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JOURNEY ON TRACK

EVERY ALBUM, EVERY SONG

Doug Thornton

ISBN 978-1-78952-337-9

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Publication: 27 SEPTEMBER 2024
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ISBN: 9781789523379
Price: £16.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 210 x 148 mm
Extent: 160 pp
Illustrated: 16 colour pages
Thema: AVLP Popular Music

Comparative title: 9781789520439Steely Dan On Track
• A cult US band that hit it big in the UK in the early
with the Escape and Frontiers albums
• One of the bands whose fortunes were revived
when the anthemic ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ was
used in TV show Glee, and is now one of the
most streamed songs on Spotify
• Still active and touring

‘Just a city boy. Born and raised in South Detroit...’ so begins
the iconic ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ heard in countless karaoke
bars and classic rock stations around the world. It is one of
Sonic Bond podcast at http://www.sonicbondbookcast.co.uk/ over 250 tracks discussed in Journey: On Track, which covers
50 years of recordings, from the extended jams of their early
Doug Thornton is an author and healthcare technology executive days to the heights of their popularity as an R&B-influenced
powerhouse among America’s arena rock gods, and beyond,
living in Virginia. Growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended many to their controversial career in the 21st century without ‘The
Journey concerts in the area before moving to Hawaii, where he saw Voice’, Steve Perry.
Journey in better weather. He is an avid collector of books, music,
and musical instruments that he can’t play. He bought Journey’s first They were the brainchild of Walter ‘Herbie’ Herbert, the
three albums after listening to Infinity, which initially confused him, visionary who steered them through their most successful
but helped him appreciate their prodigious talents. While he never period. He built Journey from the remnants of Santana,
achieved the size of Neal Schon’s 1970s afro, he did perm his hair keyboardist and singer Gregg Rolie, and guitar wunderkind
throughout high school in homage to one of his favourite guitarists. Neal Schon. They surged into the limelight with singer Steve
Perry. After adding keyboardist Jonathan Cain, they soared to
superstardom. Their post-Perry history is filled with new music
Sales: Star Book Sales LLP and the incredible story of Arnel Pineda.
T: 01404 515050
E: enquiries@starbooksales.com Critics dismissed them throughout their heyday as
‘corporate rock', but they’ve somehow managed to thrive
Orders: Combined Book Services Ltd. commercially and culturally on the heritage rock circuit,
Email: orders@combook.co.uk releasing new albums, and being inducted into the Rock Hall.
Phone: 01892 837171
They still fill arenas and stadiums with their legions of fans.
Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change
without notice. 10/04/2024