List of Journey band members
Journey is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Formed in early 1973 as the Golden Gate Rhythm Section, the group was renamed Journey in the summer and originally included lead vocalist and keyboardist Gregg Rolie, lead guitarist Neal Schon, rhythm guitarist George Tickner, bassist Ross Valory and drummer Prairie Prince. The band's current lineup features Schon, a constant member, alongside keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jonathan Cain (since 1980), lead vocalist Arnel Pineda (since 2007), drummer Deen Castronovo (1998–2015, and since 2021), keyboardist Jason Derlatka (since 2019), bassist Randy Jackson (1985–1987, and since 2020) and drummer Narada Michael Walden (since 2020).
History[]
1973–1987[]
Journey was formed in early 1973 by lead guitarist Neal Schon with bassist Ross Valory, rhythm guitarist George Tickner and drummer Prairie Prince, who were joined by keyboardist and vocalist Gregg Rolie in the summer before debuting live on New Year's Eve 1973.[1] Early the next year, Prince left to rejoin his previous group the Tubes, with former John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Frank Zappa drummer Aynsley Dunbar taking his place on February 1, 1974.[2] Shortly after the release of the band's self-titled debut album in 1975, Tickner left Journey to pursue a career in medicine.[3] The guitarist was not replaced and the band remained a four-piece for its next two albums, Look into the Future and Next.[4]
In June 1977, Journey added Robert Fleischman as its first non-instrumental lead vocalist.[5] After just a few months, however, Fleischman was replaced by Steve Perry in October, at the end of a tour supporting Emerson, Lake & Palmer.[6][7] The band issued Perry's debut album Infinity the following year, before Dunbar was dismissed in October 1978.[8] He was replaced by Steve Smith, a former roadie for the group.[1] The group's new lineup remained stable for two years and three studio albums: Evolution, Departure and the soundtrack Dream, After Dream.[4] By the end of 1980, however, founding keyboardist Rolie had decided to leave the band, with Jonathan Cain of The Babys chosen as his replacement.[9][10] Cain also served as Journey's first rhythm guitarist since Tickner's departure in 1975.[11]
During early production for the band's ninth studio album Raised on Radio in late 1985, both Valory and Smith left Journey – the former during the second week of recording and Smith after a couple of months.[12] Perry initially claimed that the pair left of their own accord,[13] however they later responded in an interview that the frontman had forced them out.[14] In later reports, Smith recalled that the band's changing approach to writing and recording had alienated him and Valory, which led to their departures.[15] Smith performed drums on three tracks with session bassist Bob Glaub, before the two were replaced for the rest of the album by Larrie Londin and Randy Jackson, respectively.[12] For the subsequent touring cycle, Jackson remained on bass and Mike Baird took over on drums, the latter taking over from Atma Anur.[16][17]
Partway through the Raised on Radio Tour in February 1987, Perry left Journey.[18] The singer cited worsening relations with Schon, as well as the illness and eventual death of his mother during the album's recording, as reasons for his departure.[19] The following month, the remaining trio of Schon, Cain and Jackson performed a short instrumental set with drummer Narada Michael Walden at the Bay Area Music Awards, as well as a song with Michael Bolton (on whose upcoming solo album Cain had performed).[20] Following the awards show performance, Journey went on hiatus and Schon and Cain went on to form Bad English.[21]
Since 1991[]
On November 3, 1991, Steve Perry, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain reunited for a one-off performance at a benefit concert for promoter Bill Graham, who had died a week earlier.[22] Four years later, the "classic" lineup of Journey – including Perry, Schon and Cain, plus bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith – reformed, beginning rehearsals in October 1995 before starting recording for a new album early the next year.[23] After the release of the album, Trial by Fire, Journey planned to tour before Perry suffered an injury in a hiking accident; he refused to undergo surgery, which ultimately led to his dismissal from the group.[24]
Perry's departure was officially announced in May 1998.[24] He was replaced immediately by Steve Augeri, formerly of Tall Stories.[25] At the same time, Smith was also replaced by Deen Castronovo, with whom Schon and Cain had previously performed in Bad English.[26] With the new members, Journey issued Arrival in 2000 and Generations in 2005.[27] Shortly after the start of a tour supporting Def Leppard in June 2006, Augeri was forced to leave temporarily due to an "acute throat condition", with Talisman and former Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Jeff Scott Soto taking his place.[28] In December, the replacement was made permanent.[29]
Within six months of his permanent appointment, Soto had left Journey as the group went on a brief hiatus.[30] Speaking about the singer's sudden departure, Cain commented that the band "just wanted to move in a different direction sonically".[31] Before the end of the year, the group announced Filipino vocalist Arnel Pineda as its new frontman.[32] Revelation and Eclipse followed in 2008 and 2011.[27] On June 14, 2015, Castronovo was arrested for assault following a domestic dispute.[33] He was later charged with rape, sexual abuse, coercion and unlawful use of a weapon.[34] On August 10, Castronovo was officially fired from Journey.[35] Schon initially contacted former bandmate Smith to take his place, but as he was unavailable it was taken by Omar Hakim.[36]
In November 2015, with his touring commitments fulfilled, Smith rejoined Journey for a third tenure.[37] On March 3, 2020, Schon and Cain filed a lawsuit accusing Smith and bassist Valory of attempting a "corporate coup d'état" to take control of the band's business entity Nightmare Productions, and declared that the two were fired; Smith and Valory have filed a countersuit.[38] Two months later, the group announced the return of former bassist Randy Jackson and one-time drummer Narada Michael Walden, as well as second keyboardist Jason Derlatka who had originally joined the previous November.[39]
The band performed what was billed as "a special collection of notable and celebrated hits" in Times Square on New Years Eve 2022, December 31, 2021. The performance was televised on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, and consisted of the first verse and chorus of "Any Way You Want It" seguing into the entirety of "Don't Stop Believin'." Three band members were missing for health reasons. Bassist Randy Jackson was replaced by Marco Mendoza and long-time drum technician Steve Toomey filled in for both Narada Michael Walden and Deen Castronovo (who had a positive COVID test shortly before the show.)
