| Ross Valory | |
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 Ross Valory with Journey on September 16, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 2, 1949 San Francisco, California, USA |
| Genres | Hard rock, Melodic rock |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards, recorder |
| Associated acts | Journey, The Storm |
| Website | www.rossvalory.com |
Ross Lamont Valory (born February 2, 1949 in San Francisco, California) is Journey's noted bass player. Along with Neal Schon, he is the only original member of the band still performing with the group. Aside from his termination from the group during the Raised on Radio album sessions (and subsequent tour) in 1986, Ross has played on all of Journey's albums. 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.
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, guitar, and the recorder.
Ross Valory also played for The Vu, The Storm, Frumious Bandersnatch and the Steve Miller Band.
External links
- Ross Valory Official Site
- Ross Valory Official MySpace Site
- Official Journey Website
- 2005 Ross Valory Interview
- Ross Valory Fansite
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| Preceded by none |
Journey bass-guitarist 1973 – 1985 |
Succeeded by Bob Glaub |
| Preceded by Randy Jackson |
Journey bass-guitarist 1995 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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