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CHERRY ST.
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Cherry St. was formed in
California by Michigan natives
Tom ‘Monroe’ Mathers & Don
‘Spinner’Korbecki in
1989 after recruiting
Chris Van Dahl on
vocals and Taz on guitar
also from Michigan.
Within a year Cherry
St. released a 3 song
demo distributed by
Important/Relativity that
sold over 8000 units
worldwide. MTV also
featured Cherry St. on
the “Pay To Play” seg-
ment with members of
Gun’s n Roses, Bang
Tango & Warrant. Jaimie
Scott on bass guitar &
Marc Razzle on drums
was brought in right after releas- featuring the first video “The
ing the 3 song demo to start
headlining Gazzari’s, Whiskey,
Troubadour, & the Roxy on the
Hollywood Strip. Legendary Bill Deville, & Lemmy. 1992 Jaime
Gazzari presented Cherry St. the Scott joined Tyketto he was
first colored star for Gazzari’s,
many bands like Bang Tango,
made the release date for a It Dry” with Pat Regan. A few
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summer tour. At a past Roxy
weeks after the release Chris
show Erik Turner and Joey Allen
Van Dahl left the
from Warrant in-
band and vocalist
troduced Cherry
Shannon Stroebel
St., Erik Turner
had a production
the 3 week tour
company with
with My Hero/Tuff
Tommy Thayer stepped in for
tour. Cherry St.
(KISS) they have remains to carry
Razzle (now Lit) also received worked with The on with many of
stars. In 1990 Cherry St. was Things so rocks greatest
Cherry St.
offered to tour Texas and soon vocalist such as
after the great response from brought them in Brian Vollmer
packed shows and hundreds of to produce the (Helix), Marq Tor-
fans showing up to the instore next recording. ein (Bullet Boys),
meet and greets. More tours Erik and Tommy Kevin Steele
had worked with
were booked in 29 states from (Roxx Gang) han-
Boston, Florida and all the way Pat Regan (Kiss, Deep Purple, dling the vocal duties. More de-
to Hawaii and sharing the bill Shotgun Messiah) so it made tails at www.perrisrecords.com
with such bands as Danger- perfect sense to finish “Squeeze
F.A.. Cherry St. achieved many CHERRY ST. CDs & DVDs
ous Toys, Foreigner, Warrant,
April Wine, Vince Neil, Slaugh-
ter, Pretty Boy Floyd, & Sweet
goals such as being the only
unsigned band to have Music
Plus Chain Stores feature 24” x
36” full color poster’s & flats in
all the stores in southern
California to promote their 3
song tape distributed by
Important/Relativivity. Many
Tower Records also featured
the 24” x 36” full color poster’s
& flats in stores around south-
ern California. In 1991 Cherry
St. recorded a home video with 3 Song Tape Self Titled CD Squeeze It Dry CD
many fans and celebrities and
Monroe CD X Rated CD Buster Cherry CD
Walk’ with cameos like Bon Jovi,
Sam Kinison, Tracci Guns, Jani
Lane, Bret Michaels, CC
Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood
replaced by Redd Rosell. The Hairspray 1 CD Hairspray 2 CD Hairspray 3 CD
first Perris Records release was
the “Self Titled” cd
but soon after the cd
was done Cherry St.
signed with JRS/BMG
to release “Squeeze
It Dry”. JRS records
had The Stray Cats,
Asia on their roster.
Rikki Rockett had
offered to record
Cherry St. at his
studio but the JRS
contract release date
would have been up
because Sass Jordan
and Motorhead was Monroe & X Rated
still in his studio and 2 CD set Hollywood Hairspray DVD
we would have not