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3* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Gary Richrath's alcoholism led to his 1989 dismissal from the band, under the condition that he could come back when he was truly sober. He released a few solo albums, but was able to reunite with them only once, for a 2013 benefit, two years before his death.
4* WhatCouldHaveBeen: At one point in [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventies 1976]]; Greg X. Volz was briefly considered as a possible lead vocalist before turning it down shortly after [[https://books.google.com/books?id=_3jqjSKHKcwC&q=reo+speedwagon+%22Greg+Volz%22&pg=PA455 Volz became a Christian]]; leading to [[TheBusCameBack the return]] of Kevin Cronin just in time for the group's most successful period; while Volz eventually became the lead vocalist for pioneering Christian rock band Music/{{Petra}} in 1979, just as that group began experiencing their first sustained success as well.

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