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List of Red Hot Chili Peppers band members

Red Hot Chili Peppers performing in 2006 (top) and 2016 (bottom).

Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) is an American funk rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in December 1982 as Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, the group originally consisted of vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist Hillel Slovak, bassist Flea (real name Michael Balzary) and drummer Jack Irons.[1] The group changed its name to Red Hot Chili Peppers on March 25, 1983.[2] In December, Slovak and Irons both left RHCP, after their other band What Is This obtained a record deal with MCA Records.[3] They were replaced before the end of the year by Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez, respectively, who performed on the group's self-titled debut album.[4] After the resulting promotional concert tour ended in December 1984, Sherman was fired following tensions with Kiedis and Flea.[5]

Having recently left What Is This?, Slovak returned to RHCP in January 1985.[6] During the tour in promo

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

Here is a YouTube Mix of music by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Learn More about Red Hot Chili Peppers

One of the primary influences on the late 1990s Funk Metal sound was originated in the mainstream by California's Red Hot Chili Peppers. Formed in the early 1980s by bass player Flea (Michael Balzary, 1962), guitarist Hillel Slovak (1962-1988), and drummer Jack Irons (1962), the high school friends performed in L.A. under the name Another School.

After adopting the name Red Hot Chili Peppers, taken from the nickname for Louis Armstrong's 1920s jazz quintet, the trio became a four-some by officially adding vocalist Anthony Kiedis (1962) who had frequently joined them on-stage. Kiedis and Flea had been friends since the age of 15, Kiedis was an aspiring actor attending UCLA, and Flea, the son of a jazz musician was an aspiring trumpet player.

But after years spent in the creative swirl of Southern California's art and music scene they decided their efforts were best invested in the outrageous frat-party, funk-thrash sound they were developing. Althou

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Red Hot Chili Peppers: The biography of the rock band from Los Angeles, their greatest hits and legacy (Artists) (Paperback)

The book Red Hot Chili Peppers invites readers into the vibrant and enduring world of the iconic American rock band. Formed in Los Angeles in 1982, the quartet of Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, and John Frusciante has left an indelible mark on the music landscape.

With a musical palette that blends alternative rock, funk, punk, hard rock, hip hop, and psychedelic influences, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have defined genres such as funk metal, rap metal, rap rock, and nu metal. Boasting over 120 million records sold worldwide, they stand as one of the top-selling bands of all time. Their numerous achievements include holding records for the most number-one singles, cumulative weeks at number one, and top-ten songs on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

This comprehensive biography traces the band's evolution from their early days with Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons to their major breakthrough with albums like "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" and "Californication."

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