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 with session musicians. The band's first touring lineup included guitarist Richard Fortus, bassist Jim Hilbun, drummer Charley Drayton and keyboardist Alan Mansfield. The current lineup of the Dead Daisies features Lowy, guitarist Doug Aldrich (since 2016), vocalist John Corabi (who first joined in 2015), drummer Tommy Clufetos (who first joined in 2015) and bassist Michael Devin (since 2023)

History

2012–15

David Lowy and Jon Stevens formed the Dead Daisies in 2012, and 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. ^[11] He remained until May, when Tichy returned. ^[12] The group's lineup remained stable for the rest of the year, until founding member Stevens left in February 2015, replaced by John Corabi and Bernard Fowler, while Jones returned on bass. ^[13] Corabi remained for the recording of Revolución , which began in March with Jackie Barnes temporarily filling in for Tichy. ^[14] When the band returned to touring, Tommy Clufetos of Ozzy Osbourne's band had taken over the position of drummer. ^[15] In April, it was announced that Corabi had officially replaced Stevens as lead vocalist. ^[16]

Since 2015

For an Australian tour in October 2015, long-running guitarist Fortus was temporarily replaced by Dave Leslie after suffering injuries in a motorcycle accident. ^[17] Tichy also returned. 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. ^[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, as both Corabi and Mendoza left. ^[21]

With Hughes as their new frontman, the band issued The Lockdown Sessions EP in July 2020, followed by their fifth album Holy Ground in January 2021. ^[22] Just two days after its release, it was announced that Castronovo had left due to "medical issues", with Tommy Clufetos returning to take his place on subsequent tour dates. ^[23] A year later, Clufetos was replaced by former drummer Brian Tichy for a third tenure. ^[24] In May 2023, Corabi returned and former Whitesnake bassist Michael Devin joined. ^[25] In March 2024, Tichy was replaced by Clufetos for his second tenure. ^[26]

Official band members

Current

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	David Lowy	2012–present	guitar (rhythm since 2013, lead 2012–2013)	all Dead Daisies releases
	John Corabi	2015 (touring) [a] 2015–2019 2023–present	lead vocals acoustic guitar	All Dead Daisies releases from Revolución (2015) to Locked and Loaded (2019)
	Tommy Clufetos	2015 (touring) 2021–2022 2024–present	drums	none
	Doug Aldrich	2016–present	lead guitar backing vocals	all Dead Daisies releases from Make Some Noise (2016) onwards
	Michael Devin	2023–present	bass backing vocals	none to date

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Jon Stevens	2012–2015	lead vocals rhythm guitar	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
	Alan Mansfield	2013 (died 2024)	keyboards
	Jim Hilbun	bass backing vocals	2013
	Marco Mendoza		2013 2014–2019	all Dead Daisies releases from Revolución (2015) to Locked and Loaded (2019)
	Clayton Doley	2013	keyboards backing vocals	none
	Alex Carapetis		drums
	Dizzy Reed	2013–2016	keyboards backing vocals	Revolución (2015) Locked and Loaded (2019)
	Frank Ferrer	2013	drums	none
	Brian Tichy	2013 2014–2017 2022–2024		Revolución (2015) – two tracks only Make Some Noise (2016) Live & Louder (2017) Radiance (2022) US Fall Tour EP 2022 (2022)
	Darryl Jones	2013–2014 2015 (touring)	bass backing vocals	none
	John Tempesta	2014	drums
	Deen Castronovo	2017–2021	drums backing and lead vocals	Burn It Down (2018) Locked and Loaded (2019) Holy Ground (2020)
	Glenn Hughes	2019–2023	bass lead vocals	The Lockdown Sessions (2020) Holy Ground (2021) Radiance (2022) US Fall Tour EP 2022 (2022)

Temporary substitutes

Touring

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Details
	Bernard Fowler	2015	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. [27]
	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 2022	rhythm guitar 2016 and 2017) bass (2022)	Lonich temporarily replaced David Lowy on two occasions, [28] and later substituted for Hughes. [29]
	Dino Jelusick	2022	lead vocals	Jelusick took over vocals from Hughes when he was forced to step back after contracting COVID-19. [29]
	Reb Beach	2024	lead guitar	Beach filling in on lead guitar while Aldrich gets cancer treatment. [30]

