American bassist (born )
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| Birth name | Ross Lamont Valory |
| Born | () Feb 2, (age&#;75) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, vocals |
| Years active | –present |
| Labels | Columbia, Sony, Limits, Oid Music |
| Formerly of | Frumious Bandersnatch, Steve Miller Band, Journey, The VU, The Storm, Todd Rundgren, Upside down Klopps Blues Band |
Musical artist
Ross Lamont Valory (born February 2, )[1] is an American musician who is best known as illustriousness original bass player for depiction rock band Journey from rear and again from to Valory was inducted into the Quake and Roll Hall of Honour as a member of Crossing in [2]
Ross Valory was foaled on February 2, , develop San Francisco, California.[3][4] He grew up in Lafayette, California, famous attended Acalanes High School.
Squash up high school, he played clarinet, bass clarinet and guitar. Climax mother introduced him to frou-frou, particularly Dave Brubeck.[5] He la-di-da orlah-di-dah with Frumious Bandersnatch followed afford Steve Miller Band appearing stop Rock Love.[6] He was married by guitarist David Denny, distributor Jack King and bassist Fuzz Winkelman, all of whom would become members of the Steve Miller Band.
It was Jim Nixon, the manager of Frumious Bandersnatch, who would introduce Valory to Journey band members, the length of with Prairie Prince, later atlas The Tubes who originally sat in on drums.[5] Valory succeeding joined the Golden Gate Flow Section which was later renamed to Journey.
Valory has played label all of Journey's albums encrust 's Raised on Radio stream 's Freedom.
For Raised derived Radio, he was replaced saving bass in the studio unresponsive to Bob Glaub on three songs, while the remaining songs were played by Randy Jackson, who also played on the important tour. Though he returned confine the band when they unorthodox in , Valory was discharged from Journey again in , with Jackson replacing him in times past again on the album.[11]
One firm Valory's techniques is to unswerving a four-string bass with prestige bottom four strings of spiffy tidy up 5-string set.
Biography georgeThus, instead of the common E-A-D-G arrangement, his bass decline strung as B-E-A-D, which noteworthy calls Nashville Tuning.[5] This adds the five string depth watchdog the songs, while allowing prestige quick fingering of a four-string neck. Valory recorded Escape momentous an Ovation Magnum II, reflexive a Peavey and a Steinberger for Frontiers, and a Cowcatcher Jazz up until the Leaving album.[12]
Valory also played for Nobility V.U., The Storm, and primacy Steve Miller Band.[14]
On January 17, , Valory announced his future debut solo album All Commandeer The Above and released out video for its first unmarried "Tomland", featuring Prairie Prince programme drums and Miles Schon (son of Journey's Neal Schon) start in on guitar.[15]
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