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Long Road Out of Eden is the seventh studio album by American rock band Eagles, released in 2007 on Lost Highway Records. Nearly six years in production, Long Road Out of Eden is the first studio album from the Eagles since 1979's The Long Run, and along with the four original tracks on 1994 Hell Freezes Over, and two records in 2003 and 2004 with "Hole in the World" and "One Day at a Time", the only original material since. The album produced two singles on the Hot Country Songs charts: a cover of J.D. Souther's "How Long" and "Busy Being Fabulous", both of which were Top 30 hits on the country charts as well as Top 20 hits on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. The album produced five straight hits on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts with "How Long", "Busy Being Fabulous", "No More Cloudy Days", "What Do I Do With My Heart", and "I Don't Want to Hear Anymore". The album debuted at #1 in the U.S. and won the band two Grammy awards for "How Long" and the instrumental "I Dreamed There Was No War". The album became the band's sixth #1 album and was the highest selling album of the year. It has since sold 3.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Being a double album with length exceeding 90 minutes, the album was certified 3x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 3 million discs.

About the album[link]

In 2006, a special edition exclusive to Wal-Mart of the DVD release, Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne, included a bonus CD with three studio versions of songs from Long Road Out of Eden: "No More Cloudy Days," "Do Something" and "Fast Company."

On August 20, 2007, the song "How Long," written by J.D. Souther — who had previously worked with the Eagles co-writing some of their biggest hits including "Best of My Love," "Victim of Love," "Heartache Tonight" and "New Kid in Town" — was released as a single to radio with an accompanying online video at Yahoo! Music and debuted on television on CMT during the Top 20 Countdown on August 23, 2007. The band performed the song as part of their live sets in the early to mid 1970s, but did not record it at the time due to J.D. Souther's desire to use it on his first solo album.

The Deluxe Collector's Edition of Long Road Out of Eden was released on November 20, 2007, featuring two bonus tracks, "Hole in the World" and "Please Come Home for Christmas." This version of the CD is wrapped in a red linen cloth, screen printed with panoramic imagery, and includes a 40-page booklet with lyrics, credits, exclusive photos and desert scenes from the making of the "How Long" video.^[6]

"No More Walks in the Wood" is a song using the words from "An Old-Fashioned Song," a 21-line poem (without choruses either in the poem or song) by John Hollander. The song is in four-part harmony with guitar chords, but mostly sung a cappella.^[7]

In a 2007 interview with CNN, band member Don Henley declared, "This is probably the last Eagles album that we'll ever make."^[8] When questioned about the possibility of a follow-up album in November 2010, band member Timothy B. Schmit said, "My first reaction would be: no way. But I said that before the last one, so you never really know. Bands are a fragile entity and you never know what's going to happen. It took a long time to do that last album, over a span of years, really, and it took a lot out of us. We took a year off at one point. I'm not sure if we're able to do that again. I wouldn't close the door on it, but I don't know."^[9] In a 2010 interview with undercover.fm, Joe Walsh said that the band might be able to make one more album before the band "wraps it up".^[10]

At the 2009 Grammy Awards, the album won Best Instrumental Pop Performance. The album received three more nominations: Best Pop Vocal Album; Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for "Waiting in the Weeds"; and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for "Long Road Out of Eden".

"Guilty of the Crime" was covered by The Bellamy Brothers and The Bacon Brothers, whose version was released as a single in June 2009.

In 2009 "I Don't Want to Hear Any More" was released as the fifth single from the album. The song's writer Paul Carrack had already cut his own version in 2007.^[11]

For the first year after the album's initial release, the album was available in North America exclusively via the band's website, or through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club retail stores.

