Steve Perry (born Stephen Ray Pereira; 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. Perry had a successful, but short lived solo career throughout the late eighties and early 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 t...
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Steve Perry (born Stephen Ray Pereira; 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. Perry had a successful, but short lived solo career throughout the late eighties and early 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. 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," citing his pure vocal tone, technical skill and ability to reach, and sustain, notes over a wide range.
Steve Perry is eligible for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, both as a solo artist (since 2009) and as a member of Journey (since 2000).
Perry's vocal classification is tenor altino, a term used to describe a man who sings in the highest possible male register (above tenor...
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