Rockin'XXL: Kid Ramos (USA)

Kid Ramos (born January 13, 1959) is an American electric blues and West Coast Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Ramos has released four solo albums since 1995 on Black Top and Evidence Records. He has worked with James Harman, Roomful of Blues, Bobby Jones, The Mannish Boys, The 44's, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kim Wilson and Los Fabulocos.
David Ramos was born in Fullerton, California, with both of his parents being professional opera singers. After playing at the parties of friends and at local Niightclubs in his teenage years, he turned fully professional when joining James Harman's band in 1980. He stayed playing his guitar for Harman until 1988, when he briefly helped out with Roomful Of Blues. However, at this point, Ramos took a break from music to raise a family, and worked as a water delivery man. In 1994, Ramos joined forces with Lynwood Slim to form the Big Rhythm Combo. Ramos' debut solo album, Two Hands One Heart, was released the following year. Ramos had joined The Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1993. As well as regularly recording and appearing with them up to 2002, Ramos also continued to release his own albums, with Greasy Kid Stuff (2001) being his most recent. Ramos appeared at the 2005 Edmonton Labatt Blues Festival, playing along with The Mannish Boys. He also formed the roots quartet Los Fabulocos, who released their debut album in 2008. In 2009, Ramos backed Bobby Jones at the Notodden Blues Festival. In August 2012, Ramos was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, and underwent chemotherapy treatment the following month. He was expected to require radiotherapy, surgery and further chemotherapy during the course of the next twelve months a medical appeal was launched to assist with the costs of his treatment. Kid Ramos received the Orange County Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award on March 7, 2014. At the event he announced that he had completed his treatment and recovered from the Cancer. As from 2014 on he supported the South California band The 44's on their recordings and Live Performances.

1995

Black Top 1120, 16 tracks, 56:46 min.

1999

Evidence 26104, 15 tracks, 56:43 min.

2000

Evidence 26110, 16 tracks, 57:09 min.

2001

Evidence 26117, 17 tracks, 59:38 min.

2018

Rip Cat 1802/ 13 tr./ 47 min.

with his son Johnny Ramos, Kim Wilson, Johnny Turner (V)
Kedar Roy (B), Marty Dodson (D), Bob Welsh (P),
Jon Atkinson (V) & Danny Michel (RG)
2008

Delta Groove DG 125, 13 tracks, 46:23 min.