List of the Dead Daisies members

The Dead Daisies performing in 2017.

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
Band photo 2017.jpg	David Lowy	2012–present	guitar (rhythm since 2013, lead 2012–2013)	all Dead Daisies releases
Band photo 2017.jpg	Doug Aldrich	2016–present	lead guitar backing vocals	all Dead Daisies releases from Make Some Noise (2016) onwards
	Glenn Hughes	2019–present	bass lead vocals	Holy Ground (2020)
	Tommy Clufetos	2021–present	drums	He replaced Brian Tichy, who was temporarily unavailable, for a run of shows throughout 2015.^[15]

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Jon Stevens	2012–2015	lead vocals rhythm guitar (2012–2013)	The Dead Daisies (2013) Locked and Loaded (2019)
	Richard Fortus	2013–2016	lead guitar backing vocals	Revolución (2015) Locked and Loaded (2019)
	Charley Drayton	2013 2013–2014	drums	none
	Jim Hilbun	2013	bass backing vocals
	Alan Mansfield	2013	keyboards
Band photo 2017.jpg	Marco Mendoza	2013 2014–2019	bass backing vocals	all Dead Daisies releases from Revolución (2015) to Locked and Loaded (2019)
	Clayton Doley	2013	keyboards backing vocals	none
	Alex Carapetis	2013	drums	none
	Dizzy Reed	2013–2016	keyboards backing vocals	Revolución (2015) Locked and Loaded (2019)
	Frank Ferrer	2013	drums	none
	Darryl Jones	2013–2014 2015 (touring)	bass backing vocals
	John Tempesta	2014	drums
	Brian Tichy	2013 2014–2017	drums	Revolución (2015) – two tracks only Make Some Noise (2016) Live & Louder (2017)
Band photo 2017.jpg	John Corabi	2015–2019	lead vocals acoustic guitar	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)
Band photo 2017.jpg	Deen Castronovo	2017–2021	drums backing vocals	Burn It Down (2018) Locked and Loaded (2019) Holy Ground (2020)

Temporary substitutes

Touring

Name	Years active	Instruments	Details
Bernard Fowler	2015	lead vocals	Fowler and John Corabi were drafted in as replacements for Jon Stevens for 2015 shows in Cuba.^[13]
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	2016 2017	rhythm guitar	Lonich has temporarily replaced David Lowy on two occasions, in December 2016 and in June 2017.^[24]

Session

Name	Years active	Instruments	Details
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	Session on The Dead Daisies eponymous album.
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
2012–2013	Jon Stevens – vocals, rhythm guitar David Lowy – lead guitar John Fields – bass, percussion (session only) Kevin Savigar – keyboards (session only) Dorian Crozier – drums (session only) Isaac Carpenter – drums (session 2 tracks only)	The Dead Daisies (2013)
March 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Jim Hilbun – bass, backing vocals Charley Drayton – drums Alan Mansfield – keyboards	none
April 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Charley Drayton – drums Clayton Doley – keyboards, backing vocals
May 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Alex Carapetis – drums Clayton Doley – keyboards, backing vocals
June – August 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Alex Carapetis – drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals
August – September 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Frank Ferrer – drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals
September 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals
September – October 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Darryl Jones – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals
October 2013 – January 2014	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Darryl Jones – bass, backing vocals Charley Drayton – drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals
January 2014	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Charley Drayton – drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals
February – May 2014	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals John Tempesta – drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals
May 2014 – February 2015	Jon Stevens – lead vocals Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals	Locked and Loaded (2019) – live tracks
February 2015	Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals John Corabi – lead vocals (touring only) Bernard Fowler – lead vocals (touring only) Darryl Jones – bass, backing vocals (touring only)	none
February – March 2015	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals	Revolución (2015) – two tracks only
March – April 2015	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Jackie Barnes – drums (session only)	Revolución (2015)
April – July 2015	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Tommy Clufetos – drums (touring only)	none
July – August 2015	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Damon Johnson – rhythm guitar (touring only) Tommy Clufetos – drums (touring only)
August – October 2015	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Tommy Clufetos – drums (touring only)
October 2015	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Dave Leslie – lead guitar (touring only) Tommy Clufetos – drums (touring only)
October 2015 – January 2016	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals
January – December 2016	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Brian Tichy - drums Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals	Make Some Noise (2016) Live & Louder (2017)
December 2016	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums Yogi Lonich – rhythm guitar (touring only)	none
December 2016 – June 2017	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums
June – July 2017	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums Yogi Lonich – rhythm guitar (touring only)
July – November 2017	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums
November 2017 – August 2019	John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Deen Castronovo – drums, backing vocals	Burn It Down (2018) Locked and Loaded (2019)
August 2019 – January 2021	Glenn Hughes – lead vocals, bass Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Deen Castronovo – drums, backing vocals	Holy Ground (2021)
January 2021 - Present	Glenn Hughes – lead vocals, bass Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals David Lowy – rhythm guitar Tommy Clufetos – drums, backing vocals

