Steve perry from journey biography band
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On January 22, in Hanford, California, a small rural town located in the San Joaquin Valley, Mary C. (nee: Quaresma) Perry (Perriera) and Raymond F. Perry welcome into the world their only child - a son whom they named Stephen Ray Perry. Stephen Ray Perry was born at p.m. at Kings County General Hospital. As an infant Mary's parents, Steve’s grandparents, left the island of Pico in the Azores Archipelago of Portugal with their daughter in their arms as they came through Ellis Island. Steve became the first Portuguese family member to be born in amerika. At 6 months of age Steve was baptized at the Heart of Mary Church of Hanford. Steve grew up fluent in both Portuguese and English as well as being a very energetic child. Steven recalled that early in his life at the age of three he knew that music was inside of him and that he and music were meant to be together. Both Mary and Raymond were singers and Steve remembers as a small child sitting with his grandmother as he watched
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Journey (band)
American rock band
Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in by former members of Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frumious Bandersnatch.[7] The band as of [update] consists of Neal Schon on guitars and vocals (the gods remaining original member); Jonathan Cain on keyboards, guitars and vocals; Deen Castronovo on drums and vocals; Arnel Pineda on lead vocals; Jason Derlatka on keyboards and vocals; and Todd Jensen on bass.
Journey had their biggest commercial success between and , when Steve Perry was lead vocalist; they released a series of hit songs, including "Don't Stop Believin'" (), which in became the top-selling track in iTunes history among songs not released in the 21st century.[8][9]Escape, Journey's seventh and most successful album, reached number one on the Billboard and yielded another of their most popular singles, "Open Arms". The follow-up album, Frontiers, was almost as succe
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Steve Perry
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Who Is Steve Perry?
Steve Perry played in several bands before joining Journey in The band achieved tremendous pop rock success with its album Escape, which featured the now-classic "Don't Stop Believin'." As the group's lead singer, Perry became one of the era's most famous singers. He also had some hits on his own, including "Oh Sherrie." Perry left Journey in , and except for a brief reunion, he remains a solo artist.
Early Life
The son of Portuguese parents, Steve Perry grew up in California. He was around 10 years old when, during a car trip with his mother, he discovered his career path; after listening to Sam Cooke on the radio, the young Perry decided he wanted to be a singer.
While attending high school in Lemoore, California, Perry played drums in the marching band. He tried college for a while, performing in the choir, but eventually abandoned school for his musical dreams. Hoping to break into the business, he moved to Los A