Born on this day 1950 Mr.Anthony Joseph Joe Perry (born September 10, 1950) is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. He was ranked 84th in the Rolling Stones list The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Aerosmith, and in 2013, Perry and his songwriting partner Steven Tyler were recipients of the ASCAP Founders Award and were also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of fame.During Perrys early years he formed a band with Tom Hamilton called The Jam Band. Steven Tyler,Joe, Tom, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer eventually joined and the band became Aerosmith. While initially dismissed as Rolling Stones knock-offs, the band came into its own during the mid-1970s with a string of hit records. Chief among these successes were Toys in the Attic (1975) and Rocks (1976), thanks largely to the prevalence of free-form, album-oriented FM radio. The group also managed hit singles on the radio with songs like Dream On, Same Old Song and Dance, Sweet Emotion, Walk This Way, Back in the Saddle, and Last Child.During this time, Perry and vocalist Steven Tyler became known as the Toxic Twins for their notorious hard-partying and drug use. Aerosmiths crowd earned the nickname The Blue Army, so called by the band after the seemingly endless number of teenagers in the audience wearing blue denim jackets and blue jeans. The audience was abundantly male with long hair. Happy 64th Birthday Mr. Joe Perry !
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:05:25 +0000
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