Kid began doing more local gigs and made a record with hip vocalist Lynwood Slim called Too Small To Dance under the name The Big Rhythm Combo in 1994. The following year he got the call from Kim Wilson that changed his life radically. Though he was uncertain what challenges the role of guitarist for the Fabulous Thunderbirds would present, he took a deep breath and plunged ahead, joining a lineup that eventually comprised Wilson and Harman alumni Richard Innes, Gene Taylor and Willie J. Campbell.

Reviewing his 1999 eponymous CD for Evidence Records, the Los Angeles Times noted, “There are few guitarists in the country as thoroughly schooled in the tradition of the blues and fewer still who are willing to employ that tradition as an engine for their playing instead of a brake pad…” He’s also released West Coast House Party in 2001 and Greasy Kid Stuff in 2001.

For Kid Ramos, getting the chance to work with Floyd Dixon brings his career full circle. “I fell in love with the blues when I was just a kid. I went from admiring songs and records of Floyd’s to performing that material in James Harman’s bands and later in the other groups I worked with. From that first garage band all through the years with the T-Birds, Floyd Dixon has been a beacon, shining a light for me. He represents what’s instinctive, natural and inspiring—the best of the blues. That’s why it’s such an honor to get the chance to support him and let him do what he does best—be Floyd Dixon.”