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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 87. Chapters: Cream, Danzig, ZZ Top, The Yardbirds, Aerosmith, MC5, Whitesnake, Blues Traveler, Them, Them Crooked Vultures, Partibrejkers, The Glasspack, Blind Faith, Foghat, Sir Lord Baltimore, Cinderella, The Hamsters, Climax Blues Band, The Derek Trucks Band, Clutch, Engine, The Quireboys, The Misunderstood, Ten Years After, Badlands, Cold War Kids, Santana, The Steepwater Band, Heartless Bastards, Kamchatka, D em, She Keeps Bees, Elf, Zona B, Winterville, Blaire Reinhard, The Mustangs, The Muggs, Radio Moscow, Steamhammer, North Mississippi Allstars, Breakout, Arc Angels, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, The Numbers Band, Eric Clapton's Powerhouse, Night Horse, The Riptide Movement, Josefus, Sister Double Happiness, Firebird, The Sleepers, Truth and Janey, Stray Dog, The Snakes, Hey Mama, Twentysevens, Hampton Grease Band, Five Horse Johnson, Aerochix, Zoopark, Bloodline, Gus Lambros and Electric Mud, Bebados Habilidosos, Remme Brothers Band, Bryan Cherry Band. Excerpt: Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band." Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. The band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton, originally in a band together called the Jam Band, met up with singer Steven Tyler, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarist Ray Tabano, and formed Aerosmith. In 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, and the band began developing a following in Boston. They were signed to Columbia Records in 1972, and released a string of multi-platinum albums, beginning with their 1973 eponymous debut album, followed by their 1974 album Get Your Wings. In 1975, th...