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

The band initially formed for a once-off support act for a friends band, calling themselves Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic 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),

Arik Marshall (1992-1993),

Jesse Tobias (1992-1993)

Dave Navarro (1993-1998)

John Frusciante (1998-Present).

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).