Aerosmith

USA, 1970–now

Boston's 'Bad Boys' — Steven Tyler and Joe Perry's blues-driven swagger on Toys in the Attic and Rocks made them America's definitive hard rock band.

Influenced by

• The Rolling Stones
• The Yardbirds
• The Beatles
• James Brown
• Led Zeppelin

Influenced

• Poison
• Bon Jovi
• Mötley Crüe
• Guns N' Roses
• Run-DMC
• Stone Temple Pilots