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How did the band members of Aerosmith meet?
Before Aerosmith, Steven Tyler formed his own band called the Strangeurs—later Chain Reaction—in Yonkers, New York. Meanwhile, Perry and Hamilton formed the Jam Band, which was based on free-form
When did the two bands Chain Reaction and Jam Band meet to form Aerosmith?
In 1970, Chain Reaction and Jam Band played at the same gig. Tyler immediately loved Jam Band's sound, and wanted to combine the two bands to form Aerosmith
Did the Aerosmith band members live together after joining up?
The Aerosmith members moved into a home together at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, where they wrote and rehearsed music together and relaxed in between shows.
How did Aerosmith come up with the band name?
When Kramer was in school, he would write the word aerosmith all over his notebooks. The name had popped into his head after listening to Harry Nilsson's album Aerial Ballet

Question: Did the lineup of the band change before their first record deal?
Self-contained rewrite: Did the lineup of Aerosmith change before their first record deal?