 Tom Hamilton Years Active: 1972-Present Thomas William Hamilton (born December 31, 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the band Aerosmith. He began playing guitar at the age of twelve then switched to bass because the only local band needed a bassist. He co-wrote three of their hit songs, "Sweet Emotion" (perhaps most noted for the bass line), "Janie's Got a Gun and "Jaded." He plays rhythm guitar on another song he co-wrote, "Sick as a Dog" and also co-wrote "Uncle Salty" from "Toys in the Attic". Tom first learned to play guitar from his brother, who got his first guitar when Tom was four years old. According to the Aerosmith website, his favorite song by the band is "The Farm" (from the 1997 album Nine Lives). He married Terry Cohen in 1975 and they have two children. He was also the last person of the band to come clean about his drug addictions and smoked up to the recording of Permanent Vacation. Image File history File links Tom_Hamilton. ...
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December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area Ranked 8th - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²) - Width 280 miles (451 km) - Length 380 miles (612 km) - % water 0. ...
Paul Chambers, acclaimed jazz bassist A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ...
Aerosmith are a prominent American rock band, often regarded as Americas Greatest Rock and Roll Band. ...
Sweet Emotion is a song by American rock group Aerosmith. ...
Janies Got a Gun is a song from the 1989 Aerosmith album Pump. ...
Jaded has at least four meanings. ...
Rhythm guitar is a guitar that is primarily used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment for a singer or for other instruments in an ensemble. ...
Toys in the Attic is the third album by American hard rock band Aerosmith and was released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). ...
Permanent Vacation can mean: Permanent Vacation (film), released in 1980, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Chris Parker Permanent Vacation (album), an Aerosmith album released in 1987 Permanent Vacation (song), a R.E.M. song featured on the Perfect Square DVD This is a disambiguation page — a list of...
In August 2006, he announced that he was diagnosed with throat cancer last spring. He has undergone extensive radiation therapy. He was forced to miss part of Aerosmith's new tour. He rejoined the band in mid-October, but for unknown reasons began to miss later shows. A friend of the band's, David Hull ( who has also played with The Joe Perry Project), is currently filling in for him. Prior to these recent shows, Hamilton had never missed an Aerosmith show.He is the tallest member of the band at 6'1". Hamilton is also the "funny one" of the Aerosmith, always looking for chances to make jokes in interviews and also being one of the bigger talkers at interviews.
Family Hamilton was born to George and Betty Hamilton on New Year's Eve 1951. He has an older brother named Scott, an older sister named Perry, and a younger sister named Cecily. He married Terry Cohen in 1975 and they have a son named Julian and a daughter named Dorothy. His father was in the Air Force and his mother was a housewife.
Pre-Aerosmith/Making of Aerosmith Hamilton first started playing guitar when he was 12 and switched to bass when he was 14 to join a local band. Hamilton was in a band with soon to be Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry. The band was simply called "The Jam Band". The band was broken up but Hamilton and Perry both moved to Boston to start another band and met Steven Tyler and a local club called "The Barn" Tyler's band also broke up and the three joined together. The three became a power trio with Hamilton on bass, Perry on guitar, and Tyler on drums and vocals. Then Ray Tabano joined and eventually Joey Kramer joined in replacing Tyler on drums so he could focus on vocals. Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford and Aerosmith was born. Joe Perry (football player) Joe Perry (musician) Joe Perry (snooker player) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Raymond Tabano (aka Crazy Raymond) (born December 23, 1943 in The Bronx, New York, USA) is a musician and former guitarist of Aerosmith. ...
Joseph Michael Kramer (born June 21, 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, United States) is a drummer and percussionist for the rock and roll group Aerosmith. ...
Brad Whitford (born February 23, 1952 in Reading, Massachusetts) is a musician and guitarist for the rock and roll group Aerosmith. ...
Acting Hamilton was accepted into two acting schools but instead decided to be in a band.
Aerosmith 1970-present day Hamilton has been an active member of the band contributing the 3rd most songs (behind Tyler and Perry) and has written their most notable hits. Only after being diagnosed with throat cancer has he been less active having to miss shows and going through chemotherapy.
Role in the Band Hamilton is the bassist and occasional guitarist and backing vocalist in the band. He is considered one of the most influencial American bassist due to his steady beat, ability to improvise on stage, and his longlivety. He is also the joker of the band.
Songs Written - "Uncle Salty" from Toys In The Attic
- "Sweet Emotion" from Toys In The Attic
- "Sick As A Dog" from Rocks
- "Critical Mass" from Draw the Line
- "Kings and Queens" from Draw the Line
- "The Hands that Feed" from Draw the Line
- "The Movie" from Permanent Vacation
- "Janie's Got a Gun" from Pump
- "Jaded" from Just Push Play
Toys in the Attic is the third album by American hard rock band Aerosmith and was released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). ...
Toys in the Attic is the third album by American hard rock band Aerosmith and was released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). ...
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Draw the Line is the fifth album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ...
Draw the Line is the fifth album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ...
Draw the Line is the fifth album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ...
Permanent Vacation can mean: Permanent Vacation (film), released in 1980, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Chris Parker Permanent Vacation (album), an Aerosmith album released in 1987 Permanent Vacation (song), a R.E.M. song featured on the Perfect Square DVD This is a disambiguation page — a list of...
An electrically driven pump (electropump) for waterworks near the Hengsteysee, Germany. ...
Just Push Play is the thirteenth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). ...
Jokes Some of the jokes Hamilton have made or have been done to are-
His specialty in the kitchen is cereal.
The craziest thing he has worn is a pair of shorts over pants.
He had found a pair of underwear in his food.
He makes sure to "zip it up" before going on stage.
He claims that the biggest mistake he ever made was not to take guitar lessons.
His dying wish is that there will be plenty of parking in the after-life.
Trivia - He has one sister and two brothers.
- His favorite character on The Simpsons is Maggie.
- He favorite car a Ferrari 274 GTB.
- His favorite movie is Bladerunner
- In additon to guitar and bass, he also plays keyboards.
- His favorite sport is Tennis.
- His favorite bands are The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, U2 and Oasis.
- His birthday is on New Year's Eve.
- He can vibrate his eyes.
- His favorite book is "The Arms of Krupp".
- His nickname is "Mr. Sweet Emotion".
- He likes to learn languages and can speak Spanish and French
- His favorite food is anything that is fried
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