1967	31 March	Born Mark Denis Lizotte at Massachusetts in USA.
	-------------------	Educated at Scarborough Senior High School which included Tim Winton (renown author), Marnie McKinney (journalist), Anthony Wilson (Head of UN Communications in New York City) Craig Ogden (classical guitarist) and Mick Malon (Test cricketer). The school was open in 1959 and closed its door on 17 December 1999 after 40 years.
1982	-------------------	Joined The Kind. Line-up were Mark Lizotte, Suzi De Marchi, Denise De Marchi, Dean Denton, Gary Dunn, Yak Sherritt, Boyd Wilson.
1983	-------------------	Joined Innocent Bystanders and released a cassette entitled "Live at the Subi" was recorded at the Subiaco Hotel.
1984	-------------------	Single "Lebanon" recorded in Sydney and was produced by Peter Walker.
1985	-------------------	Joined Close Action.
1986	00 June	Formed Johnny Diesel & The Injectors.
	07 August	Supporting act for The Angels Howling tour.
	20 December	Article on the Innocent Bystanders in Juke.
1987	01 July	The band were signed to Brent Eccels Management in Juke.
	00 September	Relocated to Sydney under Brent Eccels Management.
	-------------------	Johnny Diesel & The Injectors opening act for Jimmy Barnes Freight Train Heart tour as support act.
	-------------------	Session work on Freight Train Heart tracks "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" (rhythm guitar) and "I Wanna Get Started With You" (rhythm and lead guitar) with Rick Brewster on (rhythm guitar) for Jimmy Barnes album.
	31 October	Played guitar on "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" single.
	00 November	Photo "In Still Noise Australia Rock Photography" by Wendy McDougall.
1988	13 November	Single "Don't Need Love" with Chrysalis Records.
	02 December	Supporting act for The Bombers with special guest Cheap Trick at Selinas Coogee Bay Hotel on 2 and 3.
1989	10 February	OTS Haywire Charts "Don't Need Love" entered at 15.
	01 March	Album Johnny Diesel & The Injectors was produced, engineered and mixed by Terry Manning.
	06 March	ARIA Awards for Best New Talent.
	06 July	EP Live In London was recorded by BBC1 for the Tommy Vance Sessions on 14 May.
	16 August	Performed for "Rock & Roll Tour" at the Horden Pavilion. Joined by Jim Hilbun on baritone saxophone and Terry Manning on alto saxophone.
	21 December	"Please Send Me Someone To Love" by Percy Mayfield on The Delinquents soundtrack.
1990	21 January	Single "Please Send Me Someone To Love" was produced and mixed by Terry Manning.
	01 February	Video Johnny Diesel & the Injectors includes "Soul Revival", "Don't Need Love", "Cry In Shame", "Since I Fell For You" unseen videos.
	18 February	Performed for "Earthquake Relief Concert" at Newcastle Sport Centre.
	26 March	ARIA Awards for Highest Selling Album - Johnny Diesel & The Injectors.
	25 May	Performed with special guest The Hurricanes at Fairfield RSL.
	26 May	Performed with special guest The Hurricanes and Screaming Jets at Selinas Coogee Bay Hotel.
	27 May	Performed at Penrith Leagues.
	29 May	Performed at St George Leagues.
	30 May	Performed at C.T'S Camden.
	05 June	Performed at The Asylum Parramata.
1991	Early	Johnny Diesel & The Injectors were disbanded.
	00 June	Brent Eccles and John Woodruff Management adopted Johnny Diesel and was was shorten to 'Diesel' as solo artist.
	23 June	Single "Love Junk" as Johnny Diesel.
	24 November	Single "Come To Me" as Diesel.
1992	06 January	Fidelitour with guest support The Dukes at Penrith Leagues Club.
	08 January	Fidelitour with guest support The Dukes at Dee Why Hotel.
	09 January	Fidelitour with guest support The Dukes at Revesby Worker.
	10 January	Fidelitour with guest support The Dukes at Parramatta Leagues Club.
	04 March	Album Hepfidelity was produced Don Gehman and Terry Manning. Australian Album Charts it remained at number one position.
	06 March	Performed "Tip Of My Tongue" in a different version to the original release at the ARIA awards.
	15 March	Guitar on "Marvellous" featuring Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham and Diesel.
	28 March	Performed for "The Concert For Life" with Crowded House, Rat Cat, Yothu Yindi, Jenny Morris, INXS, Def FX at Centeral Park.
	23 May	Performed with special guest Maybe Dolls and Push Push Scarlet at at Selinas Coogee Bay Hotel.
	04 June	Performed with special guest Maybe Dolls at Dee Why Hotel.
	07 June	Performed with special guest Maybe Dolls at Revesby Worker.
	08 June	Tour for Soul Deep with Jimmy Barnes at The Entertainment Centre.
1993	06 January	Performed with support act The Dukes at Perth Panthers Leagues Club.
