Steve Augeri
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Augeri performing in Mt Airy, NC in July 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Steve Augeri |
| Born |
January 30, 1959 Brooklyn, NY, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, pop rock, blues rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1975-present |
| Associated acts | Tall Stories, Tyketto, Journey, Ünderwörld |
| Website | Official website |
Steve Augeri (born January 30, 1959) is an American rock singer best known for his work with Tall Stories, Tyketto, and Journey.
Drawing from a range of diverse musical influences to deliver a unique and personal take on the genre of melodic rock, Steve Augeri is an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist for the rock group Journey from 1998 to 2006. Augeri recorded three albums during a successful eight-year tenure with the group that brought one of the world’s most accomplished rock groups back to the stage to perform for their millions of fans worldwide.
Steve Augeri, the son of Joseph and Emma Augeri, was born on January 30, 1959, and raised in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn.
He attributes his love and inspiration of music to his father, Joseph, and their many years of listening to Sinatra, R&B, Soul, and Country music on their Emerson clock radio. His grammar school music teacher, Fredrick Torregrossa, also had a direct influence by encouraging Augeri to develop and improve upon the potential of his voice and by casting him to sing Puccini’s "La Donna Mobile" in the school’s 4th grade musical.
Initially studying woodwinds at New York City’s High School of Music and Art, Augeri switched to bassoon and soon discovered his love for classical music.
Attending, and then teaching at, French Woods Festival for the Performing Arts summer camp, he supervised children from ages 6–16 for their Rock Band classes which as he states, was surely the original “School of Rock.” When Augeri’s tuition check for college bounced, he returned home to start a rock and roll band. Working as a session vocalist, as well as bartending and waiting tables, it was not until 1984 when Augeri received his first break and was hired as background vocalist for one of the world’s most renowned hard rock guitarists, Michael Schenker of UFO and Scorpions fame.
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