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What Is Joey Kramer's Net Worth?

Joey Kramer is an American musician who has a net worth of $100 million. Joey Kramer is best known for being a member of the band Aerosmith. Joey is actually credited with coming up with the band's name. He reportedly conceived of the name in 1968, two years before the band formed, while listening to theHarry Nilssonalbum "Ariel Ballet." In 1970, Joey reconnected with a friend,Steven Tyler, who had recently joined forces withJoe PerryandTom Hamiltonand were in need of a drummer for a band. This was the birth of the band that would become known as Aerosmith. In 1973, the band released their self-titled debut album and took to the road. Their endless roadwork paid off in Platinum albums and exploded into sold out pandemonium culminating before massive crowds of over 80,000 at the legendary Texxas Jam and to a sea of over 350,000 at the famous CAL Jam in 1978. Over the next several decades, Aerosmith would go on to sell more than 150 million albums worldwide and would conduct dozens of extremely successful tours.

Joey has been known to amuse concert goers during his drum solos by striking the drums with his arms, elbows and even his forehead. For more than 30 years, he has combined emotional feel with technical virtuosity to convey the musical ideas of his band mates in Aerosmith while evolving into one of rock's greatest drummers. His meticulous timing and solid grooves have contributed as much to the sound of Aerosmith albums such as "Toys In The Attic," "Rocks," "Permanent Vacation," "Pump," and "Just Push Play" as Steven Tyler's voice and Joe Perry's guitar. Kramer published the book "Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top" in 2009, and the following year, the iPhone game "Joey Kramer Hit Hard" was released. In 2001, Joey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Aerosmith.

Early Life

Joey Kramer was born Joseph Michael Kramer on June 21, 1950, in the Bronx, New York City. He is the son of Doris Kramer and businessman Mickey Kramer. Joey grew up in a Jewish household and had a bar mitzvah. In the early '70s, Kramer was in New Jersey garage band The Institution, and in 1970,Bruce Springsteen'sband, Steel Mill, opened for them at Newark State College. Before joining Aerosmith, Joey enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

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Career

Aerosmith has released 15 studio albums, and 11 of them have gone Platinum or higher in the U.S. "Get a Grip" (1993) and "Nine Lives" (1997) reached #1 on the "Billboard" 200 chart. The band has had eight top 10 hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, with "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" reaching #1. Kramer is credited as a writer on the songs "Pandora's Box," "Kings and Queens," "The Hand That Feeds," "The Hop," "The Movie," "Krawhitham," "Beautiful," "Lover Alot," "Can't Stop Lovin' You," and "Closer." Joey suffered a shoulder injury in 2019, and a few months later, he told numerous news websites that the band had not allowed him to rejoin them despite his recovery. The band responded that Kramer's playing was "not up to Aerosmith standards." Joey subsequently sued for breach of contract due to the band barring him from performing at the Grammys with them, but a Massachusetts court denied his request for an injunction to force the band to let him join them for their performances at the Grammy Awards and MusiCares Person of the Year ceremony. Kramer has voiced himself in two episodes of "The Simpsons," 1991's "Flaming Moe's" and 2011's "The Ned-Liest Catch," and in 2015, "Simpsons-ized" action figures of all the members of Aerosmith were released by NECA. Joey also appeared in the films "Wayne's World 2" (1993) and "Be Cool" (2005) alongside his bandmates.

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.