John Sherrit (musician)
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John "Yak" Sherrit, born 1962, is an Australian drummer best known for his drumming on several studio albums of Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
, and touring with Diesel, Jimmy Barnes
, and Richard Clapton
.
, Dean Denton, Gary Dunn and Boyd Wilson. Close Action included Lizotte on guitar, Sherritt on drums, Bernie Bremond on saxophone and John Heussenstamm. Sherrit went on to be a founding member of the Innocent Bystanders
, formed in 1983 in Perth
and they released a single, "Lebanon" in 1984 with the line-up of Diesel, John "Tatt" Dalzell on bass guitar
, Brett Keyser on vocals, Cliff Kinneen on keyboards
and Sherrit on drums. Innocent Bystanders travelled to Sydney
to record their second single, "Dangerous", released in July 1986. They had attracted the attention of hard rock
ers, The Angels
, and went on to record another single and an album, Don't Go Looking Back, which was released later in 1986 In 1986, several members of the Innocent Bystanders, including Sherrit, Bremond and Dalzell went on to form Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
, fronted by lead singer and guitarist Lizotte, with George Dalstrom as a second guitarist. The group disbanding in early 1991.
Sherrit attended Lynwood Senior High School, and currently works as a sound engineer in Perth. Sherrit also performs in a corporate showband, Topkats, together with singer, James Morley (former bass player with The Angels
), Nigel Shelbourne on bass, guitarist Killian Albrecht and keyboardist, Nikki Dagastino.
Johnny Diesel
Johnny Diesel is an Australian musician, who has released material as leader of Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, under his birth name, or by the epithet Diesel...
, and touring with Diesel, Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes
James Dixon Swan , better known as Jimmy Barnes, is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer-songwriter. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. It was actually John who had encouraged and taught Jim how to sing as he wasn't really interested at...
, and Richard Clapton
Richard Clapton
Richard Clapton is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sydney, New South Wales. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are "Girls on the Avenue" and "I Am an Island"...
.
Biography
Sherrit first performed with Mark Lizotte in The Kind and Close Action. The Kind comprised Lizotte, Sherrit, Denise DeMarchi, Suze DeMarchiSuze DeMarchi
Suze DeMarchi is an Australian singer/songwriter best known for fronting the band Baby Animals .-Biography:...
, Dean Denton, Gary Dunn and Boyd Wilson. Close Action included Lizotte on guitar, Sherritt on drums, Bernie Bremond on saxophone and John Heussenstamm. Sherrit went on to be a founding member of the Innocent Bystanders
Innocent Bystanders
Innocent Bystanders were a Perth based band formed in 1983 featuring vocalist/songwriter Brett Keyser and guitarist Johnny Diesel.-Biography:...
, formed in 1983 in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and they released a single, "Lebanon" in 1984 with the line-up of Diesel, John "Tatt" Dalzell on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Brett Keyser on vocals, Cliff Kinneen on keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
and Sherrit on drums. Innocent Bystanders travelled to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
to record their second single, "Dangerous", released in July 1986. They had attracted the attention of hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
ers, The Angels
The Angels (Australian band)
The Angels are a hard rock band that formed in Adelaide, Australia in 1970. The band later relocated from Adelaide to Sydney and enjoyed huge local success until well into the 1990s. For the purposes of international release, their records were released under the names Angel City and later The...
, and went on to record another single and an album, Don't Go Looking Back, which was released later in 1986 In 1986, several members of the Innocent Bystanders, including Sherrit, Bremond and Dalzell went on to form Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
Johnny Diesel
Johnny Diesel is an Australian musician, who has released material as leader of Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, under his birth name, or by the epithet Diesel...
, fronted by lead singer and guitarist Lizotte, with George Dalstrom as a second guitarist. The group disbanding in early 1991.
Sherrit attended Lynwood Senior High School, and currently works as a sound engineer in Perth. Sherrit also performs in a corporate showband, Topkats, together with singer, James Morley (former bass player with The Angels
The Angels (Australian band)
The Angels are a hard rock band that formed in Adelaide, Australia in 1970. The band later relocated from Adelaide to Sydney and enjoyed huge local success until well into the 1990s. For the purposes of international release, their records were released under the names Angel City and later The...
), Nigel Shelbourne on bass, guitarist Killian Albrecht and keyboardist, Nikki Dagastino.