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Following Perry's return to Journey, he began to take more control over the band's direction. Bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith were fired from the band, against the wishes of manager Herbie Herbert. According to Perry, Valory and Smith "weren't pleased with the kind of music we were playing and weren't too keen on touring". [7]
Ross Lamont Valory (born February 2, 1949) [1] is an American musician who is best known as the original bass player for the rock band Journey from 1973 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 2020. Valory was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey in 2017.
The Raised on Radio Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Journey. The tour was the last with lead singer Steve Perry. It was the only tour with Randy Jackson on bass, while Mike Baird played drums. The band's previous rhythm section, Ross Valory and Steve Smith, were fired during recording sessions for the preceding Raised on Radio ...
The wheel in the sky will apparently keep on turning, as an agreement has been reached between Journey guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain and fired members Ross Valory and Steve Smith.
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In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory. [2] Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour .
Journey is an American rock band from San Francisco, California.Formed in February 1973 as the Golden Gate Rhythm Section, the group was renamed Journey in the summer and originally included keyboardist and vocalist Gregg Rolie, lead guitarist Neal Schon, rhythm guitarist George Tickner, bassist Ross Valory and drummer Prairie Prince.
Tickner, who was born in New York on Sept. 8, 1946, was a former rocker with the San Francisco band Frumious Bandersnatch with bassist Ross Valory. In 1973, Tickner and Valory formed Journey with ...