<P> In 1964, Steven Tyler formed his own band called the Strangeurs--later Chain Reaction--in New Hampshire . Meanwhile, Perry and Hamilton formed the Jam Band (commonly known as "Joe Perry's Jam Band"), which was based on free - form and blues. Hamilton and Perry moved to Boston, Massachusetts in September 1969 . There they met Joey Kramer, a drummer from Yonkers, New York . Kramer knew Tyler and had always hoped to play in a band with him . Kramer, a Berklee College of Music student, decided to quit school to join Jam Band . </P> <P> In 1970, Chain Reaction and Jam Band played at the same gig. Tyler immediately loved Jam Band's sound, and wanted to combine the two bands . In October 1970, the bands met up again and considered the proposition . Tyler, who had been a drummer and backup singer in Chain Reaction, adamantly refused to play drums in this new band, insisting he would only take part if he could be frontman and lead vocalist . The others agreed, and a new band was born . The band moved into a home together at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, where they wrote and rehearsed music together and relaxed in between shows . </P> <P> The members of the band reportedly spent afternoons getting stoned and watching Three Stooges reruns . One day, they had a post-Stooges meeting to try to come up with a name . Kramer said when he was in school he would write the word aerosmith all over his notebooks . The name had popped into his head after listening to Harry Nilsson's album Aerial Ballet, which featured jacket art of a circus performer jumping out of a biplane . Initially, Kramer's bandmates were unimpressed; they all thought he was referring to the Sinclair Lewis novel they were required to read in high school English class . "No, not Arrowsmith," Kramer explained . "A-E-R-O...Aerosmith ." The band settled upon this name after also considering "the Hookers" and "Spike Jones ." </P> <P> Soon, the band hired Ray Tabano, a childhood friend of Tyler, as rhythm guitarist and began playing local shows . Aerosmith played their first gig in Mendon, Massachusetts at Nipmuc Regional High School (now Miscoe Hill Middle School) on November 6, 1970 . In 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, who also attended the Berklee School of Music and was formerly of the band Earth Inc . Whitford, from Reading, Massachusetts, had already played at Reading's AW Coolidge Middle School . Other than a period from July 1979 to April 1984, the line - up of Tyler, Perry, Hamilton, Kramer, and Whitford has stayed the same . </P>

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