Jack Sherman, an early guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who appeared on their debut album and co-wrote much of their second follow-up, has died. He was 64.
A cause of death was not disclosed.
The news was confirmed Friday on her Instagram account.
“We of the RHCP family want Jack Sherman to wish that the smooth running in the worlds will continue as he is over,” read the post. “Jack played on our debut album and also our first tour through the US. He was a unique guy and we thank him for all the good, bad and in between. ”
Sherman had a brief stint in the band, replacing up-and-coming guitarist and founding member Hillel Slovak on her 1983 self-titled debut. He also wrote much of her 1985 sequel, ‘Freaky Styley’, but was replaced by Slovak when the album came out.
Sherman also had minor credits on two more RHCP albums, 1988’s “The Abbey Road EP” and 1989’s “Mother’s Milk.”
Despite his early contributions to the band, Sherman was not included when the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 and blamed the band for influencing the decision to leave him and Dave Navarro.
“It’s really painful to see all this party and be excluded,” he told Billboard at the time. ‘I’m not claiming to have brought anything else to the band … but that I’ve been a soldier under severe circumstances to try to make the thing, and I think that’s what you’re doing in a job, back. And that’s a shame. I get wrong and it sucks. ”
After his time with the Chili Peppers, Sherman played on albums by such artists as Bob Dylan, George Clinton and Feargal Sharkey.
He found himself in question as a session player in the late ’80s and’ 90s and had a starring role on Tonio K’s award-winning ‘Notes From the Lost Civilization.’
