Neal Doughty

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Neal Doughty
Background information
Birth name	Neal Doughty
Born	(1946-07-29) July 29, 1946 (age 65)
Genres	Hard rock, rock, soft rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer, bass, vocals
Years active	1966–present
Associated acts	REO Speedwagon
Notable instruments
Roland Corporation Clavia Nord Modular Hammond Organ

Neal Doughty (born July 29, 1946, Evansville, Indiana) is an American keyboardist and the sole remaining founding member of REO Speedwagon currently in the band.^[1] He formed the band in the fall of 1966, with original drummer Alan Gratzer.

Doughty wrote "Sky Blues" from 1973, "One Lonely Night" from 1984 and "Variety Tonight" from 1987. The latter two songs charted as Billboard singles.

His most notable playing includes the Hammond Organ solo on "Roll With The Changes" and the honky-tonk piano work on "157 Riverside Avenue". He notes the beginning to "Can't Fight This Feeling" is the most difficult and rewarding to play. He was an early adopter of the Moog Synthesizer, which can be heard on the opening swoop of "Ridin' The Storm Out." Currently he is using synths made by Korg and Yamaha and tours with a Hammond B3 Organ routed through Leslie speaker cabinets.

Keyboard Instruments

• Roland Fantom-G
• Roland JD-800
• Roland JD-990
• Roland JV-1080
• Roland Jupiter-6
• Roland Jupiter-8
• Roland XP-80
• Clavia Nord Modular
• Clavia Nord Lead
• Alesis Ion
• Hammond B3 Organ
• Baldwin Piano

References

External links

• Neal Doughty.com
• REO Speedwagon