Smashed Gladys
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Smashed Gladys were an eighties glam metal
band known for slide guitar
coupled with lead singer Sally's raspy voice, and consisted of Sally Cato
on vocals, Bart Lewis and Roger Lane
on guitar, J.D. Malo on bass and Matt Stelluto on drums. They formed in Toronto, Ontario, but later moved to New York
where they were based. Ozzy Osbourne
provided backing vocals for their song "Cast of Nasties".
Lane (as "Brad Whitford
"), Malo (as "Tom Hamilton
") and Stelutto (as "Joey Kramer
") made cameo appearances in the music video
for the Run-D.M.C.
cover version
of "Walk This Way" as the other three members of Aerosmith
. As only Steven Tyler
and Joe Perry
had travelled to record the cover with Run-D.M.C., they were the only real Aerosmith members to appear in the video. Stelluto is now currently employed by the New York Mets
.
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band known for slide guitar
Slide guitar
Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...
coupled with lead singer Sally's raspy voice, and consisted of Sally Cato
Sally Cato
Sally Cato is the lead singer of the 1980s glam rock/metal band Smashed Gladys and former singer of Toronto punk-era band, The Concords. , Sally is the owner of a New York City marketing and design firm, mostly creating material for entertainment: film, Broadway and West End theatre shows such as...
on vocals, Bart Lewis and Roger Lane
Roger Lane
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on guitar, J.D. Malo on bass and Matt Stelluto on drums. They formed in Toronto, Ontario, but later moved to New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
where they were based. Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
provided backing vocals for their song "Cast of Nasties".
Lane (as "Brad Whitford
Brad Whitford
Bradford Ernest Whitford is the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock band Aerosmith. He graduated Reading Memorial High School in 1970.-Career:...
"), Malo (as "Tom Hamilton
Tom Hamilton (musician)
Thomas William "Tom" Hamilton is an American musician, best known as the bassist of hard rock band Aerosmith. He has co-written two of Aerosmith's hits, "Sweet Emotion" and "Janie's Got a Gun". Hamilton occasionally plays guitar and sings backing vocals Thomas William "Tom" Hamilton (born...
") and Stelutto (as "Joey Kramer
Joey Kramer
Joseph Michael "Joey" Kramer is the drummer for the American hard rock band Aerosmith....
") made cameo appearances in the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C...
cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of "Walk This Way" as the other three members of Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
. As only Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams...
and Joe Perry
Joe Perry (musician)
Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. He is influenced by many rock artists especially The Rolling Stones and The Beatles...
had travelled to record the cover with Run-D.M.C., they were the only real Aerosmith members to appear in the video. Stelluto is now currently employed by the New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
.
Albums
- Smashed Gladys, 1985
- Social Intercourse, 1988
- Tales from the East Side, unreleased 1989