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{{short description|American rock musician}} |
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{{Other people|Bruce Hall}} |
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{{Infobox musical artist |
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| name = Bruce Hall |
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| image = Bruce Hall (cropped).jpg |
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| caption = Hall with REO Speedwagon in 2007 |
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| birth_place = ], U.S. |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|5|3}} |
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| instrument = Bass guitar, vocals |
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| occupation = Musician |
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| years_active = 1977–present |
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'''Bruce William Hall''' (born May 3, 1953) is an American musician, best known for his work as the bass guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist for the rock band ].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p117990/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: REO Speedwagon|last=Prato|first=Greg|publisher=]|accessdate=May 2, 2010}}</ref> He joined the band in 1977, performing on the album, '']'' released the following year. He replaced Gregg Philbin. Of the five members that constituted the band upon his joining (and who were the only members until 1988), he, Kevin Cronin, and Neal Doughty still remain as of summer of 2022, each having continuously remained as main players. |
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Hall wrote and sang lead on a few of the band's songs, including "Back on the Road Again", "Girl With the Heart of Gold" (Hall sings the verse; frontman ] sings the refrain), "Let's Be-Bop", "Someone Tonight", "Hey, Wait a Minute", "After Tonight", and "Born to Love You". He also co-wrote "Thru the Window" and "Accidents Can Happen" with his brother, Jeffery B. Hall and the Christmas carol "I Believe in Santa Claus" with Cronin. He collaborated with other members of REO Speedwagon in composing several other songs, including the title track of the 1974 album '']'' with then-lead singer Mike Murphy before he joined the band. |
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