Getty Images And “Walk This Way” would also have a big impact on hip-hop when Run-DMC covered it in 1986 in collaboration with Aerosmith. In fact, both versions are in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Co-written by Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry, “Walk This Way” would go on to become the biggest hit off of “Toys in the Attic,” Aerosmith’s third LP that was released 50 years ago on ...