Jack Irons Musical artist

Jack Steven Irons (born July 18, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the founding drummer of American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the former drummer of Pearl Jam, Eleven and The Wallflowers. He has worked with Joe Strummer and The Latino Rockabilly War, Redd Kross, Raging Slab, Spinnerette and The Les Claypool Frog Brigade. In 2004, Irons released his first solo album, Attention Dimension, and released his second, No Heads Are Better Than One, in 2010.Irons was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers on April 14, 2012. Irons, along with former drummer, Cliff Martinez, joined the band onstage for the first time in 24 years for a performance of their 1991 hit, "Give It Away".

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Alias (AKA)	Irons Jack Steven
Birth date	July 18, 1962
Birth place	California , Los Angeles

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Musical artist

Career started	1976
associated musical artist	Courtney Love Red Hot Chili Peppers Redd Kross Mark Lanegan What Is This? Raging Slab Pearl Jam The Wallflowers The Latino Rockabilly War Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade Eleven (band) Spinnerette Chain Reaction (band)
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Art rock Alternative rock Funk metal Experimental rock Funk rock
instrument	Drum kit Guitar Horn (instrument) Percussion instrument Organ (music) Singing Synthesizer Keyboard bass
record label	Morgan Creek Productions Sire Records EMI Records Capitol Records MCA Records RCA Records Epic Records Hollywood Records