REO Speedealer

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Now know as Speedealer after complaints from the 80's rock band REO Speedwagon. REO Speedealer began in Lubbock, Texas with founding members Jeff Hirshberg (guitar) and Rodney Skelton (bass). In the 90's the band reformed in Dallas, Texas under the name The Sexellent, with Jeff and Rodney, Champagne Lyles III (vocals), Mike Noyes (guitar - also from Lubbock), and Toby Sheets (drums). They reintroduced Speedealer material to the Dallas scene with the same bizarre antics, often performing in their tighty whites on a balcony to whomever would stay and watch. One day Champagne disappeared off the face of the earth, only to reappear years later with tales of moving to Alaska on a whim. After Champagne's departure the band adopted their old name of REO Speedelaer and brought on David Woodard to handle the vocals. Dave was a punk rock veteran from the Dallas music scene and his raw vocal styles complemented the band's ever faster song deliveries. In 1995 the band won the Dallas Observer Music Awards for best new artist. The band became a huge draw in the Dallas clubs opening for punk rock acts like The Mentors and The Dwarves, and soon they were headlining Saturday nights at Dallas largest venues, knocking crowds dead with their 20-songs-in-30-minutes sets. After a relentless touring schedule taking them through the Midwest often enough for fans to think they were locals, REO Speedealer was picked up by Spanish Fly Records - a division of Twin Tone. In typical Speedealer style

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