the Joe Perry Project

The original band line-up consisted of Joe Perry on guitar and sometimes lead vocal, Ralph Morman,{{Cite web|url=https://api.discogs.com/artists/1631082|title=Ralph Morman|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=January 19, 2019}} on lead vocals, bassist David Hull, and drummer Ronnie Stewart. This line-up recorded the band's 1980 debut album, Let the Music Do the Talking,{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/let-the-music-do-the-talking-mw0000200980|title=Let the Music Do the Talking - Joe Perry Project, Joe Perry {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=January 19, 2019}} which was produced by long-time Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas. The album was well-received and sold 250,000 copies in America within its first six months of release.

In June 1980, while on tour in support of the album, Ralph Morman was fired from the band due to issues with alcohol and his undependable and unpredictable behavior. He was temporarily replaced by singer Joey Mala, of the New York-based act Revolver, in order for Perry to fulfill concert obligations until a permanent vocalist could be brought in. A permanent replacement was eventually found in singer and rhythm guitarist Charlie Farren. Perry, Farren, Stewart, and Hull recorded one album, I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again,{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ive-got-the-rocknrolls-again-mw0000309006|title=I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again - Joe Perry Project, Joe Perry {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=January 19, 2019}} which proved to be less successful than the group's debut effort. Columbia Records executives were reluctant to promote the album, which some believe was due solely on the fact that they were much more interested in a reunited Aerosmith, than a Perry solo project. This resistance from the label, combined with Perry's ongoing drug and financial problems, led to the entire band quitting in 1982.{{Cite web|title=Joe Perry Project {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joe-perry-project-mn0000211062/biography|access-date=April 18, 2021|website=AllMusic|language=en}}

Equipped with a new record label (MCA Records) and three new band members in singer Cowboy Mach Bell, bassist Danny Hargrove and drummer Joe Pet, the band released Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker in 1983. The album met the same fate as its predecessor, selling less than 50,000 copies. Despite the poor sales, The Project went out on a final tour in support of the album, adding then-former Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford to the line-up.

A compilation album, The Music Still Does the Talking: The Best of the Joe Perry Project, was released by an Australian Indie Record label in 1999.

On October 6, 2009, Joe Perry, on his own record label (Roman Records){{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/115665-Roman-Records|title=Roman Records|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=January 19, 2019}} released a solo album titled Have Guitar, Will Travel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Perry-Have-Guitar-Will-Travel/release/2146077|title=Joe Perry - Have Guitar, Will Travel|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=January 19, 2019}} The first single was called "We've Got a Long Way to Go."{{cite book |last= Bienstock |first=Richard |date=September 16, 2011 |title=Aerosmith: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Boston Bad Boys |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X2Opr3N1X4YC&q=Have%20Guitar%2C%20Will%20Travel%20we%27ve%20got%20a%20long%20way%20to%20go%20joe%20perry |publisher=Voyageur Press |page=65 |isbn=9781610597692}} Although the record was released as a Perry solo album, the touring band included original bassist David Hull and was billed as The Joe Perry Project. Also participating were guitarist/keyboardist Paul Santo{{Cite web|url=https://www.paulsanto.com/about/|title=About|website=Paul Santo|language=en-US|access-date=January 19, 2019}} (Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Ringo Starr), drummer Marty Richards{{Cite web|url=https://www.ripopmusic.org/musical-artists/musicians/marty-richards/ |title=Marty Richards|access-date=January 19, 2019 |language=en |work=ripopmusic.org }} ( James Montgomery, Norah Jones, The J. Geils Band) and German vocalist Hagen Grohe who was discovered by Billie Perry{{Cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/billie-perry-hottest-rockstar-wives/|title=Billie Perry – Hottest Rockstar Wives|first=Alexandra |last=Capotorto|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en|access-date=January 19, 2019}} (Joe Perry's wife) on YouTube. The new Joe Perry Project also backed Joe on his latest album, making it a de facto JPP album.

