Steve Augeri is an American rock singer from Brooklyn, New York, born in 1959. He is best known for replacing Steve Perry as the lead vocalist in Journey in 1998.

Career

Before joining Journey, Augeri sings with Tall Stories and Tyketto. After Tall Stories loses momentum, he leaves music in the mid-1990s and works at The Gap while a demo tape of his reaches Neal Schon. Journey then hires him in 1998.

His first recording with Journey is the song “Remember Me,” which appears on the Armageddon soundtrack. He also appears on the albums Arrival, Red 13 and Generations.

Voice and style

Augeri has a vocal style similar to Perry’s, and the two are sometimes mistaken for one another. They also share a similar build and the same first name.

Other activity

He is associated with the Steve Augeri Band and with the label Coney Island Cowboy Songs.