Joe Walsh

Happy Birthday To DR. JOHN – JOE WALSH – DUANE ALLMAN – NORMAN GREENBAUM

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DR. JOHN

Dr. John was born named Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr.
on 20 November 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Happy 81 to the flamboyant blues/jazz/soul
legend who recorded/released countless LPs.

He passed away in 2019 following a heart attack.

JOE WALSH

Joe Walsh was born Joseph Fidler on 20 November 1947 in Wichita, Kansas, U.S.

Happy 76 to the guitar hero, best known for being a member for a number of years of the Eagles, his own band James Gang, his solo work and playing on multiple albums of multiple artists. Here’s his greatest solo hit (more than 66 million streams on Spotify).

DUANE ALLMAN

Duane Allman was born in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. on 20 November 1946.

Happy 77 to the blues guitarist, the founder and
original leader of The Allman Brothers (1969–1976).

He died at the age of 24 in a motorcycle crash

NORMAN GREENBAUM

Norman Greenbaum was born on 20 November 1942 in Malden, Massachusetts.

Happy 81 to the psych rocker and one-hit wonder with his 1969
Spirit In The Sky classic (more than 460 million streams on Spotify).

7-Inch History – JOE WALSH 1973

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Great 7″ singles from the past

15 November 2022

JOE WALSH (74) is best know as chief guitarist of country rock giants
Eagles. Before joining those superstars he had also played with his
own bands James Gang (1968-1972) and Barnstormer (1972-1973).

With the latter, he recorded two albums. He scored his first hit with
the opener, ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY of the second one, entitled
The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get.

Check this smoking live version…

JOE WALSH: Bio – Discography

THE BREEDERS And DAVE GROHL Were GIGANTIC Yesterday At VetsAid In Columbus, OHIO

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14 November 2022

JOE WALSH (74) is best known as the guitarist of country rock legends
Eagles. Before joining those superstars he had his own band called James Gang.

Walsh founded a charity fund for military veterans’ in 2017. Yesterday he played
with the James Gang members at VetsAid in Columbus, OHIO. It was Walsh himself who organised the event and he invited some big-name acts such as The Black Keys and NIN.

The Breeders with the Deal twins also took part in the 6-hour show.
One of the songs they played was Gigantic. A Pixies classic from their
1983 Surfer Rosa album, sung by Kim Deal. The omnipresent Dave Grohl
joined them on guitar.

Watch them rock out…

VetsAid: Website

Happy 70 To JOE WALSH – Singer/Songwriter And Virtuosic Guitar Legend…

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Seventy years ago today – 20 November 1947 – Joseph Fidler Walsh, better know as
JOE WALSH was born in Wichita, Kansas, US. A brilliant guitarist and singer-songwriter
who played with bands such as James Gang, Barnstorm and The Party Boys while releasing solo albums in between. But he became globally famous when he joined legendary L.A. rockers the EAGLES in 1975 for their masterpiece LP HOTEL CALIFORNIA. To celebrate
the man’s 70th birthday here are three classic Walsh performances…

* ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY (his most famous knockout – 1973)

* HOTEL CALIFORNIA (superb guitar play with the Eagles – live 1977)

* LIFE IN THE FAST LANE (from the Eagles ‘Hotel California LP based on a Walsh riff and here played with Ringo Starr’s All Star band)

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