Classic Rockers from Massachusetts
Massachusetts is no Michigan when it comes to great music – although that’s a matter of opinion. Massachusetts was the starting point for a number to rockers; check out some of…
CAMBRIDGE, MA – FEBRUARY 26: Peter Wolff, lead singer of the J. Geils band, performs at the Cam Neely Foundation For Cancer Celebrity Fundraiser “Betting on a Cause and a Cure” at The Charles Hotel Feb. 26, 2005 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jodi Hilton/Getty Images For Cam Neely Foundation)
Credit: Jodi Hilton / GettyimagesMassachusetts is no Michigan when it comes to great music - although that's a matter of opinion. Massachusetts was the starting point for a number to rockers; check out some of the best classic rockers who call Boston, Wellesley and Worcester, Massachusetts "home."
Aerosmith
After all, they are "the Bad Boys from Boston." At first, Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton called their band "Jam Band" but then they met Steven Tyler, Joey Kramer and Ray Tabano, and formed Aerosmith in 1970, in Boston, MA. Tabano was replaced a year later by Brad Whitford, and the rest is history.
The Cars
Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes and David Robinson formed The Cars in Boston, MA in 1976.
Billy Squier
Yes, Billy Squier is from Wellesley, MA.
The J. Geils Band
John Geils formed The J. Geils Band in Worcester, MA in 1968, along with the band's original line-up: Peter Wolf, Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz, Stephen Bladd, Seth Justman and Danny Klein.
Boston
If Boston wasn't from Boston, I'd have some questions.