Track listing[link]

Disc one[link]

1. "No More Walks in the Wood" (Don Henley, Steuart Smith, John Hollander) – 2:00
2. "How Long" (J. D. Souther) – 3:13
3. "Busy Being Fabulous" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Steuart Smith) – 4:19
4. "What Do I Do with My Heart" (Glenn Frey, Don Henley) – 3:54
5. "Guilty of the Crime" (Frankie Miller, Jerry Lynn Williams) – 3:43
6. "I Don't Want to Hear Any More" (Paul Carrack) – 4:21
7. "Waiting in the Weeds" (Don Henley, Steuart Smith) – 7:45
8. "No More Cloudy Days" (Glenn Frey) – 4:02
9. "Fast Company" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 4:00
10. "Do Something" (Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Steuart Smith) – 5:12
11. "You Are Not Alone" (Frey) – 2:22

Disc two[link]

1. "Long Road Out of Eden" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Timothy B. Schmit) – 10:17
2. "I Dreamed There Was No War" (Glenn Frey) – 1:38
3. "Somebody" (Jack Tempchin, John Brannen) – 4:09
4. "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 5:46
5. "Last Good Time in Town" (Joe Walsh, John David Souther) – 7:07
6. "I Love to Watch a Woman Dance" (Larry John McNally) – 3:16
7. "Business as Usual" (Don Henley, Steuart Smith) – 5:31
8. "Center of the Universe" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Steuart Smith) – 3:42
9. "It's Your World Now" (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) – 4:22

[edit] Bonus tracks on the Deluxe Collector's Edition

10. "Hole in the World" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 4:13*
11. "Please Come Home for Christmas" (Charles Mose Brown, Gene C. Redd) – 2:58

* Bonus track also included in the standard UK edition.

Personnel[link]

As listed in CD booklet.^[12]

The Eagles

• Glenn Frey – guitar, keyboards, bass and vocals
• Don Henley – drums, percussion, guitar and vocals
• Joe Walsh – guitar, keyboards and vocals
• Timothy B. Schmit – bass and vocals

Additional personnel

• Steuart Smith – guitar, keyboards, mandolin
• Scott Crago – drums and percussion
• Richard F.W. Davis – keyboards and programming
• Michael Thompson – keyboards, accordion and trombone
• Will Hollis – keyboards
• Al Garth - alto sax and violin
• Bill Armstrong – trumpet
• Chris Mostert – tenor and alto sax
• Greg Smith – baritone sax
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Luis Conti – percussion
• Orchestrations by Richard F.W. Davis and Glenn Frey
• Horns arranged by Greg Smith and Don Henley

Production[link]

• Produced by Eagles
• Co-Producers: Steuart Smith, Richard F.W. Davis, Scott Crago, Bill Szymczyk
• Engineering: Chris Bell, Mike Terry , Jim Nipar, Mike Harlow,
• Mixed by Elliot Scheiner at The Doghouse, Los Angeles, California
• Digital Editing: Blade
• Recorded at The Doghouse, Los Angeles, California and Samhain Sound, Malibu, California
• Additional Studios:
  • O’Henry Studios, Burbank, California
  • Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
  • Mooselodge, Calabasas, California
  • The Panhandle House, Denton, Texas
  • Luminous Sound, Dallas, Texas
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
• Art Direction and Design: Jeri Heiden
• Logo: Nick Steinhardt / SMOG Design, Inc
• Photography: Olaf Heine

Charts[link]

Album[link]

End of year charts[link]

Singles[link]

Awards[link]

Wins[link]

Nominations[link]

Tour[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• The Billboard Q&A: The Eagles' Glenn Frey, Billboard, October 12, 2007
• The Billboard Q&A: The Eagles' Don Henley, Billboard, October 12, 2007

Out of Eden was an American Gospel music group often identified with R&B, and contemporary Christian music. It featured sisters Lisa Kimmey, Andrea Kimmey-Baca, and Danielle Kimmey. The group was active from 1994 to 2006, producing seven albums through Gotee Records and receiving "Urban Album of the Year" and "Urban Song of the Year" at the Dove Awards of 2003.

