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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea Slaps Bass on ‘Family Guy’

By Guitar World Staff published 15 February 2017

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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea made an appearance on Family Guy this past weekend. The episode, “Peter’s Def Jam,” aired February 12. Family Guy is now in its 15th season.

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