List of Social Distortion band members

Social Distortion is an American punk rock band from Fullerton, California. The band has been through a number of lineup changes, and currently includes founding member Mike Ness on guitar and vocals, rhythm guitarist Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham (since 2000), bassist Brent Harding (since 2005) and drummer David Hidalgo Jr. (since 2010).

History

Social Distortion was formed in 1978 by guitarist Mike Ness, bassist Mark Garrett, drummer Casey Royer and vocalist Tom Corvin. Garrett was eventually replaced by Rikk Agnew later that year. After roughly a year in the band, Corvin left and Ness assumed vocal duties while Agnew and Royer also left to play in a separate band named Social Distortion, which also included Garrett, before joining the Adolescents, when Ness brought in Dennis Danell to take over on guitar. When Social Distortion released its first single, Mainliner/Playpen in 1981, the group consisted of Ness on vocals and guitar, Dannell on bass, and John "Carrot" Stevenson ond drums. Partway through 1981, Danell switched to rhythm guitar as Brent Liles took over on bass, joining alongside new drummer Derek O'Brien. The group released its debut album Mommy's Little Monster in 1983. During a show on New Year's Eve, both Liles and O'Brien left abruptly in response to Ness' heroin use. Early the next year, the departed members were replaced by John Maurer (bass) and Christopher Reece (drums). Bob Stubbs briefly served as drummer before Reece.

The band's lineup remained stable for ten years, producing three studio albums, before Reece left in October 1994 on amicable terms. He was initially replaced by Randy Carr, who lasted only until the following spring when he was fired on the recommendation of the band's producer Michael Beinhorn. Session drummer Deen Castronovo performed on the album, after which Chuck Biscuits joined the band as Carr's replacement. The band released Live at the Roxy in 1998, before taking a hiatus the following year as Ness released two solo albums and embarked on a promotional tour. On February 29, 2000, Danell died of a brain aneurysm. In June, Social Distortion returned with a new lineup including rhythm guitarist Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham and drummer Charlie Quintana.

Shortly after recording the band's sixth studio album Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll, Maurer left Social Distortion to spend more time with his family. He was initially replaced by Rancid's Matt Freeman, although by January he had been replaced by Brent Harding, who had previously performed with Ness on his second solo album. In April 2009, Quintana announced his departure from Social Distortion, with Adam "Atom" Willard of Angels & Airwaves taking his place. Willard left again in March 2010, with Fu Manchu drummer Scott Reeder filling in for a South American tour. The group enlisted the services of Josh Freese for the 2011 album Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, before David Hidalgo Jr. joined as the full-time replacement for Willard a few months later.

Members

Current

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Template:CSS image crop	Mike Ness	1978–present	Template:Hlist	all Social Distortion releases
Template:CSS image crop	Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham	2000–present	Template:Hlist	all Social Distortion releases from Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll (2004) onwards
Template:CSS image crop	Brent Harding	2005–present	Template:Hlist	all Social Distortion releases from "Far Behind" (2007) onwards
Template:CSS image crop	David Hidalgo Jr.	2010–present	Template:Hlist	Template:Hlist

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Template:CSS image crop	Casey Royer	1978–1979	Template:Hlist	none
	Tom Corvin		vocals
	Mark Garrett	1978 (died; year of death unknown)	Template:Hlist
Template:CSS image crop	Rikk Agnew	1978–1979
	Dennis Danell	1979–2000 (until his death)	Template:Hlist	all Social Distortion releases from "Mainliner/Playpen" (1981) to Live at the Roxy (1998)
	John "Carrot" Stevenson	1979–1981	drums	Template:Hlist
	Brent Liles	1981–1983 (died 2007)	bass	Template:Hlist
	Derek O'Brien	1981–1983	Template:Hlist
	John Maurer	1984–2004	Template:Hlist	all Social Distortion releases from Prison Bound (1988) to Live in Orange County (2004)
	Bob Stubbs	1984	drums	none
	Christopher Reece	1984–1994		Template:Hlist
Template:CSS image crop	Randy Carr	1994–1995 (died 2002)		none
	Chuck Biscuits (real name Charles Montgomery)	1996–2000		Live at the Roxy (1998)
	Charlie "Chalo" Quintana	2000–2009 (died 2018)		all Social Distortion releases from Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll (2004) to "Far Behind" (2007)
Template:CSS image crop	Matt Freeman	2004–2005	Template:Hlist	none
Template:CSS image crop	Adam "Atom" Willard	2009–2010	drums

Touring musicians

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Details
Template:CSS image crop	Ron Emory	2006	lead guitar	Emory took over on lead guitar from Ness when the frontman broke his wrist in early 2006.
Template:CSS image crop	Scott Reeder	2010	drums	Reeder filled in for a South American tour after the departure of Atom Willard in March 2010.
	David Kalish	2011–present	Template:Hlist	Kalish has toured with Social Distortion since 2011, performing keyboards and Hammond organ.

Timeline

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Lineups

Period	Members	Releases
1978	Mike Ness – guitars, backing vocals Casey Royer – drums, backing vocals Tom Corvin – lead vocals Mark Garrett – bass, backing vocals	none
Late 1978 – late 1979	Mike Ness – guitars, backing vocals Casey Royer – drums, backing vocals Tom Corvin - lead vocals Rikk Agnew – bass, backing vocals
Late 1979 – summer 1981	Mike Ness – guitars, vocals Dennis Danell – bass John Carrot – drums	"Mainliner/Playpen" (1981) "1945" (1982)
Summer 1981 – December 1983	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Dennis Danell – rhythm guitar Brent Liles – bass Derek O'Brien – drums, backing vocals	Mommy's Little Monster (1983)
Early – mid-1984	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Dennis Danell – rhythm guitar John Maurer – bass, backing vocals Bob Stubbs – drums	none
Mid-1984 – October 1994	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Dennis Danell – rhythm guitar John Maurer – bass, backing vocals Christopher Reece – drums	Prison Bound (1988) Social Distortion (1990) Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992)
Late 1994 – spring 1995	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Dennis Danell – rhythm guitar John Maurer – bass, backing vocals Randy Carr – drums	none
August 1995 – June 1996	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Dennis Danell – rhythm guitar John Maurer – bass, backing vocals	White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996)
July 1996 – February 2000	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Dennis Danell – rhythm guitar John Maurer – bass, backing vocals Chuck Biscuits – drums	Live at the Roxy (1998)
June 2000 – August 2004	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals John Maurer – bass, backing vocals Jonny Wickersham – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Charlie Quintana – drums	Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll (2004) Live in Orange County (2004)
August 2004 – January 2005	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Jonny Wickersham – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Charlie Quintana – drums Matt Freeman – bass, backing vocals	none
January 2005 – April 2009	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Jonny Wickersham – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Charlie Quintana – drums Brent Harding – bass, backing vocals	"Far Behind" (2007)
April 2009 – March 2010	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Jonny Wickersham – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Brent Harding – bass, backing vocals Atom Willard – drums	none
March – July 2010	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Jonny Wickersham – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Brent Harding – bass, backing vocals Scott Reeder – drums (touring) Josh Freese – drums, percussion (session)	Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011)
July 2010 – present	Mike Ness – lead guitar, lead vocals Jonny Wickersham – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Brent Harding – bass, backing vocals David Hidalgo Jr. – drums, percussion	"Up Around the Bend" (2013) Machine Gun Melodies (2017)

External links

• Social Distortion official website