Musical career[link]

Origins[link]

The band consisted of three sisters Lisa Kimmey, Andrea Kimmey-Baca and Danielle Kimmey, all born in Richmond, Virginia between 1975 and 1982 to Robert Kimmey and DeLise Perkins Kimmey Hall.^[1] When the girls were young, their parents divorced and they moved with their mother and to Nashville, where DeLise was offered a teaching position at Fisk University. Danielle and her sisters initially sang back-up for their mother, who was a classical pianist.^[2] After their stepfather unsuccessfully attempted to garner attention for the girls by sending a video of their singing to various record labels, Danielle and her sisters were discovered by Toby McKeehan, who formed the record label Gotee Records to produce their music.^[1]

In 1994, they released their debut Lovin' the Day. The first single off the album was a remake of the Bill Withers 1978 single "Lovely Day" and was a Christian Contemporary Music hit.^[3] Their second album, in 1996, More Than You Know was even more successful and catapulted the sisters into the CCM spotlight.

Mainstream Success[link]

Their third album was the acclaimed No Turning Back which was released in 1999. Released in 2002, their fourth and best-selling Gotee album, This Is Your Life, entered the Billboard 200, peaking at #178. The album tied for "Urban Album of the Year" at the Dove Awards of 2003, with a song from the album, "Meditate" going on to win the award "Urban Recorded Song of the Year". The album was also nominated for a Stellar Award.

Another two years went by before the up-tempo album Love, Peace & Happiness was released. This album was nominated for Dove Awards in the Urban Gospel Album of the Year category and Urban Gospel Song of the Year category for the song "Soldiers".

In early 2005, Out of Eden presented an a cappella version of an old hymn at a "Focus on the Family" chapel service, and received a standing ovation. Struck by the response to the hymn and the power of the lyrics, they decided to explore a new side of their musical talents and released a CD of remakes of classic hymns titled Hymns.^[4] The album was nominated for a 2006 Grammy award in the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album category.^[5]

In June 2006, the group announced that they would disband after the release of their greatest hits album titled The Hits.

Awards[link]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Compilations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Allmusic entry

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Glenn Frey
Frey performing with the Eagles in 2008.
Background information
Birth name	Glenn Lewis Frey
Born	(1948-11-06) November 6, 1948 (age 63) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Rock, country rock, pop rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, actor, painter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, harmonica, percussions, drums
Years active	1966–present
Labels	Asylum, MCA
Associated acts	Eagles, J. D. Souther, Jackson Browne

Glenn Lewis Frey (pronounced Fry; born November 6, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and released their debut album in 1972. Glenn Frey would play guitar with the Eagles as well as piano and keyboards, and shared lead vocals with Don Henley. The Eagles broke up in 1980 after becoming one of the most successful bands of all time. Frey sang lead vocals on many Eagles hits such as "Take It Easy", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "Tequila Sunrise", "Already Gone", "Lyin' Eyes", "New Kid in Town", and "Heartache Tonight". After the breakup of the Eagles in 1980, Frey embarked on a successful solo career. He released his debut album in 1982 and would go on to record such Top 40 hits like "The One You Love", "Smuggler's Blues", "Sexy Girl", "The Heat Is On", and "You Belong to the City". As a member of the Eagles, Frey has won six Grammys, and five American Music Awards. The Eagles have sold over 120 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. As a solo artist and with the Eagles combined, Frey has released 24 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

Early life[link]

Frey was born in Detroit, Michigan.^[1] Growing up in Royal Oak, Michigan, he studied keyboard with concert pianist John Harrison and became part of the mid-1960s Detroit rock scene. One of his earliest bands was called the Subterraneans and included fellow Dondero High School Class of '66 students Doug Edwards (later replaced by Lenny Mintz) on drums, Doug Gunsch and Bill Barnes on guitar and Jeff Hodge on bass.

His first professional recording experience was performing acoustic guitar and background vocals on Bob Seger's Ramblin' Gamblin' Man in 1968. Frey and Seger would remain friends and occasional songwriting partners in later years.

Frey then moved to Los Angeles to follow a girlfriend who was an aspiring singer. His first recording as a musical writer was while fronting Longbranch Pennywhistle, a duo with J. D. Souther, in 1969. Frey also met Jackson Browne there, with whom he would also write songs. The three shared an apartment for a short time.

