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Steve Augeri
Birth name	Steve Augeri
Born	January 30, 1959 (1959-01-30) (age 48)
Origin	Brooklyn, NY U.S.
Genre(s)	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Associated acts	Journey Tall Stories Tyketto
Website	steveaugeri.com

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Biography

Steve Augeri was the lead vocalist in Tall Stories, who released a single self-titled album in 1991. He went on to sing with Tyketto for their 1995 album, Shine, following the departure of previous vocalist and founding member Danny Vaughn, but the band split up the following year. Danny Vaughn is an American singer. ...

Augeri retired from music in the mid-1990s after Tall Stories ran out of momentum. He was working at a Gap store when Journey guitarist Neal Schon came into contact with a demo tape of Augeri's. Journey was, at the time, looking for a singer to replace Steve Perry who had left the band following their brief mid-1990s reunion due to touring conflicts and health issues. Gap Inc. ... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... Neal Schon (b. ... Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey. ...

Journey hired Steve Augeri in 1998. Reportedly, he was hired because he and Perry have similar vocal styles and are even sometimes confused (also because of their similar physique and same first name).^{[citation needed]} Augeri's debut with the band was on the single "Remember Me" from the Armageddon movie soundtrack. He then appeared on the album Arrival, the Red 13 EP and the Generations album. For other films with this name, see Armageddon (disambiguation). ... Arrival is an album by the rock band Journey, released in 2001. ... Red 13 Cover Art Red 13 is a studio EP by the rock band Journey, released on November 26, 2002. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Generations Cover Art Generations is an album by the rock band Journey. ...

Augeri suffered ongoing voice problems during Journey's 2006 tour. It was announced after a show on July 4th [1] that he was to be replaced on tour by Jeff Scott Soto, vocalist with Neal Schon's side project Soul Sirkus. Augeri was diagnosed as suffering from a throat infection and was advised to rest his vocal cords while recovering. Jeff Scott Soto (born November 4, 1965, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer best known for being vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteens first two albums. ... Soul Sirkus is a band that initially featured singer Jeff Scott Soto, guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Marco Mendoza, and drummer Deen Castronovo. ...

On December 19, 2006 a statement was released on the band's official website [2] announcing that Jeff Scott Soto was the new lead singer of Journey, filling in for Steve Augeri. On June 12, 2007, the band's website announced that Soto was no longer the lead singer for Journey. Soto's last performance with the band was May 12th, 2007 in Leesburg, VA. Augeri is now said to be working on a solo album, due for release later in 2007, and is also planning a Tall Stories album featuring previously unreleased material. is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeff Scott Soto (born November 4, 1965, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer best known for being vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteens first two albums. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The remaining members of Journey are taking the rest of 2007 off to spend time with thier families and write new material for 2008.

Steve Augeri is the father of Tragedy Awaits Us drummer, Adam Augeri.

Discography

With Tall Stories

• Tall Stories

With Tyketto

• Shine

With Journey

• Arrival
• Red 13 (EP)
• Generations

External links

• Official Website