Brad Whitford’s Birthday – February 23rd, 1952
 Posted
2/23/2013 12:00:00 AM
Brad Whitford’s Birthday – February 23rd, 1952
Conversation Starters
- Happy Birthday to Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford! Who’s the better Aerosmith guitarist: Brad Whitford or Joe Perry?
- Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford celebrates a birthday today! Diehard fans of the band know he replaced which member in 1971?
Fast Facts
- Attended Berklee School of Music
- Played for other bands such as Teapot Dome, Earth Incorporated, Cymbals of Resistance and Justin Tyme
- Was not one of the original members of Aerosmith (he replaced Raymond Tabano in 1971)
- Whitford is one of the guitarists for Aerosmith (the other being Joe Perry)
- He co-wrote “Round and Round,” “Nobody’s Fault” and “Last Child”
- Appeared, along with fellow bandmates, in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Left Aerosmith in 1981
- Formed the Whitford St. Holmes Band with Derek St. Holmes (former guitarist for Ted Nugent).
- Reunited with Aerosmith in 1984
- He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Aerosmith in 2001
Personal
- Born Bradford Ernest Whitford on Feb. 23, 1952 in Winchester, Mass.
- Was married to Lori Phillips (1976-1978) and Karen Lesser (1980-2004)
- Whitford is currently married to Kimberly Whitford
- He has four children
Discography
- Aerosmith (1973)
- Get Your Wings (1974)
- Toys In the Attic (1975)
- Rocks (1976)
- Draw the Line (1977)
- Live Bootleg (1978)
- Night in the Ruts (1979)
- Rock In A Hard Place (1982)
- Done with Mirrors (1985)
- Permanent Vacation (1987)
- Pump (1989)
- Get A Grip (1993)
- Nine Lives (1997)
- A Little South of Sanity (1998)
- Just Push Play (2001)
- Honkin’ On Bobo (2004)
- Rockin’ the Joint (2005)
- Music from Another Dimension! (2012)
RIAA
- Get Your Wings-multi-platinum (2001)
- Toys In the Attic-multi-platinum (2002)
- Rocks-multi-platinum (2001)
- Draw the Line-multi-platinum (1996)
- Live Bootleg-platinum (1978)
- Night In the Ruts-platinum (1994)
- Permanent Vacation-multi-platinum (1995)
- Just Push Play-multi-platinum (2001)
- Pump-multi-platinum (1995)
- Get A Grip-multi-platinum (1995)
- Nine Lives-multi-platinum (1998)
- A Little South of Sanity-platinum (1998)
Awards
- Grammys
- Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal
- 1990- “Janie’s Got A Gun”
- 1993- “Livin’ on the Edge”
- 1994- “Crazy”
- 1998- “Pink”
Videos
Links
Sources
|
Rabbi
|
|
|