Tenure with the Eagles[link]

After a stint in 1971 backing Linda Ronstadt, Frey helped form the Eagles, playing guitar and keyboards. Frey wrote or co-wrote (often with Don Henley) many of the group's songs, and sang lead vocal on a number of Eagles hits including "Take It Easy", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "Already Gone", "Tequila Sunrise", "Lyin' Eyes", "New Kid in Town", "Heartache Tonight", and "How Long".

The Eagles broke up in 1980 and reunited in 1994, when they released an album mixing both live tracks and four new songs, Hell Freezes Over.

2007 saw the release of the Eagles' album Long Road out of Eden. Glenn Frey participated in the Eagles' The Long Road out of Eden Tour (2008–Present).

Solo career[link]

After the Eagles disbanded, Frey found solo success in the 1980s, especially with two #2 hits: the soundtrack songs "The Heat Is On" (from Beverly Hills Cop) and "You Belong to the City" (from the television series Miami Vice, the soundtrack to which stayed on top of the U.S. album charts for 11 weeks in 1985). His other contribution to the soundtrack, "Smuggler's Blues", hit #12 on the Hot 100. Frey also contributed the song "Flip City" to the Ghostbusters II soundtrack, and "Part of Me, Part of You" to the soundtrack for Thelma and Louise. He released his first solo album in 20 years, After Hours, featuring covers of pop standards from the 1940s-1960s, on May 8, 2012.

During his solo career he had 12 songs in the U.S. Top 100. Eleven of those were written with Jack Tempchin who also wrote "Peaceful Easy Feeling".^[2]

In the late 1990s, Frey founded a record company with attorney Peter Lopez called Mission Records.

In 2009, Glenn Frey was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends online Hall of Fame.^[3]

Acting career[link]

As an actor on television, Frey guest starred on Miami Vice in the first season episode titled "Smuggler's Blues", inspired by his hit song of the same name and had a starring role in the "Dead Dog Arc" of Wiseguy. He was also the star of South of Sunset, which was canceled after one episode. In the late 1990s, he guest-starred on Nash Bridges as a policeman whose teenage daughter had run amok and gone on a crime spree with her sociopathic boyfriend. In 2002, he appeared on HBO's Arli$$, playing a political candidate who double-crosses Arliss and must pay a high price for it.

Frey's first foray into film was his starring role in Let's Get Harry, a 1986 film about a group of plumbers who travel to Colombia to rescue a friend from a drug lord. Frey's next film appearance was a smaller role in Cameron Crowe's third film, Jerry Maguire. Frey played the frugal general manager of the Arizona Cardinals football team who, in the film's climax, finally agrees to pay Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s character, wide receiver Rod Tidwell, a large professional contract.

Commercial endorsements[link]

Frey appeared in or wrote music for a few advertisement campaigns in the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s.

Frey's first appearance as an actor in a commercial was for Pepsi with Miami Vice star Don Johnson. Another notable commercial campaign was the "Hard Rock in the 70s, Rock Hard in the 80s" gym campaign of 1988, which featured a photograph of a newly physically toned Frey contrasted with the famous Hotel California insert photograph. He even did a picture spread in Rolling Stone modeling ski wear, and a spread in Penthouse modeling sweaters.

Frey also contributed music for several commercials, with his jingle for Canada Dry ginger ale evolving into the obscure Japanese Strange Weather bonus track "Ain't It Love".

References in pop culture[link]

Cameron Crowe, who interviewed the Eagles on the road when he was a teenager, has stated that the character of Russell, the lead guitar player from his film Almost Famous, was based primarily upon Glenn Frey. The instruction Russell gives to Crowe's autobiographical young critic William Miller, to "Just make us look cool," was apparently a direct quote from Frey.

There is a Saturday Night Live short, called The H(eat) Is O(n), by Adam McKay, in which a character named Wes (played by Ben Stiller) has a one night stand with Glenn Frey (played by Will Ferrell). Over the course of the evening, Glenn reveals his penchant for aggressive sex play, leaving Wes very upset.

The Randy Stonehill song Teen King is about Glenn Frey's experiences as a rock star.