References

^ Allegrezza, Kim (12 May 2017). "Interview: Chatting with John Corabi about The Dead Daisies new album and their historic trip to Cuba". AXS. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Cashmere, Paul (8 March 2013). "David Lowy Recruits Jon Stevens For The Dead Daisies". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Cashmere, Paul (12 April 2013). "The Dead Daisies Release Footage From ZZ Top Gold Coast Show". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Cashmere, Paul (5 May 2013). "The Dead Daisies Is Just A Rock And Roll Band". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Cashmere, Paul (29 June 2013). "The Dead Daisies To Release Debut Album In August". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "The Dead Daisies Featuring Guns N' Roses, Thin Lizzy Members: KUTV Performance Footage". Blabbermouth.net. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Cashmere, Paul (15 September 2013). "The Dead Daisies To Record New Music In LA". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Cashmere, Paul (20 September 2013). "Rolling Stones Bass Player Joins The Dead Daisies". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Cashmere, Paul (30 October 2013). "The Dead Daisies Played At UK Footy Match". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Cashmere, Paul (6 January 2014). "The Dead Daisies Make Classic Rock Mag Top 50 Songs Of The Year". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "The Dead Daisies Tap The Cult Drummer John Tempesta For Australian Tour". 24 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Cashmere, Paul (14 May 2014). "The Dead Daisies To Tour USA With Bad Company And Lynyrd Skynyrd". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cashmere, Paul (6 February 2015). "The Dead Daisies To Play Cuba". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b Cashmere, Paul (17 March 2015). "The Dead Daisies Start Second Album In Sydney With John Corabi". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.

External links

The Dead Daisies official website

[1] Allegrezza, Kim (12 May 2017). "Interview: Chatting with John Corabi about The Dead Daisies new album and their historic trip to Cuba". AXS. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[2] Cashmere, Paul (8 March 2013). "David Lowy Recruits Jon Stevens For The Dead Daisies". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[3] Cashmere, Paul (12 April 2013). "The Dead Daisies Release Footage From ZZ Top Gold Coast Show". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[4] Cashmere, Paul (5 May 2013). "The Dead Daisies Is Just A Rock And Roll Band". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[5] Cashmere, Paul (29 June 2013). "The Dead Daisies To Release Debut Album In August". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[6] "The Dead Daisies Featuring Guns N' Roses, Thin Lizzy Members: KUTV Performance Footage". Blabbermouth.net. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[7] Cashmere, Paul (15 September 2013). "The Dead Daisies To Record New Music In LA". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[8] Cashmere, Paul (20 September 2013). "Rolling Stones Bass Player Joins The Dead Daisies". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[9] Cashmere, Paul (30 October 2013). "The Dead Daisies Played At UK Footy Match". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[10] Cashmere, Paul (6 January 2014). "The Dead Daisies Make Classic Rock Mag Top 50 Songs Of The Year". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[11] "The Dead Daisies Tap The Cult Drummer John Tempesta For Australian Tour". 24 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[12] Cashmere, Paul (14 May 2014). "The Dead Daisies To Tour USA With Bad Company And Lynyrd Skynyrd". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[cuba-13] Cashmere, Paul (6 February 2015). "The Dead Daisies To Play Cuba". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[jackie-14] Cashmere, Paul (17 March 2015). "The Dead Daisies Start Second Album In Sydney With John Corabi". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[tommy-15] Cashmere, Paul (12 April 2015). "Black Sabbath Drummer Tommy Clufetos Joins The Dead Daisies". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[16] Cashmere, Paul (16 April 2015). "The Dead Daisies Officially Confirm John Corabi As New Lead Singer". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[leslie-17] Cashmere, Paul (28 September 2015). "Richard Fortus In Motorcycle Accident, Dave Leslie Fills In For The Dead Daisies Tour". Noise11. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[18] "Richard Fortus And Dizzy Reed Exit The Dead Daisies To Take Part In 'Momentous Project'". Blabbermouth.net. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[19] "Former Journey Drummer Deen Castronovo Joins The Dead Daisies". Blabbermouth.net. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[20] "The Dead Daisies To Release 'Burn It Down' Album In April". Blabbermouth.net. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[21] "The Dead Daisies confirm Glenn Hughes replacing John Corabi and Marco Mendoza". Sleaze Roxx. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[22] "THE DEAD DAISIES To Release 'Unspoken' Single Next Week". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 9, 2020.

[23] Lotring, Roger (5 August 2015). "Whitesnake + The Dead Daisies Color Connecticut Purple". Loudwire. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[24] "The Dead Daisies - Guitarist David Lowy Temporarily Leaves Tour". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

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v t e The Dead Daisies
David Lowy Doug Aldrich Tommy Clufetos Glenn Hughes Marco Mendoza John Corabi Jon Stevens Richard Fortus Charley Drayton Clayton Doley Alex Carapetis Dizzy Reed Frank Ferrer Brian Tichy Darryl Jones John Tempesta Bernard Fowler Jackie Barnes Damon Johnson Deen Castronovo
Studio albums	The Dead Daisies Revolución Make Some Noise Burn It Down
Live albums	Live & Louder
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