Journey's co-founding guitarist, George Tickner, is dead ... according to his former bandmate, Neal Schon.
Schon, Journey's longtime lead guitarist, announced Tickner's passing Thursday with a social media post saying,"Journey Junkies, I have some very sad news. George Tickner, Journey’s original rhythm guitarist and songwriting contributor on their first three albums, has passed away."
He added,"Our condolences to his family and friends, and to all past and present band members. So heartbreaking. I think we need to do a group hug." Tickner was the original rhythm guitarist, when he formed Journey in 1973 ... along with Schon and bassistInterestingly, he bowed out of the band in 1975 -- before they became hitmakers, selling more than 100 million records -- because he wanted to pursue a career in medicine, and he was serious about it. George earned a scholarship to attend Stanford Medical School.
He never fully gave up on music, though ... he was reportedly writing and doing local performances as a hobby.
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