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Brad Ernest Whitford (born February 23, 1952)〔Putterford, Mark (1991) ''The Fall and Rise of Aerosmith'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 978-0-7119-2303-4〕〔Strong, Martin C. (2001) ''The Great Metal Discography'' (2nd edn.), MOJO Books, ISBN 1-84195-185-4, p. 11-13〕 is the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock band Aerosmith. ==Career== Brad Ernest Whitford graduated from Reading Memorial High School in 1970. After attending the Berklee College of Music, Whitford played in local bands Cymbals of Resistance, Teapot Dome, Earth, Inc., and finally a band called Justin Thyme before joining Aerosmith in 1971, replacing original guitarist Ray Tabano.〔(Classic Rock Legends ) interview (accessed May 27, 2008)〕〔Waller, Don (1998) "(Rock This Way: A Brief History of Roads Taken )", ''Billboard'', August 15, 1998, retrieved April 3, 2010〕 Aerosmith would go on to be one of the most successful bands of the 1970s. However, following a string of less successful albums in the late 1970s, Whitford left the band in 1981 to work on his own project with singer Derek St. Holmes, simply called Whitford/St. Holmes.〔 The project was dissolved after a sole self-titled album was released in 1981 (However, Whitford/St. Holmes reunited for a 2015 tour. A follow up CD titled "REUNION" was sold at these shows). Whitford briefly toured with The Joe Perry Project, featuring former Aerosmith band mate Joe Perry, before both Perry and Whitford rejoined Aerosmith in 1984.〔〔 In the mid-late 1980s, all band members completed drug rehabilitation, including Whitford, who completed programs to combat his alcohol abuse. Whitford remains sober to this day and continues to be an active force in Aerosmith. Whitford also served as a producer for a well-known Boston band, The Neighborhoods, who were led by a rabid Aerosmith fan, David Minehan. When, in 1994, Whitford was forced to leave unexpectedly in the middle of an Asian tour due to family illness, Minehan was flown to Japan where he performed in Whitford's place for several days until Whitford returned. Whitford missed the start of Aerosmith's 2009 summer tour after requiring surgery as a result of a head injury sustained while getting out of his Ferrari, joining the tour after a month.〔Kreps, Daniel (2009) "(Aerosmith Lose Guitarist Brad Whitford For Part of Summer Tour )", ''Rolling Stone'', June 8, 2009, retrieved April 3, 2010〕〔Kreps, Daniel (2009) "(Aerosmith’s Whitford Plots July 7 Return From Head Injury )", ''Rolling Stone'', June 15, 2009, retrieved April 3, 2010〕 In 2010, Whitford was announced as one of the guitarists to take part in the ''Experience Hendrix'' tour, playing songs performed and inspired by Jimi Hendrix along with other musicians such as Joe Satriani, Sacred Steel, Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ernie Isley, Living Colour, Hubert Sumlin, Chris Layton, and bassist Billy Cox.〔Benson, John (2010) "(Experience ... Jimi Hendrix )", ''News-Herald'', March 22, 2010, retrieved April 3, 2010〕 Along with fellow Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, Whitford was included in the ''Guitar World'' book ''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'' in 2007.〔Kitts, Jeff & Tolinski, Brad (2008) ''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'', Hal Leonard, ISBN 978-0-634-04619-3, p. 9〕 In 2013 played with Buddy Guy, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on Evil Twin. In November 2015, Whitford/St. Holmes Reunited for a 10 show tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brad Whitford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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