Ray Tabano (a.k.a. Crazy Raymond) (born December 23, 1946 in The Bronx, New York, US) is a musician and founding member of Aerosmith. Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford in 1971.\n', '

In addition to his original work with the band, he helped maintain the band\'s office, hangout, and recording studio, "The Wherehouse", throughout the 1970s. He started the band\'s fan club and line of merchandise, designing and selling merchandise himself and writing the band\'s fan club newsletters. He was fired in 1979, by Aerosmith\'s managers Steve Leber and David Krebs.\n', '

Tabano was a childhood friend of Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler in their hometown of Yonkers, New York. They would eventually form into Steven\'s first band, The Strangeurs.\n', '

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