Steven Tyler Italian origins, born Steven Victor Tallaric, leader and frontman of the Aerosmith band, he is one of the greatest interpreters of world rock.
Ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the XNUMX best singers ever; by International Music Awards also defined as the most impressive musical icon of all time, not bad!
Giovanni Tallarico from Cotronei in New York
Steven's grandfather, the musician Giovanni Tallarico, emigrated to the U.S.A. from Cotronei, province of Crotone, in Calabria. Music within the family had a primary interest: for Steven the son of a musician and a music teacher mother it was natural to take an interest in it. As a child he played under his father's piano, listening to his exercises, and spent his holidays at Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire.
There the Tallarico family had a musical restaurant called Trow Rico Lodge. Steven began his career at Trow Rico Lodge, performing in musicals and entertaining guests. He already loved singing and dancing at the time. At fourteen, he played drums so he could play with father's band: the Vic Tallarico Orchestra. He gets his first real gig with The Strangers, and at the same time he plays with a local band, the Dantes.
Aerosmith, a career without limits
The Strangers become a major band in the area, opening the Byrds show at Westchester Country Center; that of the Yardbirds at Staples Hight School in Westport, Connecticut. The band is asked to participate in the Cleveland kids' dance show where they have the chance to record four songs; “The Sun”, “When I Needed You”, “You Should Have Been Here Yesterday” and “Ever Loving Man”. After two years however, the band disbanded.
Experience after experience leads to 1970, and Steven creates a new band named William Proud, with Don Solomon, his longtime friend Ray Tabano and Twitty Farren. It will be in Boston, however, that the legend of the Aerosmith will begin to fly, a band that has gone through a thousand hits, entering the history of rock. Among the most legendary hits we remember the soundtrack of Armageddon, film starring Steven's daughter.
Parable of Steven Tyler
Liv, Steven's daughter also appeared in the historic Aerosmith video "Crazy ", along with Ben Affleck, and in that of I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing; main track of the soundtrack of Armageddon precisely. How can we forget the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings onwards. So much progress has been made by Cotronei, of which Tyler became an honorary citizen in 2010.
In fact, in July 2013, he visited the land of his ancestors for the first time. Steven met his relatives on the paternal side and on the same trip he went to visit the Sassi di Matera, being particularly impressed. Born in New York, in the Bronx neighborhood, Steven Tyler has shown that he has not forgotten his Italian origins. The surprise made to Cotrone's cousins remained emblematic! A lot of time has passed from the themes of grandfather Giovanni Tallarico, a famous singer in the village!
Steven Tyler Italian origins in Calabria
Precisely for this reason he had decided to move to America to seek his fortune. Steven had all this baggage inside him; when he unexpectedly appeared in the locality of Calabria in search of his origins. It was then that he had wanted to meet a cousin of his, a close relative, and had established relations with his relatives. Since then Steven Tyler's declarations of love for Calabria have been many; by launching public proclamations for the land his family comes from: “Calabria is beautiful, deep, full of generous, helpful people. Not to mention the local cuisine.
I understood that the countrymen of my grandfather Giovanni and my father Vittorio are extraordinary people. I hope to return soon, perhaps for a great concert ". Maybe sooner or later Aerosmith will really hold a concert in Calabria and maybe in Cotronei!
Steven Tyler in concert
Steven Tyler Italian origins in blood and music, he loved visiting Italy, Calabria; see relatives, because the origins cannot be forgotten. Never say never; maybe there will be a great rock concert, or maybe he will come back again as a tourist and to see his relatives again.
