Red & the Red Hots is a band that plays high-energy swing music for dancing, concerts and all around good times. The band was formed by Red Young who plays piano, is the lead vocalist and also does the arranging, writing and producing. It was formed in Texas in 1985 and played around 400 engagements in the Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana area until 1988. At that time Red returned to Los Angeles and formed associations with people he still works with till this day. The band has a variety of folks we work with, but the band personnel includes at various times Cassie Miller, Dina Bennett, Rebecca Kyler Downs, or Jennifer Griffin and recently Silvie Rider (vocals), Keith Fiddmont or Lon Price (saxophones), Brian Swartz or Scott Steen (trumpet), Kenny Sara, Doug Mathews or John Bryant (drums), Randy Landas, Drew Phelps or Jonathan Fisher (bass) and on occasion three additional horn players which includes a trumpet, alto and bari sax player including some of the best in Los Angeles: John Thomas, Lee Thornburg, Rick Rossi, Matt Zebley, Zane Musa, Greg Smith and occasional others. We vary the size of the band to the engagement and sometimes play as small as 5 pieces or as many as 15. We worked regularly in the Los Angeles area until 2003 at The World Famous Derby in Hollywood at the corner of Los Feliz and Hillhurst (feathured in the movie Swingers) and Disneyland in Anaheim. Other venues we have played in the Southern California area are the Hollywood Athletic Club, The Palace, the Coconut Club, the Rhino Room and many others. We also travel over the country and have been known to play in San Diego, San Francisco, Reno, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Ft Worth, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Memphis, Atlanta and have had many calls for many places further than this which we will visit throughout this year. Check the calendar to see when we will be in your area. The current vocalist for the Red Hots is Silvie Rider, a very appealing singer from Switzerland who sings in many languages and is a very welcome addition to the sound, look and feel of Red and the Red Hots.

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