Equipment[link]

Takamine Guitars manufactures a Glenn Frey signature acoustic-electric guitar, the EF360GF. It is designed to replicate the Takamine Frey uses for live and studio applications.^[4]

Guitars[link]

• Gibson Les Paul Heritage Sunburst
• Gibson Firebird Candy Apple Red
• Gibson Firebird Honey Sunburst
• Fender Telecaster Butterscotch
• Gibson Les Paul Apple Green

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Compilation albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Glenn Frey Unofficial fan website
• Glenn Frey at the Internet Movie Database

Joe Walsh
Walsh in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Fidler Walsh
Born	(1947-11-20) November 20, 1947 (age 64) Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Genres	Rock, hard rock, folk rock, country rock, blues rock, electric blues
Occupations	Singer songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, bass, mandolin, clarinet, oboe, bagpipes
Years active	1964–present
Labels	Asylum, Epic, ABC
Associated acts	James Gang, Barnstorm, Eagles, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
Website	joewalsh.com
Notable instruments
Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster

Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947)^[1] is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands: the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles. He has also experienced success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B. King and Dan Fogelberg.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Walsh and his family lived in Columbus, Ohio for a number of years. His mother was a classically trained pianist. When Walsh was twelve years old the family moved to New York City. Later, Walsh moved to Montclair, New Jersey and attended Montclair High School there. While attending Kent State University, he spent time in various bands playing around the Cleveland area, including The Measles. Walsh began a lifelong hobby of amateur ("ham") radio with the callsign WB6ACU while living in New York City.

1960s and 1970s[link]

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In January 1968 he replaced Glen Schwartz as lead guitarist for the James Gang, an American power trio. Walsh proved to be the band's star attraction, noted for his innovative rhythm playing and creative guitar riffs. In particular he was known for hot-wiring the pickups on his electric guitars to create his trademark "attack" sound.^[2] The James Gang had several minor hits and became an early album-oriented rock staple for the next two years, including James Gang Live at Carnegie Hall. In November, 1971 Walsh left the group and formed the group Barnstorm, although their albums credited Walsh as a solo artist. Walsh and Barnstorm released their debut, the eponymous Barnstorm in 1972. The album was a critical success, but had only moderate sales. The follow-up The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get (1973) was titled under his own name (although officially a Barnstorm album) and was Walsh's commercial breakthrough. The first single "Rocky Mountain Way" received heavy airplay and reached #23 on the US Top 40 chart. In 1974 Barnstorm disbanded and Walsh continued as a solo artist.

In December 1974, Walsh released an official solo album, So What and in March 1976, a live set, You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind. These would be his last solo albums until 1978. On December 20, 1975 he joined the Eagles as Bernie Leadon's replacement. His addition steered the band toward a harder-edged sound and away from their early country-style work, and he was featured prominently on their multi-million-selling album Hotel California, co-writing the Top 20 hit "Life in the Fast Lane" (with Don Henley and Glenn Frey) and "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (co-written with former Barnstorm drummer Joe Vitale).

As the Eagles struggled to record the follow-up to Hotel California, Walsh re-ignited his solo career with the well-received album But Seriously, Folks... (1978) which featured his hit comic depiction of rock stardom, "Life's Been Good". Walsh also contributed "In the City" to The Warriors soundtrack (1979), a song penned and sung by Walsh that was later rerecorded for the Eagles The Long Run album.

1980s-present[link]

Following the breakup of the Eagles in 1980, Walsh continued to release albums throughout the 1980s, but sales were poor. He maintained a low profile until the mid-1990s. In late 1984 Walsh was contacted by Australian musician Paul Christie, former bassist in Mondo Rock, who invited him to come to Australia to perform with The Party Boys, an all-star group with a floating membership of well-known Australian rock musicians, which included acclaimed guitarist Kevin Borich, with whom Walsh became good friends. Walsh accepted and performed with the Party Boys on their late 1984-early 1985 Australian tour and appeared on their live album You Need Professional Help. He remained in Australia for some time after the tour, putting together the short-lived touring group Creatures From America, with Waddy Wachtel (guitar), Rick Rosas (bass) and Australian drummer Richard Harvey (Divinyls, The Party Boys). Walsh returned to Australia in 1989 to tour with another incarnation of The Party Boys. Walsh toured with Ringo Starr in 1989, alternating a handful of his best-known songs with Ringo's tunes, as did all the members of the "All Starr" band. Walsh sang the US National Anthem at the beginning of game four of the 1995 World Series. In 1989, Walsh recorded a MTV Unplugged with the R&B musician Dr. John. Also in 1989 Walsh filmed a live concert from the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles with Etta James and Albert Collins. 'Jazzvisions: Jump The Blues Away'.

