caption website associated_acts years_active notable_instruments birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
jimmy crespo in 1999 -lsb- http://www.jimmycrespo.com www.jimmycrespo.com -rsb- the , meat loaf , billy squier , stevie nicks , jimmy stress crespo project , aerosmith , rod stewart 1968 -- present esp vintage plus gibson les paul fender stratocaster brooklyn , new york , usa jimmy crespo solo_singer 5 july 1954 guitar hard rock , blues rock jimmy crespo
 james crespo jr. musician , songwriter
jimmy crespo

james `` jimmy '' crespo jr. -lrb- born july 5 , 1954 in brooklyn , new york -rrb- is an american guitarist .
he was the lead guitarist for aerosmith from 1979 until 1984 .
he co-wrote rock in a hard place with steven tyler , and has performed or recorded with rod stewart , billy squier , meat loaf , stevie nicks , robert fleischman , rough cutt , renegade , flame and others .
