Aerosmith were foundering and on drugs, while Run-D.M.C. only cared about the opening beat of "Walk This Way." Yet the mash-up was electric for both.

Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. couldn't have been at more distant points in their respective careers when they joined forces on March 9, 1986 to update "Walk This Way." Run-D.M.C., on the other hand ...

Co-written by Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry, “Walk This Way” would go on to become the biggest hit off of “Toys in the Attic,” Aerosmith’s third LP that was released 50 years ago on ...

Steven Tyler said Aerosmith’s ‘Walk This Way’ is a sex song inspired by The Three Stooges. In a 2012 interview with SongFacts, Tyler revealed another way The Three Stooges inspired Aerosmith.

Meanwhile, Aerosmith, whose 1975 version of “Walk This Way” was sampled by Run-DMC in 1986, eventually becoming more popular than the original, is being honored as the MusiCares Person of the ...

How Aerosmith Created 'Walk This Way' A look at how the hard-rock band, inspired in part by 'Young Frankenstein,' came up with a song that would become a top-10 hit twice. By . Marc Myers.

Aerosmith kicked off Peace Out: Their Farewell Tour Sept. 2, 2023 at the Walls Fargo Center in Philadelphia. It continued Sept. 6 in Pittsburgh, and then headed to the UBS Arena in Elmont, New ...

But we told him he had to do it. So he did." Though it would soon become an Aerosmith standard, "Walk This Way" initially failed to chart when it was released as the second single from Toys in the ...

In 1986, Run-DMC and Aerosmith came face-to-face in the iconic video for "Walk This Way," and changed music for the better.

And “Walk This Way” would also have a big impact on hip-hop when Run-DMC covered it in 1986 in collaboration with Aerosmith. In fact, both versions are in the Grammy Hall of Fame.