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Aerosmith

One of the USA's most popular of all hard-rock acts, Aerosmith were formed in 1970 when vocalist Steven Tyler met Joe Perry. Together with fellow Jam Band member Tom Hamilton and new recruits Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford. After playing their first gig at the Nipmuc Regional High School, the band took the name Aerosmith. Their popularity throughout the Boston area grew rapidly, and a triumphant gig at Max's Kansas City, witnessed by Clive Davis, led to a recording contract with Columbia Records. In 1973 Aerosmith secured a minor chart placing with their self-titled debut album. Although its attendant single, "Dream On", initially peaked at number 59, it became a Top 10 hit in April 1976. Get Your Wings inaugurated a fruitful working relationship with producer Jack Douglas. Nationwide tours established the quintet as a major attraction, a position consolidated by the highly successful Toys In The Attic, which has now sold in excess of six million copies worldwide. A fourth album, Rocks, achieved platinum status within months of its release. In 1978 the guitarist left the band following the release of the disappointing Night In The Ruts and subsequently founded the Joe Perry Project. Jimmy Crespo joined Aerosmith in 1980, but the following year Brad Whitford left to pursue a... Next

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