In 1964, Steven Tyler , then a drummer, formed his own band, the

In 1964, Steven Tyler , then a drummer, formed his own band, the Strangeurs—later renamed Chain Reaction—in Yonkers, New York . Meanwhile, Perry and Hamilton formed the Jam Band (commonly known as “Joe Perry’s Jam Band”), which was based on free-form and blues . Hamilton and Perry moved to Boston , Massachusetts, in September 1969, where they met Joey Kramer , a drummer from Yonkers, New York, who was a student at the Berklee College of Music prior to going full-time with the Jam Band. Kramer also knew Tyler and had always hoped to play in a band with him.