Reggie Youngblood always had an itch for music, singing and fronting for several bands over a span of ten years in Jacksonville, Florida - a town with essentially an infantile music scene at best - and after many musical collaborations, formed Black Kids in 2006.
Owen Holmes, the bassist, was in Scotland and discussed forming another band with Reggie Youngblood via e-mail. They had previously been in a band called Cubby together, with drummer Kevin Snow. Reggie knew his sister, Ali, played piano from a young age, and that her best friend Dawn Watley also played, so he asked Dawn to play. She was confused as to why, since Reggie gave no explanation, "just play". Owen flew back to Jacksonville, and Black Kids was born.
