Joe Perry (musician)

Joe Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence, Massachusetts), is the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for the longstanding rock and roll band Aerosmith. He also led his own group, The Joe Perry Project, in the early 1980s, and released a solo album in 2005. In his sole work as an actor, Perry had a guest role on an episode of ', a popular NBC drama, in 1998. He is currently married and has four children.

In and out of Aerosmith

Perry joined Aerosmith at its formation in 1969, teaming up with vocalist (and then drummer) Steven Tyler. Perry and Tyler, due to a close friendship and out-of-control personal lives, would become known as the "toxic twins".

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Initially dismissed as Rolling Stones rip-offs, the band came into their own during the mid-1970s. Album-oriented FM radio handed them a string of successful records, most notably Toys in the Attic (1975) and Rocks (1976). They would also score a number of hit singles in songs like "Dream On", "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This Way".

Related Topics:
Toys in the Attic - Rocks

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The success cemented Joe Perry as an icon, but that hardly meant smooth sailing ahead - the band went on to seriously stumble by the end of the decade, both creatively and personally.

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Perry left Aerosmith in 1979, after a conflict with Tyler; the group was still recording their sixth album, Night in the Ruts, and Perry would appear on six of its nine tracks.

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