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Aerosmith to Rudy Vallee in 11 Steps

  1. Aerosmith got its name from Harry Nilsson's Aerial Ballet
  2. Aerial Ballet includes guitar played by Dennis Budimir
  3. Dennis Budimir played guitar for Back Off Boogaloo
  4. Back Off Boogaloo features bass played by Dennis Belfield
  5. Dennis Belfield played bass for Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses
  6. Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses was arranged by Van Dyke Parks
  7. Van Dyke Parks played piano for Duit on Mon Dei
  8. Duit on Mon Dei was arranged by Perry Botkin
  9. Perry Botkin (the elder) played guitar for Bing Crosby
  10. Bing Crosby is one of the many artists that recorded Makin' Whoopee!
  11. Makin' Whoopee! was recorded by many artists including Rudy Vallee