Brad Whitford's Birth Card: The 2 of Diamonds

In the record

Bradley Ernest Whitford (born February 23, 1952) is an American musician who is best known as a guitarist for the hard rock band Aerosmith for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. The birth-card coordinate for February 23 is the 2 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2001 Performers with Aerosmith induction.

Rock Hall record

• 2001 Performers — inducted member of Aerosmith

The 2 of Diamonds coordinate

Brad Whitford's birthday maps to the 2 of Diamonds (The Financial Partner). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Brad Whitford. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You name the exchange out loud and keep it fair for both sides.

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Brad Whitford in the public record

He has also worked as a songwriter for the group, co-composing well-received tracks such as 1976's "Last Child". Whitford graduated from Reading Memorial High School in Reading, Massachusetts in 1970. He then attended the Berklee College of Music. Whitford played as lead guitarist in forming local bands Cymbals of Resistance (1965–1968), Teapot Dome, Earth, Inc. (1968–1970) as bassist, and Justin Thyme (1970–1971) as guitarist before joining Aerosmith in 1971, where he replaced original guitarist Ray Tabano. Aerosmith went on to be one of the most successful bands of the 1970s. Following several less successful albums in the late 1970s, however, Whitford left Aerosmith in 1981 to work on his own project with singer Derek St. Holmes, called Whitford/St. Holmes.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Brad Whitford (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the King of Clubs

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Brad Whitford, and not a forecast of induction.

Confidence that inspires confidence in others

In 2010, Whitford was announced as one of the guitarists to take part in the Experience Hendrix tour, playing songs performed and inspired by Jimi Hendrix with Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ernie Isley, Living Colour, Hubert Sumlin, bassist Billy Cox, and others.

Paired on shared wording: inspired, others.

Also on the record

1. The project was dissolved after a sole self-titled album was released in 1981, although Whitford/St.
2. Holmes reunited for 2015 and 2016 tours and released another album, Reunion.
3. Whitford briefly toured with Joe Perry Project, featuring former Aerosmith bandmate Joe Perry, before both Perry and Whitford rejoined Aerosmith in 1984.
4. In the mid-late 1980s, all band members completed drug rehabilitation, including Whitford, who completed programs to combat his alcohol abuse.

Other inductees with this card

• Al Rex — 2012 Performers with The Comets
• Alan Price — 1994 Performers with The Animals
• Ali Shaheed Muhammad — 2024 Performers with A Tribe Called Quest
• Andy Bell — 2026 Performers with Oasis
• Art Garfunkel — 1990 Performers with Simon & Garfunkel
• Bernie Worrell — 1997 Performers with Parliament-Funkadelic
• Bill Bruford — 2017 Performers with Yes
• Bruce Palmer — 1997 Performers with Buffalo Springfield
• Chris Vrenna — 2020 Performers with Nine Inch Nails
• Dave Stewart — 2022 Performers with Eurythmics
• Etta James — 1993 Performers
• Ice Cube — 2016 Performers with N.W.A
• 15 more inductees share this card.

FAQ

What is Brad Whitford's birth card?

The 2 of Diamonds. February 23 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Brad Whitford's dates come from?

Birth date 1952-02-23 is the day-precision date on Brad Whitford's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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