Steve Perry

Steve Perry (musician) · Music
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Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey from 1978-1987 and 1995-1998. For the 14 years Steve Perry was the lead vocalist of Journey, he helped them to sell nearly 80 million albums worldwide. Steve Perry had a successful, but short lived solo career throughout the eighties and nineties. He released Street Talk in 1984 which went to #12 on the charts and went 2x Platinum. Then in 1994, he released For the Love of Strange Medicine, which went to #15 on the charts and went Gold. Steve Perry was named the 76th greatest singer of all-time by Rolling Stone Magazine on its list of "The 100 Greatest Singers of All-Time."[1] Later that year Steve Perry would receive a coveted ranking of #23 on the Dave Hart Canadian Lawn Side awards. He was given the Peacock of Wisdom award for his efforts over seas and involving Hurricane Katrina.