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He is a guitarist and singer-songwriter born in Wichita,
Kansas. His initial musical works were with
bands in Cleveland while he
attended the Kent State
University. In 1969 he became a member of the
James Gang as lead guitarist and as well as appearing on their first three
albums he was with them when they were the opener for The Who during a tour
of Britain. In 1971 he decided to pursue his
solo career and released the albums Barnstorm
and The Smoker You Drink, The Player
You Get which had the hit single Rocky Mountain Way.
He became a member of the
Eagles in 1976, replacing Bernie Leadon and has the reputation of being the
one that moved the band to a heavier rock sound than they had originally
had. He co-wrote several of
their songs including the hit song "Life in the Fast
Lane". He also carried on
with his solo career after and in 1978 he released the album But Seriously Folks... which
brought him success with "Life's Been Good". The Eagles broke up in 1983 and he
continued to release further albums until he re-united with them in the
1990s. Performing and recording
with several artists he has appeared with Dan Fogelberg and Steve Winwood,
Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr in his All-Starr band tours as well as
producing, performing and writing/co-writing 6 songs on his 1983 album Old Wave. Wanting to make Americans aware that
there was an election going on in 1980, he ran for President, giving the
pledge of "free gas for all". He was legally unable to pursue his
role as a candidate though as he was under the age of 35. The 1995 World Series saw him singing
the National Anthem for Game four and since then he currently records and
tours with the Eagles.
Sources:
- http://www.joewalsh.com/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Walsh
- http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0909695/
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