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Tom Hamilton

real name Thomas William Hamilton

Tom Hamilton is credited on 879 releases across 114 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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879

Credits

114

Albums

6

Decades active

863

In collections

Biography

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Born: December 31, 1951 in Colorado, United States
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 (e.g. "Uncle Salty") and sings backing vocals (e.g. "Love in an Elevator").

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Credited work

879 releases · 114 albums · active 1973–2025

  • Performance · 1,550
  • Other credits · 86
  • Production · 1
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Record Plant, N.Y.C. · The Wherehouse · Intermedia Sound, Boston · Power Station

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