Rick Dufay (born Richard Marc Dufay, February 19, 1952 in Paris, France) played guitar in Aerosmith between the departure of Brad Whitford in 1981 and his subsequent rejoining (along with Joe Perry) in 1984. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Brad Whitford (born Bradley Ernest Whitford 23 February 1952, in Winchester Massachusetts, is the rhythm and lead Guitarist for Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence Massachusetts) is the lead Guitarist, backing and occasional Before joining the band, Rick released an album called Tender Loving Abuse. [1] That album was produced by Aerosmith knobsman Jack Douglas who also recommended him to Steven Tyler as Whitford's replacement. Jack Douglas is an influential American Record producer. He was born in New York City. Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26 1948 in Yonkers New York) better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of [2] Dufay can be heard on parts of Aerosmith's 1982 Rock in a Hard Place[3] album as well being seen in the video for "Lightning Strikes". Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio Album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith and was released in 1982 " Lightning Strikes " is a song by American Hard rock band Aerosmith. Dufay was also apparently a stabilizing force for the band on the road, describing himself in Behind The Music: Aerosmith as caring for Tyler during the his lowest points of addiction and depression, and famously suggesting to the singer to reunite with Whitford and Perry for the sake of Aerosmith overall and Tyler in particular. Behind the Music was a Television series on VH1 that ran from 1997 to 2006, and continues to air sporadically with new episodes It was for that reason, Joe Perry thanked Dufay for "committing career suicide" during Aerosmith's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acceptance speech in 2001. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Since leaving Aerosmith, Rick has been engaged in various projects, including the band Blue By Nature featuring vocalist Karen Lawrence. Karen Lawrence is an American singer and songwriter who has worked with The LA Jets, 1994, Karen Lawrence and the Pinz and Blue by Nature.
His daughter is actress Minka Kelly. Minka Kelly (born June 24, 1980) is an American Actress. She currently stars in the NBC series Friday Night Lights [4]