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Red Hot Chili Peppers
photo credit: Steve Keros

Active

1980s - 2010s

Formed

1983 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Alternative Pop/Rock Alternative/Indie Rock Funk Metal College Rock Heavy Metal Adult Alternative Pop/Rock Dance-Rock Rap-Rock

Group Members

Anthony Kiedis Flea Chad Smith John Frusciante Josh Klinghoffer Cliff Martinez Dave Navarro Hillel Slovak Jack Irons Arik Marshall Blackbyrd McKnight D.H. Peligro Jack Sherman Jesse Tobias
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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Biography by Greg Prato

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California alternative rockers who mixed biting guitars with funk rhythms to become superstars by the 1990s and inspire legions of imitators.
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