Wilbert Harrison

His recording has also been named as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The band also made a movie called Gift, a modern gothic tragedy. In 2001, his recording of "Kansas City" was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Although details surrounding the band's demise are sparse, guitarist Dave Navarro claimed that the reasons for the breakup were essentially the same as they were in 1991. Wilbert Harrison died in 1994 in a Spencer, North Carolina nursing home at the age of 65. Shortly after the release of Strays, Jane's Addiction broke up again. He toured for many years with a band known as "Wilbert Harrison and The Roamers" as well as a solo act. During the recording process, Lenoble was fired from the band, and replaced by Chris Chaney, a friend of Perkins.

In 1970, he had some success with "My Heart Is Yours". The result was their final album, "Strays". After this success, Harrison continued to perform and record but it would be another ten years before he recorded "Let's Work Together" that made it on the Billboard Hot 100. They entered the studio with legendary producer Bob Ezrin in 2001, recording as a band for the first time in over 10 years. The song was written in 1951 and was one of the first collaborations by the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Following the success of this tour, the band decided to record a follow-up album to 1991's Ritual De Lo Habitual. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Harrison had a Billboard No.1 record in 1959 with the song "Kansas City". With Flea Busy with the Chili Peppers, Porno for Pyros bassist, Martyn Lenoble was brought in to fill the gap.

Wilbert Harrison (born January 5, 1929 – died October 26, 1994) was an American singer. Again, Avery declined involvement. Four years later, Jane's Addiction rose from the ashes again for a full blown tour. The band briefly reformed in 1997 for the Jane's Relapse tour, with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea replacing Avery, after he declined an invitation to rejoin the band. Internal strife and rampant drug usage lead the band to break up in 1991 after playing two nights at Hawaii's Aloha Tower.

The Ripple single that the band produced for the Grateful Dead tribute album Deadicated was the final studio track for this incarnation of the band. In their hey-day, Farrell created Lollapalooza ? the alternative rock festival that revolutionized the concert promotion world by bringing together an ecclectic mix of musicians, exhibitors and attractions for a high energy weekend of music and alternative life-styles. They became the poster children for a new wave of artful and thoughtful rockers who were eschewing the confinements of commercial rock music and stretching out, expresing themselves both musically and theatrically. Though the band had only released three albums, their effect on the rock and alternative music scenes was enormous.

With this lineup, the band released three major albums Live at the Roxy, Nothing's Shocking, and Ritual De Lo Habitual. Following this fortuitous introduction, Perkins suggested his friend (and Dizatre bandmate) Dave Navarro might be a suitable guitar player for the new band, dubbed Jane's Addiction (in honor of Farell's housemate, Jane Bainter). Later, Eric's sister introduced the duo to Stephen Perkins. Although Farrell and Avery worked well together, Psi-com disbanded before they managed to play live with their new bassist.

In the summer of 1985 Farrell was searching for a new bass player for the faltering Psi-com when he was introduced to Eric Avery. Formed out of the ashes of frontman Perry Farrell's previous band, Psi-com, Jane's Addiction are often compared to iconic '70s rockers Led Zeppelin. The band was influenced by punk, Gothic rock, metal, hard rock and psychedelic styles. Jane's Addiction is an American band which began in the late 1980s, and returned in the early 2000s.