Neal Schon first rose to prominence as the second guitarist in Santana, making an appearance on Santana III, and on the anthology The Last Days of The Fillmore. Schon left Santana with keyboardist/singer Greg Rollie to form Journey, along with bassist Ross Valoryand drummer Ainsley Dunbar. Dunbar left, and was replaced by Steve Smith. And singer Steve Perry, the voice of Journey in their heyday, joined a few years later. After Rollie's departure keyboard wiz Jonathan Cain joined Journey.
They became one of the quintessential "arena rock" bands of the 1980's, and were indeed part of the soundtrack of a generation. The 1990's saw more personnel changes, with Perry leaving the band and Deen Castronovo became the drummer. More recently Arnel Pineda joined Journey as its latest lead singer.
So....Happy 55th Neal Schon!
And below, two versions of Don't Stop Believing, the first from the 1980's with Steve, the second from 2008 with Arnel.
That song really gained a second life after it played in the last scene of the last show of a certain phenomenon called The Sopranos.
Enjoy!!!
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