While many of the rock bands from the 1970s and '80s have survived into the present, thanks to numerous personnel changes, no other such band has experienced the level of growth and diversity in its music that Journey has. Since guitarist Neal Schon got the band together in 1973, Journey has grown through a jazzy stage into powerhouse rock. Still an incredible act to view live, Journey continues to sell tons of tickets to fans of all ages.

Neal Schon was a member of Carlos Santana's band by the time he was 17, and he left a couple of years later to form a band with bass player Ross Valory (who stayed awhile), guitarist George Tickner and drummer Prairie Prince (who didn't). Schon lured a fellow Santana member, Gregg Rolie, into his new band. Rolie, who sang 'Black Magic Woman,' 'Evil Ways' and 'Oye Como Va' for Santana, played keyboards for the new band, which focused more on instrumentals than on singing.