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Ross Valory with Journey on September 16, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ross Lamont Valory (born February 2, 1949 in San Francisco) was Journey's original bass player.
Biography[]
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For Raised on Radio, he was replaced on bass in the studio by Bob Glaub on three songs, while the remaining songs were played by future American Idol judge Randy Jackson, who also played on the subsequent tour.
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Valory grew up in Lafayette, CA and attended Acalanes High School.
One of the innovations that Valory uses (it is not known if he is the inventor) is to string a four-string bass with the bottom four strings of a 5-string set. Thus, instead of the usual E-A-D-G arrangement, his bass is strung as B-E-A-D. This adds the five string depth to the songs, while allowing the quick fingering of a four-string neck.
He also plays keyboards and guitar.
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Previous to Journey, he was in Frumious Bandersnatch and the Steve Miller Band.
Frumious Bandersnatch[]
He was in Frumious Bandersnatch with George Tickner.
Steve Miller Band[]
He was in the Steve Miller Band 1970-1971.
Journey (1973-1985)[]
He co-founded Journey in 1973.
The Storm[]
Journey (1995-2020)[]
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He is now a former member as of march 3,2020
On March 3rd,2020 he and drummer Steve Smith were fired
Discography[]
With Steve Miller Band[]
- Rock Love (1971)
With Journey[]
Studio Albums[]
- Journey (1975)
- Look into the Future (1976)
- Next (1977)
- Infinity (1978)
- Evolution (1979)
With The Storm[]
- The Storm (1991)