Ross Valory

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Ross Lamont Valory (born February 2, 1949 in San Francisco) was Journey's original bass player.

Biography
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 and guitar.

Previous to Journey, he was in Frumious Bandersnatch and the Steve Miller Band.

Frumious Bandersnatch
He was in Frumious Bandersnatch with George Tickner.

Journey
He co-founded Journey in 1973.

Needs to be reorganized
Ross Valory also played for The Vu and The Storm.

Journey Reunited
He is now a former member as of march 3,2020

On March 3rd,2020 he and drummer Steve Smith were fired

With Steve Miller Band

 * Rock Love (1971)

Studio Albums

 * Journey (1975)
 * Look into the Future (1976)
 * Next (1977)
 * Infinity (1978)
 * Evolution (1979)

With The Storm

 * The Storm