	14 April	ARIA Awards for Best Male Artist and Album Of The Year - Hepfidilety.
	03 July	Performed in front of 120, 000 people at Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
	16 August	Album The Lobbyist was produced by Diesel. Included recording from "Studio Session", "Acoustic Session" and "Live Session".
	23 August	Features "One More Time" on Triple M Cordless various artists album.
1994	30 March	ARIA Awards for Best Male Artist.
	-------------------	APRA Awards for Most Airplay Song - Never Miss Your Water.
	14 November	Album Solid State Rhyme was produced, engineered and mixed by Diesel and Craig Porteils.
1995	07 February	Performed at The Nest.
	20 October	ARIA Awards for Best Male Artist.
1996	19 March	Album Short Cool Ones features duets with Chris Wilson and solo tracks. "Other Man" written by Diesel it has Albert King influences.
	18 August	Co-produce "Princess Tabu" with Jeremy Allom.
	20 September	Features "Come Little Children" as Diesel on Mantra Mix: A Tibet Benefit Album various artists album.
	28 October	Compilation album Rewind - The Best Of Diesel by Chrysalis Records. Photography Simon Upton and design Diesel and Pierre Baroni.
	00 November	Features "On My Way" with David Bridie on Mushroom Music Writers' Workshop various artists album.
1997	-------------------	Features "Tip of my Tongue" on The Best Of Absolute Music 1-2-3 various artists album.
1998	01 November	Features "Silicone" as Mark Lizotte on Making A Scene - Live At Arlene Grocery various artists album.
	14 November	Jimmy Barnes and Mark Lizotte perform "Good Times" with the remaining members of INXS.
	28 November	Article The artist formerly known as Diesel in Good Weekend.
	08 December	Tempermental released single "Silicone" from Making A Scene - Live At Arlene Grocery in America, re-issued on 11 March 2000.
1999	12 August	Performed some old tunes and new songs at Governor Hindmarsh.
	23 August	Returns to New York to promote his album by New Weekly.
	30 August	Reviewed of single "Dig" by New Weekly.
	05 September	CD Single "Dig" was released with a sticker as Diesel.
	24 September	Performed "Dig" at ARIA Awards.
	27 September	Album Soul Lost Companion was produced by Jerry Harrison and Gavin McKillop. Released in Australia under exclusive license to Festival.
	14 October	Performed live and signing copies of his album at Indooroopilly Shoppingtown.
	15 October	Performed "Dig" at HMV Music Stores in Melbourne.
	19 November	Presenting People's Choice Awards.
	24 November	CD single "Satellite" cover says Diesel is back! Limited edition features bonus stickers.
	28 November	Performed at Heaven II Niteclub in South Australia.
	31 December	Performed for "MGM Grand Darwin Millennium Concert" on New Years Eve. Featuring The Angels and Daryl Braithwaite.
2000	07 March	Mammoth Records released Soul Lost Companion in America.
	15 June	Book "Mark Lizotte: The Artist Formerly Known as Diesel" (paperback) by David Bullock.
	17 July	Features "Dig" and "Tip Of My Tongue" as Mark Lizotte on Cold - Live At The Chapel various artists album.
	31 October	Features "Shine On Me" a duet with Naomi Louis Warne on Olympic Record various artists album.
	13 November	Features "I Write The Songs" as Mark Lizotte on Andrew Denton Breakfast Show Musical Challenge various artists album.
2001	-------------------	Return to Australia with family.
	23 May	Performed at Lizotte's Restaurant.
	16 June	Performs for "Hard Rock Café 30th Anniversary" at Surfer’s Paradise.
	31 August	Performed at Goulburn Soldiers Club.
	04 November	Features "Sometimes When We Touch" on Andrew Denton Breakfast Show Musical Challenge 2 various artists album.
2002	-------------------	Launched Hepfidelity Records with MGM Distribution.
	01 January	Performed "Still Got A Long Way To Go" with Jimmy Barnes Live At The Chapel included on DVD.
	01 July	Single "Getta Kick" was produced by Diesel, Guy Davies and Craig Porteils.
	07 October	Album Hear was produced and mixed by Craig Porteils and Diesel.
	00 November	Features "A Star Tonight" on The Spirit Of Christmas 2002 various artists album.
2003	16 March	Performed for "The Canberra Blues 'n' Rock Festival" was held over the Canberra Day Long Weekend.
	02 June	Intviewed and performed some tracks live in the studio of ABC New South Wales.
	20 July	Appear on "Love and Hate" with Danny Saber from Jimmy Barnes Love & Fear album.
	02 September	Played bass on "You're My Plus One" and produced for Dave Derby "Even Further Behind" album.
	07 September	Performed short acoustic gig with Mark Seymour at the Bridge Hotel in Rozelle.
	08 September	Performed "On My Way Home" with Mark Seymour and Rod Davies at the Bridge Hotel in Rozelle.
2004	31 March	Performed for "15 Years Of Hits Acoustic to Electric" at the Metro Theatre in Sydney.
