Ricky Dias: Lead Guitar, Rhythm & Slide Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Harmonica and Lap Steel.

Chris Jamison: Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Bass and Vocals. (aka. Shane Fox)

Ricky D was born in Bakersfield, California. His Uncle played with Buck Owens and his Mother sang with Nat King Cole, Buddy Landrum and others. He got his first Electric Guitar (A beat-up used 1957 Stratocaster) and enjoyed his first guitar lessons from Semie Moseley himself, founder and builder of the famous Mosrite Guitars.(As a matter of fact one of Semies Guitars a: Mosrite Mark I is featured on the cover of the new CD). Ricky D is a veteran player, in over 18 bands and many jam and recording sessions. He started his recording career at CopperWood Recording Studio, and on to Moon & Harbor Studios; and finally building his own studio, which he still uses and has created the new CD: Don't X Me Out' Some of his bands of note; which playing at venues in Northern California, including the California state fair are: Horizon, Night Fall, Positive Ground, The Pods, Cold Feat. Ricky D & The Red Flames are the current path to enlightenment, with the new CD being the 2nd release on Laughing Sam's Records. Ricky D is the owner of Laughing Sam's Records and Laughing Sam's Music Publishing, BMI. He is a Composer/Song Writer with BMI. His 1st record got airplay in England, Portugal, Netherlands, America, Canada and Australia. Now with Internet Radio, Podcasts and mass dissemination we are going to rule the World! (Just Kidding) I at least hope someone finds pleasure in our music, and the seed is planted; its the Music that Matters and now is the greatest time ever to be alive. To all of you current and would be 'Red Flame Heads' out there, please take Care and be good to each other......... Peace...... Ricky D......

Chris Jamison:

I wanted to play the drums at age 5, and that same year we found out I was far-sighted in my right eye. I was prescribed corrective glasses but hated wearing them. So my parents struck a deal with me.

They said if I wore my glasses for one year they would buy me a drum kit. Well I made it the whole year and a received my first kit. It was a Maxwin 3 piece kit. They don’t even make them anymore, but I will never forget that kit.

By the time I was in Jr. High, I had already performed at our church accompanying other musicians. It was kind of cool, come to think about it. By high school I was playing both in orchestra and marching band. I had a small 3 piece rock band that a friend and I (that friend is Joel Renfrow, Lead Guitarist for ‘Stigmurder’) formed and we had played at a few school functions. We practiced at a local church that we played at on Sundays for a few bucks, and the Minister was really nice and said it was cool to practice. We thought we were the shit, rocking out to Ozzy & Dokken in a church  ...I thought for sure we would burn in hell for that!!!

Well graduation came and went and I found myself with another band called Rock Bottom (I was, and still am a big Kiss fan). We played 1 gig and did a 3 song demo and that was about it. Well I didn’t play much after that. I got married, and started driving trucks long haul. I had given up all my dreams on becoming a professional musician. But life has a way of getting you back on the highway when you take a wrong exit.

A couple years ago I met Ricky D at a garage sale he was having. I spotted a drum kit tucked underneath some blankets. I asked him if he played and he said no but was looking for someone who did. I told him I was out of practice but had been chomping at the bit to play again. We exchanged numbers and a couple months later he called me.

Since then we have become best of friends and have inspired each other to be better than the day before. What’s next? Who knows?