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Three bands were the undisputed arena rock kings of the first ’80s — Styx, Trip, and REO Speedwagon — yet all weren’t overnight success tales (actually, each group began pursuing different musical designs originally — prog rock, fusion, and straight-ahead hard rock, respectively, before transforming slowly into chart-topping mainstream rockers). …

Beginners to his considerable legacy could possibly be forgiven for questioning J.B. Lenoir’s gender upon initial hearing his rocking waxings. Lenoir’s extremely high-pitched vocal range is really a fooler, nonetheless it only increases the singular selling point of his music. His politically billed “Eisenhower Blues” allegedly triggered a variety of …