Shiflett was the resident lead guitarist for the San Francisco Bay Area punk rock band No Use for a Name.
When a friend announced that Guns N' Roses were auditioning for a guitarist, Shiflett asked his friend to instead get him an audition for the Foo Fighters, who after recording There Is Nothing Left to Lose as a trio held open auditions to hire another guitarist.
Dave Grohl said part of his motivation to hire Shiflett was that he had a history in the underground punk scene, including opening for Grohl's former band Scream as bassist of the group Rat Pack.
After being hired, Shiflett played on the tour for There Is Nothing Left to Lose, and all subsequent studio albums starting with One by One.
Shiflett has noted several times that one of his favorite songs that he plays with the Foo Fighters is "All My Life" from their fourth studio album One by One.
Shiflett has declared that he was afraid of being fired even before he started to play with the band, as previous guitarist Pat Smear had declared interest to rejoin (Smear eventually got back with the band as a touring rhythm guitarist in 2005, rejoining as a full-fledged fifth member in 2010).

Seeing an opportunity that he knew he could not pass up, he quickly parted ways with his former band to audition.
His departure was abrupt, as No Use for a Name were just about to head out on tour in support of their then-recent album More Betterness!.
He was replaced by Dave Nassie, who had previously contributed to Suicidal Tendencies' lead singer "Cyco" Mike Muir's solo projects.

Shiflett began his music career in another band called Lost Kittenz with current members of Sugarcult.
He also currently plays in his own side-project, Jackson United, as well as Viva Death with his brother Scott.
For numerous projects, Shiflett performed under the name Jake Jackson.
He is also a sometime member of cover band Chevy Metal with Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins.
They play songs from classic rock bands such as Black Sabbath, Queen, ZZ Top, and Rolling Stones.

Shiflett, after being in cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, has a tattoo on the inside of his bottom lip with the words "Gimme Gimme".

In 2009, Shiflett played in a band called The Real McCoy, which was founded by Andy McCoy, the guitarist of the former Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks.
The band split up after only three gigs.

In 2010 Shiflett created a new country-oriented side project, Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants, releasing a self-titled album in July.
In 2011, Shiflett performed at the 2011 Wisconsin protests in Madison.
He also performed at the Anti War rally for the A.N.S.W.E.R coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism).
Shiflett performed at the opening rally at the one and a half mile march from Hollywood and Vine to Hollywood and Highland March 19, 2011.

In 2013, Shiflett announced he would be releasing a new album from his country project, Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, called All Hat And No Cattle.
The album of honky-tonk covers and original tracks came out on July 30, 2013 via SideOneDummy Records.

April 2017 saw Shiflett release his first solo album West Coast Town, a  collection of original honky tonk tracks, accompanied by a short USA tour to promote the release.

A second solo album Hard Lessons was released on June 14th 2019.
As with the first album Hard Lessons was produced by Dave Cobb.

Since October 2013, Shiflett has hosted the weekly podcast Walking The Floor with Chris Shiflett.
As of August 2020, there have been over 170 episodes of Walking the Floor.