Members[]
Current[]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Neal Schon |
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all Journey releases | |
| Jonathan Cain |
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all Journey releases from Escape (1981) onwards | |
| Randy Jackson |
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| Deen Castronovo |
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all Journey releases from Arrival (2000) to Eclipse (2011), except Greatest Hits 1978–1997 (2003) and Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour (2005) | |
| Arnel Pineda | 2007–present | lead and backing vocals | all Journey releases from Revelation (2008) onwards | |
| Jason Derlatka | 2019–present |
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"The Way We Used To Be" (2021 single) | |
| Narada Michael Walden |
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Former[]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Gregg Rolie | 1973–1980 |
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| George Tickner | 1973–1975 |
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| Charles "Prairie" Prince | 1973–1974 |
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Time3 (1992) | |
| Ross Valory |
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all Journey releases from Journey (1975) to Escape & Frontiers Live in Japan (2019) except Raised on Radio (1986) | |
| Aynsley Dunbar | 1974–1978 |
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| Robert Fleischman | 1977 |
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| Steve Perry |
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| Steve Smith |
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| Steve Augeri | 1998–2006 |
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| Jeff Scott Soto | 2006–2007 | lead and backing vocals | none – live performances only |
Backup[]
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Details |
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| Bob Glaub | 1985 (session) | bass | After the departure of Ross Valory, Glaub performed bass on three tracks for 1986's Raised on Radio.[12] | |
| Larrie Londin (real name Ralph Gallant) |
1985 (session; died 1992) | drums | After Steve Smith recorded three tracks for the album, Londin took over for the rest of Raised on Radio.[12] | |
| Atma Anur | 1986 (touring) | Anur was initially brought in as the drummer for the Raised on Radio Tour,[40] but left after a run of rehearsals.[17] | ||
| Mike Baird | 1986–1987 (touring) | Baird took over on drums following Anur's departure, performing on the entirety of the 1986–87 touring cycle.[17] | ||
| Omar Hakim | 2015 (touring) | Hakim took over from Deen Castronovo after he was arrested in 2015, before Smith returned to replace him.[41] | ||
| Travis Thibodaux | 2016–2019 (touring) |
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Thibodaux performed as part of Journey's touring lineup from 2016 to 2019, contributing keyboards and vocals.[42] | |
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Marco Mendoza | 2021 (touring) |
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Filled in for several dates while Randy Jackson recovered from back surgery. [43] |
| Todd Jensen | 2021–present (touring) |
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Filling in for Randy Jackson since October 2021. |
Timeline[]
Lineups[]
| Period | Members | Releases |
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| Early – summer 1973 |
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none – rehearsals only |
| Summer 1973 – January 1974 |
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none – live performances only |
| February 1974 – May 1975 |
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| May 1975 – June 1977 |
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| June – October 1977 |
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none – demos and live performances only |
| October 1977 – October 1978 |
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| October 1978 – December 1980 |
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| December 1980 – October 1985 |
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| October – November 1985 |
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| November – December 1985 |
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| Spring – summer 1986 |
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none – rehearsals only |
| August 1986 – February 1987 |
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none – Raised on Radio Tour only |
| March 1987 - May 1998 Hiatus (One Appearance November 1991) |
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| October 1995 – May 1998 |
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| May 1998 – July 2006 |
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| July 2006 – June 2007 |
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none – live performances only |
| December 2007 – June 2015 |
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| June – August 2015 |
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none – live performances only |
| November 2015 – October 2019 |
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| November 2019 – March 2020 |
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none – live performances only |
| May 2020 – July 2021 |
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none |
| July 2021 – present |
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none to date – live performances only |
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