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

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Biography

Sherrit first performed with

Mark Lizotte Mark Denis Lizotte (born 31 May 1966) is an American-born Australian singer-songwriter and musician, who has released material under the name Diesel, Johnny Diesel, as leader of band Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, and as a solo performer, as we ...

in The Kind and Close Action. The Kind comprised Lizotte, Sherrit, Denise DeMarchi, Suze DeMarchi, Dean Denton, Gary Dunn and Boyd Wilson. Close Action included Lizotte and

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on guitars, together with Sherritt on drums and Bernie Bremond on saxophone.Spencer et al, (2007
Lizotte, Mark
entry. Retrieved 9 May 2011.Spencer et al, (2007
CLOSE ACTION
entry. Retrieved 9 May 2011. Sherrit went on to be a founding member of the

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, formed in 1983 in PerthSpencer et al, (2007
INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
entry. Retrieved 9 May 2011. 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

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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.

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