While producing their Homegrown album in 1989, Walsh briefly joined New Zealand reggae band Herbs. Although he had left by the time of its 1990 release, he still appears as lead vocalist on two tracks, "Up All Night" and "It's Alright", and the album includes the first recording of his "Ordinary Average Guys" (sung by late Herbs bassist Charlie Tumahai), which subsequently became a solo hit for Walsh as "Ordinary Average Guy".^[3]

In late 1990, Walsh was part of a band called The Best, along with keyboardist Keith Emerson, bassist John Entwistle, guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and drummer Simon Phillips. The band performed several shows in Hawaii and Japan, with a live video resulting.

In 1994, Walsh reunited with the Eagles for a highly successful reunion tour and live album, Hell Freezes Over. Walsh has toured regularly with the Eagles since then and the group released their first new studio album in 28 years, Long Road Out of Eden, in 2007.

In June 2004, Walsh performed at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, Texas. He was also featured in September 2004 at The Strat Pack, a concert held in London, England to mark the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster guitar.

In 2006, Walsh reunited with Jim Fox and Dale Peters of the James Gang for a 15-date summer reunion tour. The tour lasted into the fall.

Walsh's song "One Day At A Time" deals with his struggles with alcoholism. He has been in recovery since 1995.

In 2008, Walsh appeared on the Carvin 60th Anniversary Celebration DVD as a celebrity endorser. In the recorded interview, he highly praised Carvin guitars and claims that the bridge design is "just like the first Les Paul models. I can't even get Gibson to reissue it."

Walsh has been a contributor to such causes as halfway houses for displaced adult women in Wichita, Kansas.

Walsh ran for President of the United States in 1980 on top of his music career as a mock campaign. He promised to make "Life's Been Good" the new national anthem if he won, and ran on a platform of "Free Gas For Everyone." Though Walsh was not old enough to actually assume the office, he wanted to raise public awareness of the election. In 1992 Walsh ran for vice president with Rev. Goat Carson under the slogan "We Want Our Money Back!".

Walsh currently has a new album, Analog Man, scheduled for release on June 5th, 2012. The album was co-produced by Jeff Lynne, with Tommy Lee James co-writing some of the album's tracks. ^[4]

Notable appearances[link]

Walsh performing with the Eagles in 2009.

Walsh has produced albums for artists such as Dan Fogelberg and Ringo Starr. He was a background musician (1st guitar solo) on Eagles bandmate Don Henley's 1982 hit "Dirty Laundry" (listed as such in the liner notes of I Can't Stand Still and Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits). Walsh played guitar throughout Who bassist John Entwistle's 1981 solo album Too Late The Hero. Walsh has also contributed to albums by: America's, REO Speedwagon, Andy Gibb, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Steve Winwood and Richard Marx hit "Don't Mean Nothing".^[5]

Onscreen Walsh has appeared in: The Blues Brothers, RoboCop, Promised Land,The Drew Carey Show, Duckman, Mad TV, Rock the Cradle and Zachariah.

On Feb.12, 2012, Walsh appeared on stage with Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, and McCartney's band at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to close out the Grammy Awards show.

Walsh was a regular guest deejay on the Los Angeles radio station, KLOS during the mid-1980s. They had a Saturday evening feature, with celebrity guest-hosts taking over the mic (Walsh was the guest host far more frequently than any other). He was also a frequent guest and guest-host of Detroit & Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl.

