Formed 1987, U.S.A.
Albums:
1991
Don't Come Easy
1994
Strength In Numbers
1995
Shine
1996
Take Out & Served Up Live
2007
The Last Sunset: Farewell 2007
History:
Tyketto was one of the best and most underrated radio friendly rock bands of the rock
genre. They were never able to reach the massive success they so deserved, with their
brand of hook heavy AOR sung with majestic vocals.
Formed in New York, New York by former Waysted vocalist Danny
Vaughn, Brooke St.James (guitar), Jimi Kennedy (bass) and Michael
Clayton (drums). The debut was an instant classic, sounding like a heavier version
of Journey and Foreigner. The real talent was Vaughn's wonderful
vocals, as displayed on the debut single "Forever Young" and the powerful ballad
"Standing Alone". Jamie Scott replaced Kennedy for the second album,
released on the upstart CMC International label, but it quickly sank without a
trace.
Vaughn departed in 1995 to spend more time with his ill wife.
Steve Augeri would be his replacement and appear on Tyketto's two final
albums. It was apparent that the band would never reach more then cult status, and the
members decided to break up. Augeri went on to replace Steve Perry in
Journey.
Not much was heard from the former members until 1999 when it was rumored
that a reunion was in the works. However, when Vaughn, Scott and
Clayton decided to reunite and record once again, they settled on the name
Vaughn for the project, but have done the odd reunion show with all the original members. In 2007
the band announced that they would finally but the Tyketto name to rest with a collection of
unreleased tracks and demos entitled The Last Sunset.
Links:
Vaughn
Tyketto - A Tribute To Legends
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