as a private, personal matter,' he continued. 'It's never thrilling when things are said that are inaccurate and hurtful. My hope is that there will come a time where the dust will have settled. My intention is to ask forgiveness for anything that I've done or any hurt that I have caused Bruce. I don't like to have grudges with people. I like to forgive and be forgiven.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
