Meet James Deveroix

• Graduated High School: 1989

• Class Valedictorian Beacon Hill High School

• 5.0 Weighted GPA (Highest Honors)

James excelled academically while developing a passion for music, philosophy, engineering, and mechanics. He loved understanding how things worked, whether it was rebuilding an engine, repairing a piano, or contemplating life’s biggest questions.

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The Red Wolves

James founded The Red Wolves with his closest friends on September 2, 1989, just months after graduating high school.

Original Members

• 🎹 James Deveroix – Founder, Piano, Primary Lyricist, Lead Vocals

• 🥁 Eric Rose – Drums, Lyricist, Harmony Vocals

• 🎸 Paul Michaels – Rhythm & Second Lead Guitar, Vocals

• 🎸 Vito Valintinie – Lead Guitar, Vocals

• 🎸 Charlie Bennet – Bass Guitar

Inspired by arena rock bands such as Stryper, Poison, Ratt, Journey, Triumph, Boston, Aerosmith, Whitesnake, Led Zepplin, Slaughter, the Red Wolves quickly became one of America’s most celebrated rock bands.

For twelve unforgettable years, they filled arenas across the country with songs about hope, family, perseverance, and chasing dreams.

 

About James

James believed music had the power to heal people. A natural philosopher, he was known for asking questions that made people think rather than simply giving answers. He inherited his love of music from both of his parents.

His father, Don, was an accomplished guitarist who introduced James to the great arena rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s.

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His mother, Louise, possessed a beautiful singing voice that James often described as “a voice from Heaven.”

The family shared a strong Christian faith that shaped James’s outlook on life, compassion, forgiveness, and hope. Those values became the heartbeat of many Red Wolves songs, including Dream On, Hold On, Ride the Fantasy, and The Golden Cage.

“Fame fades. Fortune changes. But the songs you leave in someone’s heart will outlive you.”
James Deveroix