Ross Valory

Ross Valory
Valory performing in 2008
Valory performing in 2008
Background information
Birth nameRoss Lamont Valory
Born (1949-02-02) February 2, 1949 (age 75)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
GenresRock
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, vocals
Years active1966–present
LabelsColumbia, Sony, Frontiers, Oid Music
Formerly ofFrumious Bandersnatch, Steve Miller Band, Journey, The VU, The Storm, Todd Rundgren, Sy Klopps Blues Band

Ross Lamont Valory (born February 2, 1949)[1] is an American musician who is best known as the original bass player for the rock band Journey from 1973 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 2020. Valory was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "Ross Lamont Valory, Born 02/02/1949 in San Francisco - CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". Californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Inductees: Journey". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 December 2016.