Journey‘s Jonathan Cain will release his latest solo album, titled Songs You Can’t Leave Behind, on June 8th. The collection, which features 19 tracks — including two new songs — was recorded as a companion piece to Cain’s acclaimed new memoir, Don’t Stop Believin.’
The song “The Day They Became Angles” salutes the deceased from the infamous December 1st, 1958 school fire at Chicago’s Our Lady of the Angels church which took the lives 92 of Cain’s classmates and three teaching nuns. Joining him on the song, which Cain first performed in 2008 at the 50th anniversary tribute to the fallen, is guitarist Miles Schon — son of Journey co-founder Neal Schon.
Cain spoke about the fire and the impact it’s had on his life up through today, telling, The Christian Beat, “The fire shook my faith as an eight-year-old child. But when I look back now, I see a thread of redemption. That tragedy forever changed fire codes around the world, saving countless others.”
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Jonathan Cain is still visibly moved as he discusses the fire today. He recalled what the authorities ascertained about the cause and spread of the fire: “They first truck got there — they didn’t know where it was! They were running around the building looking. . . Some kid, one of our kids, I think — we, we don’t really know for sure, but we think it was (a) ‘pyromaniac sets a fire in Cicero,’ this is what the rumors have. . . And, it was right over a cold, intake pipe. One of those big lead pipes that led to the roof. So, there was this big bin of papers and it looked like (it was) too enticing, so he had to set it on fire. But what he didn’t realize was this big intake pipe and it went straight up the roof. All the heat and smoke gathered up there and then burned the building from the roof down — to the point where one of the rooms caved in and 73 children died.”
Journey and Def Leppard North American tour dates (subject to change):
May 25 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
May 26 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
May 28 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
May 30 – Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena
June 1 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
June 2 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
June 5 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
June 6 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
June 8 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
June 9 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
June 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
June 13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
June 15 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
June 16 – Baltimore, MD – Royal Farms Arena
July 1 – Atlanta, GA – SunTrust Park
July 3 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
July 4 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
July 6 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum
July 7 – North Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena
July 9 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
July 11 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
July 13 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
July 14 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field
July 16 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
July 18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
July 19 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
July 21 – Denver, CO – Coors Field
July 23 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
July 25 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
July 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field
July 28 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome
August 11- Boston, MA – Fenway Park
August 13 -Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
August 15 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
August 17 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
August 18 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
August 20 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at The BJCC
August 22 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
August 24 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium
August 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
August 27 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
August 29 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
August 31 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
September 1, 3 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
September 5 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
September 7 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
September 8 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
September 21 – San Francisco, CA – AT&T Park
September 23 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park
September 25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
September 26 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Arena
September 28 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
September 29 – Seattle, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre
October 1 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
October 4 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
October 6, 7 – Inglewood, CA – The Forum