Personal life[link]

Joe Walsh in front of his vintage amateur radio station WB6ACU

Walsh holds an Amateur Extra Class Amateur Radio License. His station callsign is WB6ACU.^[6] In 2006 he donated an autographed guitar to the ARRL in Newington, Connecticut for its charity auction. He has also been involved with the group's "Big Project," which brings amateur radio into schools. Walsh has included Morse Code messages in his albums on two occasions: once on the album Barnstorm ("Register and Vote"), and later on Songs for a Dying Planet ("Register and Vote for Me").

Walsh is best known as a guitarist, but has also played keyboards, bass guitar, harmonica, bagpipes, oboe, and clarinet.

Walsh married Marjorie Bach (sister of Barbara Bach) in Los Angeles on December 13, 2008, making him a brother-in-law of Ringo Starr.

Walsh's daughter, Lucy Walsh, is also a musician; she has worked with Ashlee Simpson and others, and released her debut album, Lost in the Lights, in spring 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Walsh's eldest daughter, Emma Kristen, was born in 1971 and died in 1974 at the age of only 3 as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident on her way to nursery school. Her story inspired the track "Song For Emma" on his album So What released later that year. In her memory, he had a fountain and memorial plaque placed in a park in which she played, North Boulder Park in Boulder, Colorado. While touring with singer Stevie Nicks in 1984, Walsh took Nicks to the park's fountain; Nicks subsequently immortalized this story in her song "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You" on her 1985 album Rock A Little. Nicks stated in a 2007 interview with the UK's The Daily Telegraph that Walsh had been "the great love of her life."

In October 2004, Walsh undertook speaking engagements in New Zealand to warn against the dangers of substance abuse. He said the visit was a "thank you" to people who took him to Otatara Pa when he toured New Zealand with reggae band Herbs while under heavy alcohol and cocaine addictions in 1989, an experience he has cited as the beginning of a long journey back to health.^[7]

At Otatara Pa in 2004 Walsh said, "This is a special place, and it is very special to me. It was here on a visit many years ago, up on the hills, that I had a moment of clarity. I don't understand it, but I reconnected with my soul, and I remembered who I used to be. I admitted I had problems and I had to do something about it. It was the beginning of my recovery from my addiction to alcohol and drugs, and when I got back to America it gave me the courage to seek help."^[8]

Jimmy Page's sunburst 1959 Gibson Les Paul, better known as his "Number 1" was originally owned by Joe Walsh and was sold to Page in 1970.^[9]

Kent State University awarded Walsh an honorary degree in music in December 2001.^[10]

Instruments[link]

Guitars[link]

• Fender Telecaster Butterscottesch, Sunburst, Blonde, Natural White, other finishes
• Fender Stratocaster Black, White, Sunburst, Turquoise Green, Candy apple Red
• Duesenberg Double Cat 6 Sunburst
• Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo used on the song The Long Run & Rocky Mountain Way
• 1959 Gibson Les Paul that was given/sold to Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in April 1969^[11]
• Gibson Les Paul Custom Ebony & Sunburst
• Gibson Les Paul Supreme Sunburst used on the song Get over it to his playing slide guitar
• Gibson ES-335 Sunburst
• Zemaitis Custom De Luxe Guitar used in concert on Farewell Concert Tour
• Music Man Guitars various finishes used in The Long Run of Eden Tour
• Gretsch Country Club Models Candy Apple Red & White
• Various Model Carvin & Fernandes Guitars
• Takamine & Guild Acoustic Guitars
• Ibanez : Joe Satriani model with humbucking pickups,silver, red etc.
• Carvin California Carved Top guitar

Amplifiers[link]

• Fender
• Dr. Z

Other instruments[link]

• Fender Rhodes Piano
• Hammond Organ
• Roland JD-990
• Korg Karma
• Korg Trinity
• Moog Synthesizers
• Clavia Nord Modular
• Clavia Nord Electro
• Harmonium
• Mellotron
• Yamaha Piano
• Baldwin Grand Piano
• Fender Precision Bass
• Gibson F-4 Mandolin
• Gibson F-5 Mandolin
• Clarinet
• Oboe
• Bagpipes
• Talkbox
• Timpani

Discography[link]

References[link]

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External links[link]

• Official website