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Thomas William Hamilton (born December 31, 1951) is an American musician and songwriter who serves as the bassist for the hard rock band Aerosmith. Hamilton has regularly co-written songs for Aerosmith, including two of the band's biggest successes: "Sweet Emotion" (1975) and "Janie's Got a Gun" (1989).
Oct 12, 2023 · Here's the run-down. Tom Hamilton either has absolutely fantastic or downright crappy genes, depending on which way you look at it. For starters, the guy can pluck bass strings like few others in the world and, apparently, he can survive cancer — twice.
Aug 29, 2024 · Aerosmith has retired from touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal injury. Bassist Tom Hamilton tells AARP what the future may hold for the band.
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Hamilton was born to George and Betty Hamilton, in the town of Wayland, MA. He has an older brother named Scott, an older sister named Perry, and a younger sister named Cecily. His father was in the Air Force and his mother was a housewife. Tom first learned to play guitar from his brother, who got his first guitar when Tom was four years old.
Hamilton first started playing guitar when he was 12 and switched to bass when he was 14 to join a local band because they had an open space at that position. Hamilton was in a few bands with soon-to-be Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry. One of the bands was simply called "The Jam Band". The band broke up and Hamilton and Perry both moved to Boston to ...
Hamilton was accepted into two acting schools. He has often stated that if he could do anything else besides Aerosmith he would become an actor.
"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 LineHamilton has used a wide variety of bass guitars over Aerosmith's career. He has stated in several interviews that his first bass was a Fender Precision that he borrowed and later bought from a friend. During the early years of Aerosmith and the time after their reformation he often used a Fender Precision, a Fender Jazz, or a Gibson Thunderbird. H...
Aug 29, 2024 · Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton says he has a hope of 7-9 on a 10 scale that the group will be active again, despite Steven Tyler's injury.
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Jun 9, 2023 · Bassist Tom Hamilton has been an essential ingredient in the Aerosmith formula all along, from his classic composition Sweet Emotion on the band's 1975 breakthrough record, Toys in the Attic, to his rock-solid grooves on the 1993 multi-platinum disc, Get a Grip.
Nov 4, 2012 · Bassist Tom Hamilton, who takes a bigger role on this album than he did on some of Aerosmith's past releases, spoke with Ultimate Classic Rock about maximizing his efforts on 'Music From...
