Journey rescues vocalist from Gap – DelmarvaNow.com
The story of Steve Augeri’s invitation to replace Journey lead vocalist Steve Perry is almost cheesy enough to warrant its own Journey song.
Something along the lines of the never-lose-sight-of-your-dreams mantra of "Don’t Stop Believin’" crossed with the equally hokey strong-will-survive optimism of "Still They Ride," maybe.
No disrespect to endearingly humble, relentlessly upbeat nice guy Augeri. But his recounting of how a failed musician went from Manhattan-area maintenance manager for a chain of clothing stores to vocalizing "Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’" for thousands of Journey fans every night is storytelling on the higher levels of gouda. [more]
