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Surgery sidelines Aerosmith guitarist

Aerosmith [ tickets ] guitarist Brad Whitford will have to sit out part of his group's soon-to-launch co-headlining tour with fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top [ tickets ]. According to a statement from Aerosmith's camp, Whitford is on the disabled list as he "recuperates from recent surgery." The group did not specify what type of surgery the guitarist underwent. Guitarist Bobby Schneck, who has played with Green Day, Weezer and Slash, will fill in for Whitford during the upcoming s...

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18:41 on June 8 2009

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17:22 on June 8 2009

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23:02 on June 8 2009

Surgery sidelines Aerosmith guitarist

Live Daily — Aerosmith [ tickets ] guitarist Brad Whitford will have to sit out part of his group's soon-to-launch co-headlining tour with fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top [... more info
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