Johnny Crash was an American
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band formed in 1985. Members originally included former
Tokyo Blade singer Vick Wright (Vicki James Wright), former Champaign guitarists Christopher Stewart and August Worchell, bassist Andy Rogers, and former
Rock City Angels drummer Stephen "Punkee" Adamo.
Their sound was likened to that of
AC/DC
AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm Young, Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and Heavy metal ...
,
and contemporaries
Junkyard,
Rhino Bucket and
The Four Horsemen.
History
In 1990, the band released their first album, ''
Neighbourhood Threat'', featuring Vicki James Wright (vocals), August Worchell (guitar and backing vocals), Christopher Stewart (guitar and backing vocals), Stephen "Punky" Adamo (drums) and Terry Nails (bass).
The band, with Andy Rogers on bass, toured for a short time with bands such as
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albums ...
and
Pretty Maids. The single "Hey Kid" became a minor hit and its video received some rotation on
MTV
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.
Guitarist J.J. Bolt and then-future
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...
members
Dizzy Reed and
Matt Sorum joined the band to replace Worchell and Adamo. However, before the second album could be released Johnny Crash were dropped by their record label, and Stewart suggested moving to Europe. James Wright disagreed and the band split up.
In 1992, bassist Andy Rogers died of a heroin overdose.
In 2007, an interview with Vicki James Wright stated that the then unreleased album, now titled ''
Unfinished Business'', will come out on
Suncity Records sometime "soon". In 2008, ''Unfinished Business'' was released on Suncity Records.
Vicki James Wright has since gone back to his original name, Vick Wright.
Members
* Christopher Stewart – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
(1985–1992)
* Vicki James "Vick" Wright – lead vocals
(1985–1992)
* Stephen "Punkee" Adamo – drums
(1985–1991)
* August Worchell – lead guitar, backing vocals
(1985–1991)
* Terry Nails – bass
(1985–1990)
* Andy Rogers – bass
(1990–1992; died 1992)
* J.J. Bolt – lead guitar, backing vocals
(1991–1992)
* Bobby "Spanky" Wilson – drums
(1992)
*
Dizzy Reed – keyboards, guitar
(1991–1992)
*
Matt Sorum – drums
(1991–1992)
Discography
*''
Neighbourhood Threat'' (1990)
*''Unfinished Business'' (2008)
References
External links
*
Vicki James Wright Interview Christopher Stewart Interview August Worchell Interview
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Hard rock musical groups from California
Heavy metal musical groups from California
Musical groups established in 1987
Musical groups from Los Angeles