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What Rick Rubin told legendary guitarist Joe Perry during the recording of Run-DMC and Aerosmith’s Walk This Way

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage/Getty Images It was the first hip-hop single to reach the top ...
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Why Run-D.M.C. Believed ‘Walk This Way’ Would End Their Career

Rapper Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels recalled why Run-D.M.C. didn’t want to collaborate with Aerosmith on the 1986 hit crossover single “Walk This Way,” saying his band was convinced it would flop. The ...
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Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler wrote ‘Walk This Way’ after watching famous film 50 years ago — and ‘drugs worked,’ too: producer

"I think that it created a template for many bands that followed," said producer Jack Douglas of Aerosmith's 1975 classic "Toys in the Attic." In the final stretch of making its iconic 1975 album ...
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Run-D.M.C.’s Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels ‘Walks This Way’ For A Good Cause

Named after his group’s hit 1986 collaboration with Aerosmith, Run-D.M.C.’s Daryl “DMC” McDaniels’ Walk This Way fundraiser will be held May 17 at Pier 45 in New York’s Hudson River Park. Proceeds ...
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How Britney Spears Felt When She Sang ‘Walk This Way’ With Aerosmith

Britney Spears turned some heads by covering Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” with the one and only Steven Tyler. She revealed what the experience was like. Interestingly, “Walk This Way” was a hit twice.