Session

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Details
	John Fields	2013	bass guitar keyboards percussion organ	The Dead Daisies (2013)
	Kevin Savigar		keyboards
	Dorian Crozier		drums
	Isaac Carpenter
	Johnny Salerno
	Vanessa Amorosi		vocals
	Slash		lead guitar
	Simon Hosford		bass electric and acoustic guitar
	Jackie Barnes [14]	2015	drums percussion backing vocals	Revolución (2015)
	Yaimi Karell Lay		percussion
	Jimmy Barnes		vocals
	Suzie McNeil	2016	harmonica backing vocals	Make Some Noise (2016)
	Marti Frederiksen	2016 2017	backing vocals keys percussion	Make Some Noise (2016) Burn It Down (2018)
	Ben Grosse	2021	additional keyboards programming	Holy Ground (2021)
	Vince DiCola	2021 2022	keyboards orchestration	Holy Ground (2021) Radiance (2022)
	Kenny Meriedeth		orchestration
	Bernie Barlow		additional backing vocals

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, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Jim Hilbun – bass, backing vocals Charley Drayton – drums Alan Mansfield – keyboards	none
April 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Charley Drayton – drums Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Clayton Doley – keyboards, backing vocals
May 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Clayton Doley – keyboards, backing vocals Alex Carapetis – drums
June – August 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Alex Carapetis – drums Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals
August – September 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Frank Ferrer – drums
September 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Brian Tichy – drums
September – October 2013	Jon Stevens – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Brian Tichy – drums Darryl Jones – bass, backing vocals
October 2013 – January 2014	Jon Stevens – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Darryl Jones – bass, backing vocals Charley Drayton – drums
January 2014	Jon Stevens – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Charley Drayton – drums Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals
February – May 2014	Jon Stevens – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals John Tempesta – drums
May 2014 – February 2015	Jon Stevens – lead vocals, acoustic guitar David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy – drums	Face I Love EP (2014) Locked and Loaded (2019) – live tracks
February 2015	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy - drums John Corabi – lead vocals(touring only) Bernard Fowler – lead vocals(touring only) Darryl Jones – bass, backing vocals(touring only)	none
February – March 2015	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals Brian Tichy – drums John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar	Revolución (2015) – two tracks only
March – April 2015	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Jackie Barnes – drums(session only)	Revolución (2015)
April – October 2015	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Tommy Clufetos – drums(touring only)	none
	Damon Johnson – rhythm guitar(July – August)
	Dave Leslie – lead guitar(October)
October 2015 – January 2016	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Richard Fortus – lead guitar, backing vocals Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Brian Tichy – drums
January 2016 – November 2017	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Brian Tichy – drums Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals	Make Some Noise (2016) Live & Louder (2017) The Cover EP (2017)
	Yogi Lonich – rhythm guitar(December 2016, June – July 2017)
November 2017 – August 2019	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Marco Mendoza – bass, backing vocals John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals Deen Castronovo – drums, backing vocals	Burn It Down (2018) Locked and Loaded (2019)
August 2019 – January 2021	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals Deen Castronovo – drums, backing vocals Glenn Hughes – lead vocals, bass	The Lockdown Sessions (2020) Holy Ground (2021)
January 2021 – January 2022	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals Glenn Hughes – lead vocals, bass Tommy Clufetos – drums	none
January 2022 – May 2023	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals Glenn Hughes – lead vocals, bass Brian Tichy – drums	Radiance (2022) Live from Daisyland EP (2022) US Fall Tour EP 2022 (2022) Best Of (2023)
	Dino Jelusick – lead vocals(July – August 2022) Yogi Lonich – bass(July – August 2022)
May 2023 – June 2024	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals Brian Tichy – drums John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Michael Devin – bass, backing vocals	none
June 2024 – present	David Lowy – rhythm guitar Doug Aldrich – lead guitar, backing vocals John Corabi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Michael Devin – bass, backing vocals Tommy Clufetos – drums	none as yet

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1. Corabi and Bernard Fowler were drafted in as replacements for Jon Stevens for 2015 shows in Cuba. ^[13]

External links

• The Dead Daisies official website