1.
Red Simpson
2.
John Doe
3.
Nick Arson
4.
Robert Garcia
5.
Joe Saunders
6-7.
Dwight Yoakam
8.
Tommy Hays
9-10.
Peter Case
11.
Jonny Wickersham
12.
Steve Earle
13.
Thomas Frank
14.
Matt Skiba
15.
Redd Volkaert
16.
Kenny Vaughn
17.
Sami Yaffa
18.
Sam Jones
19.
Kevin Smith
20.
Keith Gattis
21.
Conner Coffin
22.
Robbie Fulks
23-24.
Brad Paisley
25.
Bloodshot Records
26.
Jack McCoy
27.
Brian Whelan
28.
Sturgill Simpson
29.
Mike Ness
30.
Merle Haggard
31.
Patterson Hood
32.
Jim Lauderdale
33.
Dale Watson
34.
Dicky Barrett
35.
Rhett Miller
36.
Steve McDonal
Shiflett was the resident lead guitarist for the San Francisco Bay Area punk rock band No Use for a Name. When a friend announced that Guns N' Roses were auditioning for a guitarist, Shiflett asked his friend to instead get him an audition for the Foo Fighters, who after recording There Is Nothing Left to Lose as a trio held open auditions to hire another guitarist. Dave Grohl said part of his motivation to hire Shiflett was that he had a history in the underground punk scene, including opening for Grohl's former band Scream as bassist of the group Rat Pack. After being hired, Shiflett played on the tour for There Is Nothing Left to Lose, and all subsequent studio albums starting with One by One. Shiflett has noted several times that one of his favorite songs that he plays with the Foo Fighters is "All My Life" from their fourth studio album One by One. Shiflett has declared that he was afraid of being fired even before he started to play with the band, as previous guitarist Pat Smear had declared interest to rejoin (Smear eventually got back with the band as a touring rhythm guitarist in 2005, rejoining as a full-fledged fifth member in 2010).
Seeing an opportunity that he knew he could not pass up, he quickly parted ways with his former band to audition. His departure was abrupt, as No Use for a Name were just about to head out on tour in support of their then-recent album More Betterness!. He was replaced by Dave Nassie, who had previously contributed to Suicidal Tendencies' lead singer "Cyco" Mike Muir's solo projects.
Shiflett began his music career in another band called Lost Kittenz with current members of Sugarcult. He also currently plays in his own side-project, Jackson United, as well as Viva Death with his brother Scott. For numerous projects, Shiflett performed under the name Jake Jackson. He is also a sometime member of cover band Chevy Metal with Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins. They play songs from classic rock bands such as Black Sabbath, Queen, ZZ Top, and Rolling Stones.
Shiflett, after being in cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, has a tattoo on the inside of his bottom lip with the words "Gimme Gimme".
In 2009, Shiflett played in a band called The Real McCoy, which was founded by Andy McCoy, the guitarist of the former Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks. The band split up after only three gigs.
In 2010 Shiflett created a new country-oriented side project, Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants, releasing a self-titled album in July. In 2011, Shiflett performed at the 2011 Wisconsin protests in Madison. He also performed at the Anti War rally for the A.N.S.W.E.R coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). Shiflett performed at the opening rally at the one and a half mile march from Hollywood and Vine to Hollywood and Highland March 19, 2011.
In 2013, Shiflett announced he would be releasing a new album from his country project, Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, called All Hat And No Cattle. The album of honky-tonk covers and original tracks came out on July 30, 2013 via SideOneDummy Records.
April 2017 saw Shiflett release his first solo album West Coast Town, a  collection of original honky tonk tracks, accompanied by a short USA tour to promote the release.
A second solo album Hard Lessons was released on June 14th 2019. As with the first album Hard Lessons was produced by Dave Cobb.
Since October 2013, Shiflett has hosted the weekly podcast Walking The Floor with Chris Shiflett. As of August 2020, there have been over 170 episodes of Walking the Floor.
1. Red Simpson
2. John Doe
3. Nick Arson
4. Robert Garcia
5. Joe Saunders
6-7. Dwight Yoakam
8. Tommy Hays
9-10. Peter Case
11. Jonny Wickersham
12. Steve Earle
13. Thomas Frank
14. Matt Skiba
15. Redd Volkaert
16. Kenny Vaughn
17. Sami Yaffa
18. Sam Jones
19. Kevin Smith
20. Keith Gattis
21. Conner Coffin
22. Robbie Fulks
23-24. Brad Paisley
25. Bloodshot Records
26. Jack McCoy
27. Brian Whelan
28. Sturgill Simpson
29. Mike Ness
30. Merle Haggard
31. Patterson Hood
32. Jim Lauderdale
33. Dale Watson
34. Dicky Barrett
35. Rhett Miller
36. Steve McDonal
Chris Shiflett