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Pat Benatar’s guitarist (and hubby), Neil Giraldo, became among the finest yet underrated guitarists from the early-’80s arena rock and roll/MTV generation. Blessed on Dec 29, 1955, and elevated in Cleveland, Ohio, Giraldo found your guitar at age seven (on the insistence of his dad). Influenced in early stages by …

Kevin Cronin is most beneficial referred to as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for REO Speedwagon. He initial joined up with the group for a limited period in the first ’70s and produced his debut using the music group on its 1972 record, R.E.O./T.W.O. Cronin parted methods with REO …

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). …