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Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1973 The band has gone through several phases since its inception by former members of Santana The band's greatest commercial success came in the late 1970s through the early 1980s with a series of power ballads and songs such as "Don't Stop Believin'", "Any Way You Want It", "Faithfully", "Open Arms", "Separate Ways", and "Wheel in the Sky"Journey became eligible for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, but were not inducted until 2017 Members Jonathan Cain, Aynsley Dunbar, Steve Perry, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Steve Smith and Ross Valory were included in the band's induction Rolie had previously been inducted as a member of parent band SantanaFormation, 1973–1976The original members of Journey came together in San Francisco in 1973 under the auspices of former Santana manager Herbie Herbert Originally called the Golden Gate Rhythm Section and intended to serve as a backup group for established Bay Area artists, the band included recent Santana alumni Neal Schon on lead guitar and Gregg Rolie on keyboards and lead vocals Drummer Prairie Prince of The Tubes, bassist Ross Valory and rhythm guitarist George Tickner, both of Frumious Bandersnatch, rounded out the group The band quickly abandoned the original "backup group" concept and developed a distinctive jazz fusion style


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1973 (51 years ago)

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San Francisco, California, United States


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