Journey Biography

Founded by Santana Booking Agent & Management" href="https://www.bookingentertainment.com/artists/classic_rock/booking-santana.php"> Santana guitarist Neil Schon, bassist Ross Valory, keyboardist Gregg Rolie, and drummer Prairie Prince, Journey burst onto the San Francisco scene in the 1970’s. The group’s self-titled album was released in 1975, and in 1977 Journey hired Steve Perry as vocalist and front man. His unique voice would become iconic for the band for decades.

Journey released a series of highly successful albums in the 70’s and 80’s, including Infinity (1978), which went platinum, Evolution (1979), Departure (1980), and Captured (1981), before their massive hit Escape was released, featured the Top Ten singles "Who's Crying Now," "Don't Stop Believin'," and "Open Arms." Journey’s Escape went platinum nine times, and was followed by Frontiers, which featured "Separate Ways," in 1983.?? After a brief hiatus, Raised on Radio was released in 1986, and Journey went into a longer hiatus until the early 1990’s. Eventually, For the Love of Strange Medicine in 1994 was released, followed by? Trial by Fire in 1996.

Today, in the new millennium, Journey continues to perform and record even though Steve Perry left the group at the turn of the new millennium. In the summer of 2007, the group began searching for a new lead singer, eventually hiring Arnel Pineda, a Filipino singer they discovered performing covers of Journeys hits on YouTube. Pineda’s voice, remarkably similar to Perry’s, helped launch their next album, Revelation, to a number five debut, and their 2008 tour was one of the highest grossing concerts of that year. The band's second album with Pineda, Eclipse, was released on May 24, 2011, and later that year, Journey released Journey: Greatest Hits: Volume 2.

Today Journey continues to delight fans around the globe. In 2012 the Tribeca Film Festival premiered Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey, a documentary directed by Ramona A. Diaz. The film documents Journey’s discovery of Arnel Pineda, and follows the band on the road for one year. Journey was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017; that same year, the group embarked on an extensive nationwide tour.