R O S S
V A L O R Y
FORMER
J O U R N E Y
BASSIST
RELEASES RIVETING DEBUT SOLO ALBUM
‘ALL OF THE ABOVE’
FEATURING
Steve Smith (Journey)
Greg Errico (Sly and the Family Stone)
Neal Schon's (Journey/Santana) son Miles
Prairie Prince and Michael Cotton (The Tubes)
Marc Russo (The Doobie Brothers)
Co-produced by Eric Levy and Jacob Stowe
ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
WITH RAY SHASHO
Valory, who spent most of his life as a member of Journey, has no regrets. He counts his blessings at having spent an amazing career with a remarkable group of musicians who succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Valory brings a lifetime in music to his solo excursions. All of the Above, a true labor of love, represents a culmination of his experience, at the same time as it points to the future. “Whatever came into my ears and brain came out in various ways,” he said. “I have been revisiting material that has been piling up over the years off and on and carrying it forward.”
THE DEBUT SOLO RELEASE
BY
ROSS
VALORY
Entitled
ALL
OF THE ABOVE
available
at amazon music
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ROSS
VALORY
Discography
Solo
All of
the Above (2024)
With Steve
Miller Band
Rock Love
(1971)
With Journey
Journey
(1975)
Look into
the Future (1976)
Next
(1977)
Infinity
(1978)
Evolution
(1979)
Departure
(1980)
Dream,
After Dream (1980)
Captured
(1981)
Escape
(1981)
Frontiers
(1983)
Trial by
Fire (1996)
Arrival
(2001)
Red 13
(2002)
Generations
(2005)
Revelation
(2008)
Eclipse
(2011)
Escape
& Frontiers Live in Japan (2017)
With Todd
Rundgren
2nd Wind
(1991)
With The
Storm
The Storm
(1991)
Eye of
the Storm (1996)
With The
V.U.
Phoenix
Rising (2000)
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/
Gold Award Winner
