The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman has died at the age of 64. The band confirmed the news in a statement on Twitter, saying: “We of the RHCP family would like to wish Jack Sherman smooth sailing into the worlds beyond, for he has passed. Jack played on our debut album as well as our first tour of the USA.“He was a unique dude and we thank him for all times good, bad and in between. Peace on the boogie platform.”The cause of death has not been disclosed. Sherman joined the LA-based alternative rock group, best known for hits including Under The Bridge and Californication, in December 1983, replacing founding member Hillel Slovak. In early 1985 Slovak quit his other band, What Is This?, and asked to rejoin the Red Hot Chili Peppers, prompting the band to fire Sherman. His later career included credits on Bob Dylan’s Knocked Out Loaded and collaborations with the Undertones’ Feargal Sharkey and the US singer-songwriter Peter Case. Sherman contributed backing vocals to the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1989 album Mother’s Milk, which featured the band’s popular cover of Stevie Wonder’s Higher Ground. Sherman was not included when the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 because he was not a current or founding member. He told Billboard at the time: “I’m being dishonoured, and it sucks.”Red Hot Chili Peppers’ current lineup features singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith.


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