The Wherehouse, officially titled A. Wherehouse, is a warehouse located at 55 Pond Street in
Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, and was an early center for the labor movement as well as a major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, th ...
,
United States
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.
It was rented out by the rock band
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...
, starting in 1975 and continuing into the 1980s. The warehouse featured a garage where the band members would park their cars, upstairs offices for the band's personnel, and a ground-level recording studio and stage where the band would often rehearse, write, and record music. The band would also hold meetings here and use the building to rest and relax.
Steve Leber and David Krebs, managers for Aerosmith during the 1970s, also managed
Ted Nugent
Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American rock musician and activist. He initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock an ...
and
Mahogany Rush
Mahogany Rush was a Canadian rock band led by guitarist Frank Marino. Formed in Montreal, Quebec in 1969, the band had its peak of popularity in the 1970s, playing venues as large as California Jam II.
The band is perhaps best known for Marino' ...
. Those artists also used the Wherehouse as a practice and tour rehearsal site when they were in Boston.
The Wherehouse was also the birthplace of
Aero Force One
Aero Force One is the fan club for American hard rock band Aerosmith.
Background
The origins of the fan club were rooted in the mid-1970s, when the band first broke through with their album '' Toys in the Attic''. The band became a popular act wit ...
, the band's official fan club.
Ray Tabano
Ray Tabano (a.k.a. Crazy Raymond) (born December 23, 1946) is an American musician, who was a founding member of Aerosmith in 1970.
Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford in 1971, at which time he concentrated on maintaining the band's office, ha ...
, musician and founding member of the band in 1970, left the band and started up the club in 1971, writing newsletters and selling merchandise out of the building. Tabano was also responsible for the general maintenance of the building and its offices.
Occasionally, Aerosmith would rent out the stage and studio to other musicians. The band
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
scored their famous record deal when they rented out the building and played for record company executives here.
Now the official home of The Boston Scally Company.
Further reading
*''
Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith''
References
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Aerosmith
Buildings and structures in Waltham, Massachusetts