▁first ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁a ▁road ie , ▁they ▁reached ▁their ▁peak ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" N aught y ▁Rh yth ms ▁Tour " ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁stal w arts ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁scene , ▁Dr . ▁Fe el good ▁and ▁K ok omo , ▁each ▁band ▁altern ately ▁head lin ing ▁on ▁different ▁dates . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁band ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁a ▁folk - rock ▁du o ▁formed ▁by ▁ex - J un ior ' s ▁Blues ▁Band ▁members ▁Martin ▁Stone ▁and ▁Philip ▁C . ▁Lith man . ▁Lith man ▁moved ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁leaving ▁Stone ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁Sav oy ▁Brown ▁and ▁M ight y ▁Baby . ▁The ▁du o ▁reun ited ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁recording ▁Kings ▁of ▁the ▁Rob ot ▁Rh ythm ▁with ▁vocal ist ▁Jo ▁Ann ▁Kelly ▁and ▁various ▁members ▁of ▁Br ins ley ▁Schwar z . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ; ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁du o ▁expanded , ▁adding ▁Paul ▁" D ice ▁Man " ▁Ba iley , ▁Paul ▁" B ass man " ▁R iley , ▁and ▁P ete ▁Thomas ▁to ▁the ▁line - up . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years , ▁Ch illi ▁Will i ▁& ▁The ▁Red ▁Hot ▁Pe ppers ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁live ▁act ▁in ▁Britain , ▁and ▁recorded ▁two ▁John ▁Pe el ▁S essions