Jack Sherman

Jack Morris Sherman (1956 to 2020) was an American guitarist best known as the second guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, serving between Hillel Slovak's departure and return. Born in Miami, Florida, he moved with his family to New York and then California, took up the guitar as a child after watching the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, and played in San Diego groups including Funky Demon, Pagan Tumor and Boilerhouse. He joined the band in December 1983, played on its debut album and co-wrote much of its second, Freaky Styley, before being fired in 1985 when Slovak asked to return. He later collaborated with Bob Dylan, George Clinton, Feargal Sharkey and Peter Case. He died of a heart attack at his home in Savannah, Georgia, on August 18, 2020.