Tyketto

Tyketto Were An American Heavy Rock Band Of The 1990s Who Never Achieved The Success They Felt They Deserved. The Group Was Put Together In 1987 By Former Waysted Vocalist Danny Vaughn Brooke St. James Guitar Jimi Kennedy Bass And Micheal Clayton Drums Completed The Lineup. By 1990 The Band Had Signed To Geffen Records And Released Their Debut Album "Don't Come Easy " Which Included The Modestly Successful Single "Seasons." Musically The Album Was Somewhere Between Whitesnake And Bon Jovi With Tyketto Opening For The Former On Many Bills. However The Rise Of The "grunge" Sound In 1991 Saw Tyketto's Hopes Of The Big Breakthrough Begin To Recede. Jimi Left The Band And Was Replaced By Jamie Scott. Their Second Album Was Rejected By Geffen And Finally Emerged In 1994 Under The Title "Strength In Numbers" On CMC In The USA And Music For Nations Elsewhere In The World. The Following Year Vaughn Left The Band To Look After His Wife Who Had Developed Cancer And Was Replaced By Former Tall Stories Vocalist Steve Augeri. Tyketto's Sound Began To Move More Toward A Journey-Type Style Augeri Would Later Become Lead Vocalist For Journey And This Line-Up Released "Shine" In 1995 Again On CMC / Music For Nations. However Dwindling Audiences And The Changing Landscape Of The Rock Industry Saw The Band Disband In 1996 Releasing "Take Out & Served Up Live" As A Swan Song Having Never Really Broken Through. The Various Band Members Went Onto Other Projects Most Notably Danny Micheal And Jamie Would Reunite In Vaughn. In 2004 Tyketto Reformed For A Reunion Tour With The Full Original Lineup And Were Supported By UK Rock Band Deadline And Florida Rock Band Teer. read less