Johnny Depp jams with Aerosmith as band celebrates 50-year career

Vocalist Steven Tyler (L) and guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith [Photo: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo]

Actor Johnny Depp and musician Alice Cooper joined Aerosmith on Friday at a gala dinner and performance in Los Angeles to celebrate the band’s 50-year career as one of the best-selling American hard rock bands of all times.

Cooper and Depp - who play with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry in rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires - were among more than a dozen artists including the Foo Fighters, Sammy Hagar and John Legend who sang the band’s biggest hits as it was named the MusiCares person of the year.