On September 20, 2009, the new Joe Perry Project played the first public concert of the Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour at Memorial Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/the-joe-perry-project-performs-in-plymouth-video-available/|title=THE JOE PERRY PROJECT Performs In Plymouth; Video Available|last=Blabbermouth|date=September 21, 2009|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|language=en-US|access-date=January 19, 2019}} The show was announced just days before the event. Fans who attended were the first to hear some of the new songs from the upcoming album, as well as a handful of classic Aerosmith songs including: "Let the Music Do the Talking" (original JPP version), "Walkin' The Dog," "Dream On," "Combination" and "Walk This Way." The final song of the night was a cover of Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World."

During the 2009–2010 tour, the Joe Perry Project opened for Bad Company{{cite web |url=http://www.badcompany.com/news.html |title=Bad Company News |publisher=Badcompany.com |access-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-date=August 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815052922/http://www.badcompany.com/news.html |url-status=dead }} and Mötley Crüe.{{cite web|url=http://www.motley.com |title=Motley Crue | Official Website for Mötley Crüe |publisher=Motley.com |access-date=August 19, 2014}}

In 2022, Joe Perry announced that the Joe Perry Project would be playing three shows in New England that summer. The lineup for these shows includes Buck Johnson, Pet, Chris Wyse, and Gary Cherone of Extreme.{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=June 13, 2022 |title=AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Announces Three Solo July 2022 Performances With THE JOE PERRY PROJECT |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/aerosmiths-joe-perry-announces-three-solo-july-2022-performances-with-the-joe-perry-project |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}} Additionally the band scheduled two shows in Brazil that same summer.{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Aaron |date=June 30, 2022 |title=The Joe Perry Project two shows in Brazil! |url=https://joeperry.com/the-joe-perry-project-two-shows-in-brazil/ |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=Joe Perry |language=en-US}} The next year, Perry announced another tour. The lineup for the 2023 tour includes Cherone, Johnson, Hull, and Jason Sutter, who toured with the band the prior year in place of Pet.{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=February 22, 2023 |title=AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Announces April 2023 Tour Dates With THE JOE PERRY PROJECT |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/aerosmiths-joe-perry-announces-april-2023-tour-dates-with-the-joe-perry-project |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}

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Current members

• Joe Perry – lead guitar, backing vocals (1979–1984, 2009–present)
• Buck Johnson – keyboards (2022–present)
• Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar (1982, 2025–present)
• Chris Robinson – lead vocals (2025–present)
• Robert DeLeo – bass (2025–present)
• Eric Kretz – drums (2025–present)

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Former members

• Ronnie Stewart – drums (1979–1983)
• Ralph Morman – vocals (1979–1980)
• David Hull – bass (1979–1982, 2009–2010, 2023)
• Joey Mala – vocals (1980)
• Charlie Farren – rhythm guitar, vocals (1980–1982)
• Cowboy Mach Bell – vocals (1982–1984)
• Danny Hargrove – bass (1982–1984)
• Joe Pet – drums (1983–1984, 2022)
• Joey Kramer – drums (1984)
• Hagen Grohe – vocals (2009–2010)
• Paul Santo – rhythm guitar, keyboards (2009–2010)
• Marty Richards – drums (2009–2010)
• Chris Wyse – bass (2022)
• Gary Cherone – vocals (2022–2023)
• Jason Sutter – drums (2023)

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• Let the Music Do the Talking (1980)
• I've Got the Rock & Rolls Again (1981)
• Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker (1983)

• 'Let the Music Do the Talking" (1980)
• "Buzz Buzz" (1981)

• The Music Still Does the Talking: The Best of the Joe Perry Project (1999)

• Joe Perry (debut solo album)

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080225070832/http://www.joeperrymusic.com/ Joe Perry's official website]
• [http://www.paulsanto.com/ Paul Santo's official website]
• [http://www.martyrichardsondrums.com/ Marty Richards' official website]

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