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Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Artist Type: Group
Group Formed: 1983

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Red Hot Chili Peppers is a funk rock band that is based in Hollywood, California and was formed in 1983.

The band initially formed as a joke act, calling themselves Tony Flow and the Miraculous Masters of Mayhem. Upon renaming themselves Red Hot Chili Peppers, they played a handful of small club venues in Los Angeles in 1983, before they were signed to EMI Records.

Vocalist:Anthony Kiedis (1983-present).

Notable guitarists (in chronological order):Hillel Slovak (1983-1984, 1985-1988),Jack Sherman (1984),John Frusciante (1988-1992, 1998-present), Arik Marshall (1992-1993),Jesse Tobias (1992-1993)Dave Navarro (1993-1998).

Bass: Michael Peter "Flea" Balzary (1983-present)

Notable drummers (in chronological order): Jack Irons (1983-84, 1987-88),Cliff Martinez (1984-1987),D.H. Peligro (1988),Chad Smith, (1988-present).

The Chili Peppers' original guitarist, Slovak, was replaced in 1984 by Jack Sherman, while Slovak and Irons recorded music with their band at the time, What Is This? Upon Slovak's return, Sherman was fired from the band.

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