List of the Dead Daisies members
The Dead Daisies are an Australian-American hard rock band. Formed in Sydney in 2012, the group were initially a duo composed of David Lowy and Jon Stevens, who recorded the band's self-titled debut album in 2013 with session musicians.[1] The first touring lineup of the group, which performed in March 2013, included Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus, former Angels bassist Jim Hilbun, Cold Chisel drummer Charley Drayton and former Dragon keyboardist Alan Mansfield.[2] Hilbun and Mansfield were replaced in April by Marco Mendoza and Clayton Doley, respectively,[3] and Alex Carapetis took over from Drayton in May.[4] In June, Dizzy Reed replaced Doley on keyboards,[5] and in August Frank Ferrer replaced Carapetis.[6] The following month, Brian Tichy first replaced Frank Ferrer, then Darryl Jones took over from Mendoza, respectively on drums and bass guitar.[7][8]
By October 2013, Drayton had return to The Dead Daisies.[9] In January 2014, Mendoza returned to the band and Jones returned to The Rolling Stones.[10] In February, The Cult's John Tempesta replaced Drayton in the group.[11] He remained until May. Brian Tichy returned on drums [12] and the group's lineup remained stable for the rest of the year, until February 2015 when Jones returned to the group alongside new vocalists John Corabi and Bernard Fowler in place of Stevens.[13] Corabi remained for the recording of the second Dead Daisies album, which began in March with Jackie Barnes (as session) temporarily replaced Brian Tichy.[14] When the band returned to touring, Tommy Clufetos of Ozzy Osbourne's band took over the position.[15] In April, it was announced that Corabi had officially replaced Stevens as lead vocalist.[16]
For an Australian tour in October 2015, Fortus was temporarily replaced by Dave Leslie after suffering injuries in a motorcycle accident[17] and later Brian Tichy returned on drums. By January 2016, Fortus and Reed had left The Dead Daisies permanently to take part in the Guns N' Roses Not in This Lifetime... Tour, with Doug Aldrich (formerly of Dio and Whitesnake) taking over on lead guitar.[18] The group released their third studio album Make Some Noise in 2016 and their first live album Live & Louder in 2017, then former Journey drummer Deen Castronovo joined in November 2017 instead of Brian Tichy.[19] The band released their fourth studio album Burn It Down in April 2018.[20] In August 2019, former Deep Purple and Black Sabbath bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes joined the band, as both Corabi and Mendoza left.[21] In 2020 the new formation will released Holy Ground.[22]
Official band members
Current
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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David Lowy | 2012–present |
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all Dead Daisies releases | |
Doug Aldrich | 2016–present |
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all Dead Daisies releases from Make Some Noise (2016) onwards | |
Deen Castronovo | 2017–present |
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Glenn Hughes | 2019–present |
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Former
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Jon Stevens | 2012–2015 |
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Richard Fortus | 2013–2016 |
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Charley Drayton |
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drums | none | |
Jim Hilbun | 2013 |
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Alan Mansfield | keyboards | |||
Marco Mendoza |
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all Dead Daisies releases from Revolución (2015) to Locked and Loaded (2019) | |
Clayton Doley | 2013 |
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none | |
Alex Carapetis | drums | |||
Dizzy Reed | 2013–2016 |
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Frank Ferrer | 2013 | drums | none | |
Darryl Jones |
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John Tempesta | 2014 | drums | ||
Brian Tichy |
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John Corabi | 2015–2019 |
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Corabi and Bernard Fowler were drafted in as replacements for Jon Stevens for 2015 shows in Cuba.[13]
All Dead Daisies releases from Revolución (2015) to Locked and Loaded (2019) |
Temporary substitutes
Touring
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Details |
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Bernard Fowler | 2015 | lead vocals | Fowler and John Corabi were drafted in as replacements for Jon Stevens for 2015 shows in Cuba.[13] | |
Tommy Clufetos | drums | Clufetos replaced Brian Tichy, who was temporarily unavailable, for a run of shows throughout 2015.[15] | ||
Damon Johnson | rhythm guitar | Johnson temporarily replaced David Lowy for shows in July and August 2015 supporting Whitesnake.[23] | ||
Dave Leslie | lead guitar | Leslie filled in on lead guitar for a short tour in October 2015, after Richard Fortus suffered an injury.[17] | ||
Yogi Lonich |
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rhythm guitar | Lonich has temporarily replaced David Lowy on two occasions, in December 2016 and in June 2017.[24] |
Session
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Details |
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John Fields | 2013 | bass, percussion, keyboards, guitar | The Dead Daisies eponymous album producer. | |
Kevin Savigar | keyboards | Session on The Dead Daisies eponymous album. | ||
Dorian Crozier | drums | |||
Isaac Carpenter | Session on two tracks on The Dead Daisies eponymous album. | |||
Jackie Barnes | 2015 | Barnes replaced Tichy, who was temporarily unavailable, for the recording of Revolución in 2015.[14] |
Timeline
Lineups
Period | Members | Releases |
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2012–2013 |
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March 2013 |
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April 2013 |
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May 2013 |
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June – August 2013 |
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August – September 2013 |
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September 2013 |
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September – October 2013 |
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October 2013 – January 2014 |
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January 2014 |
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February – May 2014 |
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May 2014 – February 2015 |
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February 2015 |
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none |
February – March 2015 |
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March – April 2015 |
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April – July 2015 |
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none |
July – August 2015 |
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August – October 2015 |
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October 2015 |
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October 2015 – January 2016 |
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January – December 2016 |
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December 2016 |
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none |
December 2016 – June 2017 |
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June – July 2017 |
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July – November 2017 |
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November 2017 – August 2019 |
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August 2019 – present |
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References
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- Cashmere, Paul (6 February 2015). "The Dead Daisies To Play Cuba". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Cashmere, Paul (17 March 2015). "The Dead Daisies Start Second Album In Sydney With John Corabi". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Cashmere, Paul (12 April 2015). "Black Sabbath Drummer Tommy Clufetos Joins The Dead Daisies". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Cashmere, Paul (16 April 2015). "The Dead Daisies Officially Confirm John Corabi As New Lead Singer". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Cashmere, Paul (28 September 2015). "Richard Fortus In Motorcycle Accident, Dave Leslie Fills In For The Dead Daisies Tour". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "Richard Fortus And Dizzy Reed Exit The Dead Daisies To Take Part In 'Momentous Project'". Blabbermouth.net. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "Former Journey Drummer Deen Castronovo Joins The Dead Daisies". Blabbermouth.net. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "The Dead Daisies To Release 'Burn It Down' Album In April". Blabbermouth.net. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "The Dead Daisies confirm Glenn Hughes replacing John Corabi and Marco Mendoza". Sleaze Roxx. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "THE DEAD DAISIES To Release 'Unspoken' Single Next Week". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- Lotring, Roger (5 August 2015). "Whitesnake + The Dead Daisies Color Connecticut Purple". Loudwire. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "The Dead Daisies - Guitarist David Lowy Temporarily Leaves Tour". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.