27 in Los Angeles - James Gang performed “Walk Away” and “The Bomber” suite as well as “Funk #49.” “What got me was how much love there is in the world for Taylor, and how much Taylor would have loved to be at VetsAid,” recalls Walsh, who’s also contributing to an album celebrating original James Gang member Glenn Schwartz, which is being curated by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. I can’t wait to play again.”Īt both of the Hawkins concerts - Sept. It’s different to turn it up and go for it, and I didn’t realize how much I missed it until we started cookin’ with the James Gang. I haven’t played loud on 11 in a long time I play in a vocal group, so I have small amps. “We played the concerts for Taylor Hawkins and it worked really good we got in front of an audience and we were able to do what we used to do. “Glenn Frey (his late bandmate in Eagles) used to say never say never, so I’m not,” Walsh explains. There were early reports that VetsAid would be a final gig for the James Gang, which also includes founding drummer Jimmy Fox and bassist Dale Peters. It’s a great place for musicians to work at their craft.” As for other possible collaborations, Walsh adds that “knowing musicians from Ohio, I don’t know who’s gonna be playing with who, and I can’t wait for that soup to get stirred.” There’s places to play and a lot of support. I’m grateful that I was in Ohio in a band that could play downtown (in Cleveland) and there were 11,000 students on campus that came downtown and supported us. “It’s gonna be all Ohio bands,” Walsh notes, “and there’s a great history of music that came out of Ohio. He joined the James Gang in late 1967, scoring Billboard Hot 100 hits “Walk Away” and “Funk #49” before leaving the band in late 1971. The acts playing this year’s VetsAid show all hail from Ohio Walsh, though born in Kansas, moved to the state as a youth and attended Kent State University, where he formed his band the Measles. VetsAid, in partnership with the Combined Arms Institute, has so far distributed more than $2 million in grants from the benefits and other fundraising efforts. Walsh - whose father was a military flight instructor who died while on active duty in Okinawa, Japan, when Walsh was just 20 months old - founded VetsAid in 2017 to raise funds and awareness for the needs of veterans and their families, distributing funds to grassroots organizations in the communities where the concerts are held and beyond. I’m sure he’ll play ‘Rocky Mountain Way’ with me, probably help sing it.” Grohl performed “Funk #49” with James Gang at both of the Hawkins tribute concerts. He’s gonna play a couple James Gang songs. Walsh says Grohl “can do anything he wants. Grohl is billed as a special guest on the lineup, which also includes Nine Inch Nails, the Black Keys and the Breeders, with comedian/actor Drew Carey hosting.
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