George Tickner
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George Tickner is an American
rock musician who played rhythm guitar
and co-wrote songs as a founding member of Journey
. Prior to joining Journey, Tickner was a member of the San Francisco psychedelic rock
band Frumious Bandersnatch
, along with fellow Journey founder Ross Valory
. After the release of the band's debut album, he left Journey to attend Stanford Medical School. Upon Tickner's departure, Journey lead guitarist Neal Schon
took over all of the band's guitar duties, until Jonathan Cain
(keyboards/rhythm guitar) joined in 1981. Singer Steve Augeri
picked up the guitar for Journey's 2005 release Generations and the band's subsequent "30th Anniversary Tour."
Since leaving Journey, Tickner has maintained an active interest in music, as well as contacts with his former bandmates. He and Valory created The Hive, a recording studio
where he continued to write and compose music. Tickner, Valory and keyboardist Stevie 'Keys' Roseman came together to form the band VTR, releasing an album called Cinema, which featured other present and former members of Journey, such as Schon, Steve Smith
, and Prairie Prince
.
In January 2005, Tickner appeared with past and present members of the band to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
.
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rock musician who played rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
and co-wrote songs as a founding member of Journey
Journey (band)
Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
. Prior to joining Journey, Tickner was a member of the San Francisco psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
band Frumious Bandersnatch
Frumious Bandersnatch
Frumious Bandersnatch was a psychedelic rock band in the late 1960s. The band was named after a character from the Lewis Carroll poem "Jabberwocky". Based out of San Francisco, California, the band was active from 1967 to 1969. Their initial three-song EP produced a minor underground hit with...
, along with fellow Journey founder Ross Valory
Ross Valory
Ross Lamont Valory is Journey's noted bass player. He and Neal Schon are the only original members of the band still performing with the group. Aside from his termination from the group during the Raised on Radio album sessions in 1986, Ross has played on all of Journey's albums...
. After the release of the band's debut album, he left Journey to attend Stanford Medical School. Upon Tickner's departure, Journey lead guitarist Neal Schon
Neal Schon
Neal George Joseph Schon is an American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist best known for his work with the band Journey. He is the only member to have recorded on all of Journey's albums...
took over all of the band's guitar duties, until Jonathan Cain
Jonathan Cain
Jonathan Cain is an American musician, best known for his work with The Babys, Journey and Bad English.-Early life:...
(keyboards/rhythm guitar) joined in 1981. Singer Steve Augeri
Steve Augeri
Steve Augeri is an American rock singer best known for his work with Tall Stories, Tyketto, and Journey.-Career:...
picked up the guitar for Journey's 2005 release Generations and the band's subsequent "30th Anniversary Tour."
Since leaving Journey, Tickner has maintained an active interest in music, as well as contacts with his former bandmates. He and Valory created The Hive, a recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
where he continued to write and compose music. Tickner, Valory and keyboardist Stevie 'Keys' Roseman came together to form the band VTR, releasing an album called Cinema, which featured other present and former members of Journey, such as Schon, Steve Smith
Steve Smith (musician)
Steve Elliott Smith is an American drummer who has worked with hundreds of artists in his career, but is mostly known for being the drummer of the rock band Journey during their peak years of success. Modern Drummer magazine readers voted him the #1 All-Around Drummer five years in a row...
, and Prairie Prince
Prairie Prince
Prairie Prince is a rock drummer. He was a member of The Tubes and a founding member of Journey...
.
In January 2005, Tickner appeared with past and present members of the band to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
.
With Journey
- Journey (1975) (performer and co-writer of three songs)
- Look into the FutureLook into the FutureJourney's second album, Look into the Future, was released in January 1976 on Columbia Records.For their second album, the members of Journey toned down the overt progressiveness of their first, self-titled release, in favor of a more focused, commercial approach...
(1976) (co-writer of two songs) - NextNext (Journey album)-Band:*Neal Schon - guitar , lead vocals, producer*Gregg Rolie - keyboards, lead vocals, producer*Aynsley Dunbar - drums and percussion, producer*Ross Valory - bass, background vocals, producer-Other:*Smiggy - engineer, mixing...
(1977) (co-writer of one song)