Editing Ray Tabano (section)

===The Strangeurs===
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Originally called the Strangers, the '''Strangeurs''' added a '''"u"''' to their name to avoid confusion with another band called the '''Strangers'''. The band consisted of Ray Tabano on bass guitar, [[Steven Tyler]] on drums, [[Green Mountain Boys]] member Don Soloman on keyboards and vocals, Peter Stahl on guitar, Alan Strohmayer on bass, and Barry Shapiro on drums.<ref name="bienstock">{{Cite book |author=Bienstock, Richard |title=Aerosmith: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Boston Bad Boys |location=Minneapolis |publisher=[[Voyageur Press]] |year=2011 |isbn= 978-1-6105-9769-2}}</ref> The Strangeurs played in the local area as a [[cover band]]. The band focused on [[Top 40]] hits and earned a steady wage as a party band around the [[New England]] area.