Benefit Concert For So-Cal Blues Guitarist David "Kid" Ramos
Features Star-Studded Lineup From The Blasters to The Blazers & More
Sunday, October 7th, 2012 1-9PM @ Nick's Taste of TX in Covina
Blues Community Rallies For One Of Their Own Recently Diagnosed With
Cancer
The Southern California blues community is coming together for one of its own. ³We Are Our Brothers Keepers² is a benefit for legendary blues guitarist David ³Kid² Ramos recently
diagnosed with cancer. Ramos has lent his guitar chops to trailblazing blues acts including James Harman, the late, great guitarist Hollywood Fats, and with The Fabulous Thunderbirds, before launching a successful solo career with four highly acclaimed CD releases to his credit to date.
The October 7th show features a star-studded lineup of artists, including:
The Blasters, Mike Eldred Trio, Los Fabulocos, The Delgado Brothers, Dale Peterson, The Blazers, Tremoloco, and Miguel Garcia & the Vaquetones.
Where/When: Sunday, October 7th, 2012; 1-9pm at Nick¹s Taste of
Texas, 545 N. Citrus Ave, Covina, CA 626-331-2824; www.nickstasteoftexas.com.
Suggested donation $12.
Cards & Donations: Contributions and get-well cards can be sent to
Kid Ramos in care of Delta Groove Productions, 16501 Sherman Way Suite 100, Van
Nuys, CA. 91406 USA.
About Kid Ramos:
If David "Kid" Ramos had gone into the family business with his mother and step-father, he might be a professional opera singer today; to the eternal thanks of blues fans around the world, Kid decided to march to a different drummer (who was probably playing a swinging shuffle), and became one of the most exciting, powerful blues guitarists in the business. After first
picking up the guitar at age 8, he began playing professionally in his teens.
Just a few years later, Kid was recruited by the seasoned blues road warrior James "Icepick" Harman, in whose band he shared guitar duties, traded licks, and mastered his craft alongside the late, great guitarist Hollywood Fats for the better part of the 1980s. After taking a few years off from the road to devote to his family, Kid came back with a vengeance in the early '90s,
and has only gathered momentum since; after a lengthy stint as the lead guitarist with The Fabulous Thunderbirds, he launched his own solo career, releasing four highly acclaimed CDs to date. Meanwhile, he's continued to work with the cream of the crop of West Coast blues talent on both recordings and on stage, and is a natural fit into the deep and wide talent pool of The Mannish Boys. www.deltagrooveproductions.com
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