Johnny Crash was a heavy metal band, formed in 1987. Members originally included former Tokyo Blade singer Vicki James Wright, former Champagne guitarists Christopher Stewart and August Worchell, bassist Andy Rogers, and former Rock City Angels drummer "Punkee" Stephen Adamo.
Their sound was likened to that of AC/DC and contemporaries Junkyard, Rhino Bucket and The Four Horsemen. 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), "Punkee" Stephen Adamo (drums) and Terry Nails (Tommy Tutone, Steve Jones, Ozzy Osbourne) (bass). The band, with Andy Rogers on bass, toured for a short time with bands such as Mötley Crüe and Pretty Maids. The single "Hey Kid" became a minor hit and its video received some rotation on MTV
Guitarist J.J. Bolt and then future Guns N' Roses members Dizzy Reed and Matt Sorum then joined the band in the studio for their second album. However, before it could be released Johnny Crash were dropped by their record label, and Chris suggested moving to Europe. Vicki 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 Sun City Records.
Vicki James Wright has since gone back to his original name "Vick Wright"; he released his first novel titled South of the Pole through MIDNIGHT PRESS BOOKS.com. He also wrote and acted in a new TV show titled The Village Idiot Show to be released sometime in 2008. A clip of the show can be seen on YouTube.com/thevillageidiotshow. Vick also went on to co-write material with Australian band Airbourne, which was used for their debut album.
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