1. In what year did the band formally begin calling itself JOURNEY?

Herbie Herbert, their soon-to-be road manager, was instrumental in helping put Neil Schon together with the rest of the group that would become JOURNEY.

2. True or false: Greg Rollie, Ross Valory, and Neil Schon were all members of SANTANA before joining JOURNEY.

Trick question. Ross was never in SANTANA. In 1970, Neil was invited to join SANTANA and Eric Clapton's DEREK AND THE DOMINOS, choosing SANTANA, of course. He was only 16 years old at the time!

3. Who suggested the band be called JOURNEY?

There WAS a name-the-band contest on the radio station, though it apparently didn't produce any appealing options.

4.  Which is the correct order of appearance as JOURNEY's lead vocalist?

Rollie sang lead on the first 3 albums. Fleischman came in to tour after the "Next" album was released, and then helped write some tunes that eventually ended up on the "Infinity" album, though Steve Perry was brought in to sing on those and all subsequent recordings until "Trial by Fire", his last with the band.

5. Prairie Prince left as Journey's original drummer to rejoin THE TUBES. Aynsley Dunbar joined and performed on the first few JOURNEY albums. Why did he leave the band?

Schon, "He was phenomenal ... an octopus on drums, but was playing too much." Aynsley's credits include performances with David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake, Pat Travers, and many others.

6. Who was drummer Steve Smith playing for immediately before he was asked to join JOURNEY?

Perry and Schon saw Steve Smith performing with with guitarist Ronnie Montrose and his group, who were touring with JOURNEY in 1978 on the "Infinity" Tour. Smith also had previously played with jazz-fusion violinist Ponty. Steve Smith was already a fan of JOURNEY's music, owning some of their albums.

7. Robert Fleischman was replaced as lead vocalist by Steve Perry, who first sang on which JOURNEY album?

This 1978 album made huge strides into the pop market with tunes like "Lights", "Feeling That Way", "Anytime", and "Wheel In The Sky." The lyrics of the last tune came partly from the words of a poem written by Diane Valory, wife of bassist Ross.

8. Immediately before joining JOURNEY, what was Steve Perry's day job?

Steve left his band, ALIEN PROJECT, dejected after the bass player died and ten years' of efforts to make it in music. He was working on a farm and playing in clubs at night when he got a phone call from JOURNEY's manager.

9. Why did Greg Rollie leave the band?

After the 1980 "Departure" tour, Greg left JOURNEY.

10. Which song was the first JOURNEY tune to make it into Billboard's Top 20?

Off of the "Evolution" album. "Wheel" and "Lights" were off the previous album, neither reaching higher than number 57. "Open Arms" was a later hit off of the "Escape" album.