Who is Joe Perry or why is he famous?
Anthony Joseph Perry (born September 10, 1950, Lawrence, Massachusetts) is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. He was ranked 48th in the Rolling Stone’s list[1] – The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. By the end of the year, Perry had formed his own band – The Joe Perry Project. Their debut record, Let the Music Do the Talking, reached #47 on the Billboard album charts, selling 250,000 copies domestically. While sales and reviews were respectable the group mainly thrived as a live act. It managed to do so even after its second album, I’ve Got the Rock’n’Rolls Again, went largely ignored. In the end, the Project never solidified a lineup; all three studio releases would feature a different lead vocalist and the entire roster was replaced before their final effort (1983’s Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker.) Even a brief stint with fellow Aerosmith exile, rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford, failed to ignite things
Russell Brand made an impressive entrance at this year’s 2009 MTV Video Music Awards: The host walked onstage accompanied by Katy Perry singing Queen’s “We Will Rock You.” And Katy was accompanied by Joe Perry (no relation) on guitar. For anybody who didn’t recognize him, Perry is the founder of and guitarist for Aerosmith, the veteran arena rock band from Boston. Perry has co-written and played solos on some of the biggest rock songs in history, including “Sweet Emotion,” “Dream On” and “Dude (Looks Like a Lady).” Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts (just outside of Boston), Perry formed Aerosmith with lead singer Steven Tyler and released the band’s first album in 1973. The duo quickly became known as the “Toxic Twins” because of their rampant drug and alcohol abuse. After a series of hits in the ’70s, the band had a rough transition into the ’80s, mostly due to said substance abuse, and Perry left the band for a while. But when they sobered up, they came back with a vengeance in the lat
