| Neal Doughty | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Neal Doughty |
| Born | July 29, 1946 |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Songwriter Producer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, Organ, Piano |
| Years active | 1967 – present |
| Associated acts | REO Speedwagon |
Neal Doughty (born 29 July 1946, Evansville, Indiana) is a keyboard player and the sole remaining founding member of REO Speedwagon. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Evansville (ˈɛvənzˌvɪl is the third-largest city in the U The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early
Doughty wrote "Sky Blues" from 1973, "One Lonely Night" from 1984 and "Variety Tonight" from 1987. The latter two songs charted as Billboard singles. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry
His most notable playing includes the Hammond Organ solo on "Roll With The Changes" and the honky-tonk piano work on "157 Riverside Avenue". The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company A honky tonk (also called a honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is a type of bar with musical entertainment that is common in the Southwestern He notes the beginning to "Can't Fight This Feeling" is the most difficult and rewarding to play. " Can't Fight This Feeling " is a number-one song from REO Speedwagon about a man falling in love with a girl with whom he has been a friend for a long time He was an early adopter of the Moog Synthesizer, which can be heard on the opening swoop of "Ridin' The Storm Out. The term Moog (ˈmoʊg as in 'vogue' Synthesizer can refer to any number of Analog synthesizers designed by Dr " Currently he is using synths made by Korg and Yamaha and tours with a Hammond B3 Organ routed through Leslie speaker cabinets. The Leslie speaker is a specially constructed amplifier/ Loudspeaker used to create special audio effects utilizing the Doppler effect.