Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer loses legal bid to rejoin band for Grammys

Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer loses legal bid to rejoin band for Grammys

Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer (C) will not be joining band members (L-R) Bradley Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on stage at the Grammys

A judge has rejected Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer's legal bid to rejoin the band when they perform at the Grammys this weekend.

The 69-year-old, who helped found the group 50 years ago, suffered an ankle injury last year which kept him out of action and meant he missed a large part of the band's residency at a Las Vegas casino.

He sued the American rockers, arguing breach of contract, after he was told to re-audition for his place and prove he could play "at an appropriate level", and apparently failed.

Aerosmith said they had invited Kramer to join them at the music awards, but there was not enough time to rehearse together for him to play on stage.

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