Flame the Band

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American Band Made Up of People with Disabilities • Active 2003 – Present • Pop, Rock, and Covers

Fast Facts

• The members of the band are either diagnosed with autism, Down syndrome, or are blind.
• Flame’s mission is to change the world through music.
• In 2003, lead singer Michelle King participated in and won a talent show at Lexington, which would lead to Flame the Band being formed.
• Vocalist Andrew Carpenter auditioned for the band in 2016 after one of his instructors heard him sing and encouraged him to sign up.
• Drummer David LaGrange was told by his school counselor that he would never be in a band.
• Vocalist Adrienne Phillips compared auditioning for Flame to “being on American Idol”
• Dancer Debbie Woodruff started taking ballet classes at the age of 3.
• Doctors told conguero player Shawn Lehr’s parents that he would never be able to speak.
• Dancer Maddie Swart is the newest member of the band and auditioned because Michelle was one of her favorite singers.
•  Conguero player Karl Blanchard started as one of the band’s dancers and started playing congas in 2011.

“Michelle is better than 99% of the lead singers in 99% of the local bands 100% of the time.” – Metroland Magazine