Jack Sherman: Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist dead at 64

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 03:33:40 MSK

The group broke the news of his death on their social media sites.

A statement read: “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.”

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. pic.twitter.com/2vpZ3wrYRN— Red Hot ChiliPeppers (@ChiliPeppers) August 22, 2020

An essential, yet forgotten, member of @ChiliPeppers history.Rest in peace, Jack ?? pic.twitter.com/HHZbf0sPbj— RHCP Live Archive (@rhcplivearchive) August 22, 2020

Jack is believed to have died on August 18, but the news wasn’t made public until last night.

Sherman replaced Hillel Slovak on the 1983 debut album and the subsequent Freaky Styley, but was replaced by Slovak before the latter album was released.

To many fans of Red Hot Chili Peppers he is considered essential member of the band, despite his short tenure with the rock group.

But he was not included when the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

At the time, he told Billboard: “I’m being dishonoured, and it sucks.”

Sherman also played with Tonio K.’s Notes from the Lost Civilization, Bob Dylan’s Knocked Out Loaded plus George Clinton and Feargal Sharkey albums.

This story was originally published on The Sun.