Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Makes Triumphant Return to the Stage at Grammy Awards Watch Party
variety.comKatherine Turman As the Grammy Awards were underway just across town last night at Crypto.com Arena, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler gathered a collection of gutsy rock hitmakers for his 6th annual Jam for Janie event and live auction at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium.
Joan Jett, Billy Idol, Marcus King, Linda Perry and more joined the rhythm section of former Guns ‘N Roses drummer Matt Sorum and Megadeath’s James LoMenzo on more than a dozen hits — their own and several Zeppelin tunes.
The rumor mill suggested there would be a proper Aerosmith reunion — notable, considering the group retired from touring following Tyler’s vocal injury in August.
And while that didn’t necessarily come to pass, Tyler did grace the stage with original bassist Tom Hamilton for Aerosmith classics including “Walk This Way” and “Sweet Emotion,” with fellow Bostonian Nuno Bettencourt handling guitar duties for an absent Joe Perry (including the talk box on the latter tune).
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