He was discovered all over again, this time by Mammoth Records who teamed Diesel with legendary producers Jerry Harrison and Gavin Mackillop for the 'Lost Soul Companion' album. A non-stop six years that included extensive touring, recording and starting a family was capped in 1996 with the 'Short Cool Ones' project that he cut with blues harp player Chris Wilson.ĭiesel then scored a residency at the prestigious club Arlene's Grocery. The next albums – 'The Lobbyist' and 'Solid State Rhyme' confirmed his status as one of Australia's most significant recording artists. He is one of only a select few Artists to win a Best Male Talent ARIA three times (along with John Farnham, Alex Lloyd and Gotye). 'Hepfidelity', Diesel's first album under his own name in 1992 was a mega-platinum smash and earned him ARIAs for Best Album and Best Male Talent. It was the biggest-selling album of 1989. The debut album shipped platinum and entered the charts at #2. They quickly became known for Diesel's extraordinary versatility on the guitar and his rich, soulful voice. Johnny Diesel and the Injectors moved from Perth to establish themselves in Sydney in 1987.
A career was born and now some 30 years later Diesel is still rocking Saturday nights around the nation. While still in his teens, American born guitarist/singer Mark Lizotte was snatched from his bar band in Perth and launched onto the Australian charts as the leader of Johnny Diesel and the Injectors.
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His latest album 'Diesel 30 – The Greatest Hits' is out now and features fourteen Top 40 hits, including 'Tip Of My Tongue', 'Come To Me' and 'Soul Revival' plus his new song, Give Me Saturday Night!
Multi-award winning singer/songwriter, Diesel is celebrating 30 years in music with a newly curated collection of songs in a greatest hits album and a solo tour which will see him take the stage at The Yarraville Club on Friday, March 29.
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