Ray Tabano
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Ray Tabano | |
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| Born | December 23, 1946 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Ray Tabano (a.k.a. Crazy Raymond) (born December 23, 1946) is an American musician, who was a founding member of the rock band Aerosmith in 1970.
Career
Tabano was a founding member of the
Steven Tyler
Tabano was a childhood friend of Aerosmith lead singer
The Strangeurs
Originally called the Strangers, the Strangeurs added a "u" to their name to avoid confusion with another band called the Strangers. The band consisted of Ray Tabano on bass guitar, Steven Tyler on drums, Green Mountain Boys member Don Soloman on keyboards and vocals, Peter Stahl on guitar, Alan Strohmayer on bass, and Barry Shapiro on drums.[2] The Strangeurs played in the local area as a cover band. The band focused on Top 40 hits and earned a steady wage as a party band around the New England area.
Post-Aerosmith
As of September 2009, Tabano was running a catering company in Yonkers, New York.
In 2014, Tabano was featured on an episode of Pawn Stars, where he sold two prototype Aerosmith tour T-shirts to Rick Harrison. One was signed by the band; the other had both Tyler's and Tabano's names on the sizing tag. Tabano originally asked $3000 for both shirts. After having them appraised, however, he reduced his asking price to about $2400, and Harrison bought them for $1100.
In 2018, Tabano was featured on an episode of
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-380-97594-5.
- ISBN 978-1-6105-9769-2.
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