“It's the best of the best that Ohio has to offer,” Walsh said. Every once in a while Dave Grohl would make his way on stage. The lineup was made up of Ohio based artists with Joe Walsh, The James Gang, Nine Inch Nails, The Black Keys and The Breeders. Just hearing the stories were such special moments in a night that honors and supports them.Įach year is in a different city to give aid to new groups, this year was in Columbus.
It's the least I could do for those who serve and continue to serve."īetween sets, veteran organizations were honored and told powerful stories that reminded me of what Sunday night was really about, supporting them as they have massive sacrifices. "I'm a gold star kid myself," Joe Walsh said, "I knew I had to do something and seeing as though rock and roll is what I do best. Joe Walsh led his sixth annual VetsAid, at Nationwide Arena on Sunday, a musical ode to veterans with all of the proceeds towards different veteran organizations and affairs. Joe Walsh played one of his most famous licks, from “Life’s Been Good To Me So Far” and it was pure magic. It was towards the end of the night, Walsh in his shiny suit jacket reflecting the spotlight. However, with a guitar in his hands, he still showed everyone why he's a rock legend. “And when Dave Grohl decided to do some concerts in memory of Taylor, I thought about it and said, ‘What if I get the James Gang together to be part of this?’ And he thought that was the best idea he’d heard in a long time.Joe Walsh is a man of the 70s and now is a man in his 70s. He told me that many times,” Walsh says of their performance at both the London and Los Angeles tribute shows. “Taylor Hawkins, his favorite band in the whole world was the James Gang. So, even though James Gang hadn’t performed together in over a decade, the opportunity to celebrate the life of Hawkins seemed like the perfect opportunity to get back on stage. Of those hardcore fans was the late Taylor Hawkins, who was often seen wearing James Gang merchandise during performances with the Foo Fighters or Chevy Metal. From essential tracks like “Funk #49” or “Walk Away” to deeper cuts like “The Bomber,” James Gang’s blend of funk, blues, and rock made casual fans of just about everyone and hardcore fans out of those in the know. The modest Cleveland power trio, while never hitting the sustained commercial heights of a band like The Who, went on to make an undeniable mark on rock history. And that’s the secret of a three-piece band.” We call it lead rhythm, where you play rhythm guitar and lead at the same time and just kind of wander back and forth. “In a three-piece band, it’s kind of hard to navigate. “Luckily, we played some shows with The Who, and that turned into a longtime friendship,” Walsh explains. But, with some help from another icon of the time, he was able to develop a style of his own.
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“I had some big shoes to fill and also had to learn how to sing lead and play lead at the same time,” Walsh says. Through genius, luck, or some combination of the two, the remaining members drafted Walsh into the gang to fill the vacancy. At the same time, a band from Cleveland by the name of James Gang parted ways with their guitar player. In the late ’60s, he lived in Kent and played guitar for a local act called The Measles (a band name he now “ like to brag about”). All of which explains the birth of VetsAid, but why these artists, why get the James Gang back together, and why, for the love of god, spotlight Ohio? From his solo career to his time with The Eagles to the present day, Walsh’s actions of support towards American veterans are - and always have been - clear, passionate, and unobstructed.
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