	-------------------	Wrote "I'm Sorry" for Nessa Morgan album Sex & Poverty.
	11 June	DVD First Fifteen '89 - '04 Live was recorded at The Metro Theatre in Sydney.
2005	12 August	Appeared on Jimmy Barnes album Double Happiness as duet on "Got You As A Friend" and "Still Got A Long Way To Go".
	25 August	Performed for Jenny Morris & Friends featuring Jenny Morris, Troy Cassar-Daley, Abby Dobson, Rob Hirst, Beccy Cole, David Lane.
	19 September	Session work on Jade MacRae album tracks 1, 6, 9.
	21 October	Features "Don’t Need Love" on The Absolute Very Best Of The World's Beer Songs various artists album.
	04 December	Guitar on "Gonna Take Some Time" CD single by Jimmy Barnes with Mahalia Barnes.
2006	17 June	Album Coathanger Antennae was produced and engineer by Diesel. Features bonus DVD live footage and interviews.
	12 August	CD single "Saviour" released with Hepfidelity and distributed by Liberation Music
	31 October	Features "Soul Revival" on The Absolute Very Best Of The World's Beer Songs Volume 2 various artists album.
	04 November	DVD and CD Diesel And String - Live At The Vanguard musical skill-set by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble.
	11 November	Performed for "A Day On The Green" featuring The Whitlams, Alex Lloyd, Joe Camilleri at All Seasons Sanctuary Golf Resort in Bunbury.
	12 November	Performed for "A Day On The Green" featuring The Whitlams, Alex Lloyd, Joe Camilleri at Sandalford Wines in Swan Valley.
2007	17 March	Performed "Steal My Sunshine" and duet with Becky Cole "Good Year For The Roses" on Rockwiz.
	22 October	Various Artists album RocKwiz Duets Volume II a collection of unique duets from SBS TV series RocKwiz.
	03 November	Performed with guest support Nitidus at Chelsea Heights Hotel.
2008	07 March	Laura Bernay and her brother Diesel and Jimmy Barnes for "Breath of Life" from 7 to 9 March.
	23 July	Performed "Days Like These" live in studio 220.
	27 July	Performed for "Home Grown In The Valley" and featuring Ian Moss, Richard Clapton, Kevin Borich, Phil Emmanuel, Steve Edmonds.
	23 August	Album Days Like These was producer, engineer and mixed by Diesel at Ocean Street Sound.
	30 September	Performed for "Olivia Newton-John & Friends Gala Charity Concert" at at the State Theatre in Sydney.
	06 October	Features "Don’t Need Love" on Worlds Best Ever Beer Songs - 10th Anniversary various artists album.
	09 October	Album Singled Out is re-record songs in acoustic. Produced, engineered and mixed by Diesel. Released with Liberation Blue Acoustic Series.
	06 December	Various Artists album Tribute To Lobby Loyde, Billy Thorpe and Pete Wells featuring live perforances by Brian Cadd, Russell Morris, Spectrum, Lobby Loyde & The Coloured Balls, Ian Rilen, Richard Clapton, Noiseworks, Diesel, Ian Moss, Billy Thorpe and Rose Tattoo. "Tribute" includes 11 track CD with 3 bonus DVD tracks with Bombora Music.
	20 December	Appear on Sydney Weekender and perform at Lizotte's Restaurant.
2009	24 January	Performed at The Palais.
	30 January	Compilation album The Essential Diesel a collection from the Australian rocker.
	08 March	Performed at Melbourne Zoo.
	18 May	My First Gig hosted by Jimmy Barnes.
	06 July	DVD The 4 Corners Live was filmed at The Palms in Melbourne on 24 and 25 October 2008.
		Appearance on Revelry Road by Asa Broomhall.
	14 July	Interviewed by Richard Stubbs.
	17 July	Album Projects Blues Saturday Suffering Fools released on Hepfidelity and the distributor Liberation Music. Featuring Bernie Bremond, his father Hank, brothers Mike and Brian Lizotte on horns, drummer Lee Moloney and bassist Richie Vez.
	27 July	Performed "Women In Uniform" with Jimmy Barnes and the members of Skyhooks for "Helpmann Awards" at Sydney Opera House.
	05 August	Interviewed by Tim Webster.
	07 August	Re-issued Singled Out Limited edition with 32 page book by Ed Nimmervoll.
	26 September	Performed for "2009 Pink Ribbon Ball" Julia Morris, Aston, The Australian Ballet.
2010	25 March	Performed for "Breath of Life Music Festival Concert" with Deni Hines, Jimmy Barnes, Troy Cassar-Daley, Beccy Cole, Amber Lawrence.

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