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š„ Rock ānā Roll Spotlight: The James Gang! š„
Who? Why? Letās dive in! šø
The James Gang was formed in Cleveland, home of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fameāand theyāve got a sound that sticks with you. I heard them again a couple of weeks ago, and BAMāinstant nostalgia! It took me right back to a week I spent in San Francisco and the East Bay.
Back then, Citicorp offered me a promotion to take over their SF office on 415 Pine St. While scoping it out, I crashed with my best friend Richard Rainwater and his wife Margie. Every morning, Iād drop them at work just so I could use their car during the day. And guess what was on repeat in their 8-track player? The James Gang!
I grew to love themāand fast forward to today, I gave them another spin and was rocked to discover why they were so damn good: Joe Walsh was their lead guitarist and vocalist! Yep, the same Joe Walsh who later joined a little band called The Eagles! š¶
And hereās another fun factāone of the greatest rock vocalists of all time, Paul Rodgers, was also in TWO of their bands. Oh, and heās NOT in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fameābecause he turned it down! š¤Æ
So crank up the Fire with Arthur Brown, hang with the gang, and join our weekly dance party! š¶š„