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Aerosmith

In its nearly three decade-long career, Aerosmith has literally been there and back--from a Boston garage to the top of the rock heap to a rock-bottom haze--and has come out of it all as one of the most durable and successful American rock acts in history.

The quintet was born in 1970 playing a mix of hard rock, R&B, and blues. The band's first two albums were regional hits, but hardly noticed outside of Boston, as singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry were written off as Mick Jagger-Keith Richards clones. That all changed with the 1975 release of Toys In The Attic, Aerosmith's third album. "Dream On," a ballad from the band's 1973 debut, was re-released and became a hit. Then came "Walk This Way" which became Aerosmith's second top 10 hit. With...
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