John Pierce (musician)

Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise founding members' bow Photo: Floyd J. Jasinski, MYi2U
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, United States
Genres	Pop, rock, soft rock, pop rock, blue-eyed soul, blues rock
Years active	1973–1986, 1996–present
Labels	A&M
Associated acts	Stoneground, It's a Beautiful Day, Southern Pacific
Website	www.pablocruise.com
Members	David Jenkins Cory Lerios Steve Price Larry Antonino Robbie Wyckoff
Past members	Bud Cockrell Bruce Day John Pierce Angelo Rossi David Perper Stef Birnbaum Ken Emerson George Gabriel

Pablo Cruise is a pop/rock band currently composed of David Jenkins (guitar and vocals), Cory Lerios (keyboards and vocals), Steve Price (drums) and Larry Antonino (bass and vocals). Formed in 1973, the band released eight studio albums over the next decade, during which time five singles reached the top 25 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The group underwent several personnel changes and split up in 1986. The original lineup - Jenkins, Lerios, Price and Bud Cockrell - reunited briefly in 2004.

Pablo Cruise began in San Francisco, in 1973, with former members of Stoneground (Cory Lerios on keyboards and vocals, David Jenkins as vocalist and on guitar, and Steve Price on drums) and It's a Beautiful Day (Bud Cockrell on bass and vocals). Lerios had formed a band while at Palo Alto High School. His classmate, Steve Price, signed on as a roadie (because he owned a van), then joined the group on drums when their drummer left. They were eventually to find their way into Stoneground, where they were joined by Jenkins (originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan and the group's only non-Californian).