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Gregg Rolie |
NAME:
Gregg Alan Rolie
DATE OF BIRTH:
June 17, 1947
HOMETOWN:
Gregg was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Palo Alto, California
CURRENT RESIDENCE:
San Diego, California
MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Lori (1981)
CHILDREN:
Sean (1986) and Ashley (1990)
EDUCATION:
Two years at Foothill College
CONTRIBUTION TO JOURNEY:
Piano, Organ, Lead vocal, Backing vocal
YEARS WITH JOURNEY:
1973-1980
ALBUMS WITH JOURNEY:
Journey, Look Into the Future, Next, Infinity, Evolution, Departure, Dream, After Dream, Captured (Live)
SOLO ALBUMS:
 Gregg Rolie (1985) |  Gringo (1987) | | | 
Rough Tracks (1999) |  Roots (2001) |
BANDS BEFORE JOURNEY:
William Penn and his Pals, Santana
BANDS SINCE JOINING JOURNEY:
Santana, The Storm, Abraxas Pool
REASON FOR LEAVING JOURNEY:
Official reason: "Too much pressure, too much work." According to a recent Herbie Herbert interview, however, there is reason to believe that it was tension between Rolie and Steve Perry which caused his Departure.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
www.greggrolie.com
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES:
Already famous as the longtime lead singer of Santana, Gregg Rolie made a risky and even controversial move when he left that band in 1973. As a founder and the original lead singer/keyboardist of Journey, Rolie's gamble paid off. Rolie left Journey following the Departure tour (1980), and since then he has done various things, not the least of which has been his contribution to The Storm as keyboardist and occasional lead singer.
Read the Jrnydv.Com exclusive interviews with Gregg Rolie and members of his band HERE.
headshot courtesy of greggrolie.com.
Last Updated 07 December, 2007 (DHG)
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