157 Riverside Avenue by REO Speedwagon

Genre: Rock
Year: 2008

"157 Riverside Avenue" is a song by REO Speedwagon from their first album, REO Speedwagon, released in 1971. It was written by all five band members at the time, Terry Luttrell, Gary Richrath, Gregg Philbin, Neal Doughty, and Alan Gratzer. The title refers to the Westport, Connecticut address where the band stayed while recording that album. The song is a standard at the bands live performances, as it has been for many years. Where the original studio version clocked in at only 3:57, live performances include a bass solo in addition to the songs piano and guitar solos, and an extended interlude where lead vocalist Kevin Cronin tells a story that leads up to a "conversation" between him and lead guitarist Gary Richrath (later Dave Amato) where the guitarists side consists of guitar Read full article at wikipedia.org

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