Background
David Ramos was born in Fullerton, California, United States, with both of his parents being professional opera singers.
David Ramos was born in Fullerton, California, United States, with both of his parents being professional opera singers.
Ramos has released four solo albums since 1995 on Black Top and Evidence Records. He has worked with James Harman, Roomful of Blues, the Big Rhythm Combo, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Mannish Boys, Bobby Jones and Los Fabulocos. 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 manitoba
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, following an invitation from their singer, Kim Wilson. 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"s 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 is expected to require radiotherapy, surgery and further chemotherapy during the course of the next year and a medical appeal has been launched to assist with the costs of his treatment.
At the event he announced that he had completed his treatment and recovered from the cancer.