Crazy Raymond, born Raymond Jay John Tabano on December 23rd, 1946 in the Bronx, NY. Musician and founding member and original rhythm guitarist of the super group AEROSMITH. A childhood lifelong friend of Steven Tyler, they decided to start the group after the band they were in together at the time was about to go bust. William Proud was the name of this band and it would be the last band that Steven Tyler would play drums in — he had decided that it was time for him to become a "front man". Raymond was opening a leather goods shop on Newbury St. in Boston so they decided to start the new band there. Steven had met a musician in New Hampshire by the name of Joe Perry, who along with his bass player Tom Hamilton moved to Boston. Along came Joey Kramer, an acquaintance of Raymond's from Yonkers. He walked into Raymond's shop "The Yellow Cow" one day and asked if Raymond could get him an audition with the newly forming band. Raymond did, and the rest is history. He left after 2 years then returned and got involved in the nuts and bolts of the organization. Raymond spent the rest of the 70s working the backstage area, redesigning the logo to what it is today, starting the merchandising empire that he ran out of the band's headquarters "The Wherehouse". He also began the first Aerosmith fan club "Areo Knows". During that period Raymond developed the first merchandise flyer placed inside a rock album, "Draw the Line". It was a smash success and launched the Aerosmith mail order business. Fast forward to the present — the music's calling once again. For the past 6 years Crazy Raymond's back in business, in the studio, putting a new band "The 3rd Step" together.