PROFILE: Journey is an American rock ‘n’ roll band, originally formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former musical manager Herbie Herbert. With 19 Top 40 Singles and 25 Gold and Platinum albums, Journey is one of the most successful rock ‘n’ roll bands in history and continues to sell albums close to 90 million.
CURRENT MEMBERS:
- Neal Schon – lead guitar
- Ross Valory – bass guitar
- Steve Smith – drums
- Jonathon Cain – keyboards
- Arnel Pineda – lead vocals
FORMER MEMBERS:
- Gregg Rolie – keyboards, lead vocals, co-lead vocals, background vocals
- George Tickner – rhythm guitar
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- Robert Fleischman – lead vocals
- Steve Perry – lead vocals
- Randy Jackson – bass guitar
- Mike Baird – drums
- Steve Augeri – lead vocals
- Deen Castronovo – drums
DID YOU KNOW?
- The Recording Industry Association of America named Journey the 25th best selling band.
- Escape, Journey’s biggest selling album sold nine times platinum, included three #1 hits and went to number one on the album charts in 1981.
- The band replaced their lead singer five times and had a separate lead vocalist for touring.
- American Idol’s Randy Jackson toured with the band for a year after recording the “Raised on the Radio” album.
- “Don’t Stop Believin’” was released in 1981 and has become a cultural anthem, still being used in TV shows, movies and Broadway musicals today.
- The band was originally intended to be a backup group named Golden Gate Rhythm Section but eventually created their own jazz-fusion sound and decided to go out on their own.
- A radio contest winner named the band ‘Journey’.
- Billboard awarded Journey the “Legend of Live Award” in 2011.
- Journey has embarked on seven tours, to over five million fans on four continents.
DISCOGRAPHY:
- Journey (1975)
- Look Into The Future (1976)
- Next (1977)
- Infinity (1978)
- Evolution (1979)
- Departure (1980)
- Escape (1981)
- Frontiers (1983)
- Raised on the Radio (1986)
- Trial by Fire (1996)
- Arrival (2001)
- Generations (2005)
- Revelation (2008)
- Eclipse (2011)
LIST OF SINGLES:
- “To Play Some Music”
- “On a Saturday Night”
- “She Makes Me (Feel Alright)”
- “Spaceman”
- “Wheel in the Sky”
- “Anytime”
- “Lights”
- “Just the Same Way”
- “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin'”
- “City of the Angels”
- “Too Late”
- “Any Way You Want It’
- “Walks Like a Lady”
- “Good Morning Girl”/”Stay Awhile”
- “The Party’s Over (Hopelessly in Love)”
- “Dixie Highway”
- “Who’s Crying Now”
- “Stone in Love”
- “Don’t Stop Believin'”
- “Open Arms”
- “Still They Ride”
- “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)”
- “Faithfully”
- “After the Fall’
- “Send Her My Love”
- “Be Good to Yourself”
- “Suzanne”
- “Girl Can’t Help It”
- “Raised on Radio”
- “I’ll Be Alright Without You”
- “Why Can’t This Night Go on Forever”
- “Lights”
- “Natural Thing”
- “When You Love a Woman”
- “Message of Love”
- “Can’t Tame the Lion”
- “If He Should Break Your Heart”
- “Higher Place”
- “All the Way”
- “With Your Love”
- “The Place in Your Heart”
- “After All These Years”
- “Never Walk Away”
- “Where Did I Lose Your Love”
- “Anything Is Possible”
- “City of Hope”
- “Human Feel”
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(band)#Band_members
http://www.journeymusic.com/pages/bio
http://www.axs.com/5-things-you-didn-t-know-about-journey-54413
http://journeyrock.co.uk/history.php
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Author: Falon Simmons