#the james gang

[rolloroberson]

The James Gang - Funk #49

[krispyweiss]

Al Kooper Turns 80 Today and Remains Bafflingly Anonymous

One of the few things the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has done right in recent years was finally - finally - inducting Al Kooper in 2023.

It’s just too bad the RRHOF’s tone-deaf brain trust waited until Kooper was nearly 80 - which he is as of today, Feb. 5, 2024 - to do it.

For while Kooper’s name is known by virtually no one, virtually everyone knows his music and his accomplishments. And he’s revered by his fellow musicians.

“I would describe Al as the best musician I have ever seen,” Joe Walsh once said.

Here are a few of the restless genius’ career highlights.

* He co-wrote Gary Lewis and the Playboys’ “This Diamond Ring.”

* He co-founded the Blues Project.

* He co-founded and fronted Blood, Sweat & Tears on Child is Father to the Man before ceding the band to David Clayton-Thomas.

* He played the signature organ riffs on Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone.”

* He played the French horn for the Rolling Stones on “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”

* He organized and produced Stephen Stills and Mike Bloomfield’s Super Session.

* He declined to sign Tom Petty’s first band, Mudcrutch, because, they “weren’t that good yet.”

* He discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd and produced their initial run of LPs.

“I think Lynyrd Skynyrd owes its success to Al Kooper,” Ed King once said. “Being a Yankee from the North, he provided a bird’s-eye view of how the Southern band should be presented to the world.”

Kooper’s the one turning 80 today. He’s also the one who’s been doing the gift-giving for decades.

2/5/24

[ifelllikeastar]

[dinosaursr66]

I saw these Gods of Cleveland Rock in 1971 in Allentown, PA. They were incredible. More Joe Walsh to come.

SONG OF THE DAY - Friday, May 17, 2024

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

A STAPLE ROCK ACT FOR TRUE HEADS AND/OR POWER TRIO CONNOISSEURS

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Cleveland, Ohio-formed rock band JAMES GANG, c. 1970, "Rides Again" line-up.

THE JAMES GANG:

Joe Walsh -- guitars, keyboards, vocals

Jim Fox -- drums, percussion

Dale "Bugsley" Peters -- bass guitar

PIC #2: Joe Walsh and Dale Peters of JG performing at the 12-hour "summer festival for peace" at Shea Stadium in New York, August 1970. 📸: New York Daily News.

Source: www.loudersound.com/features/james-gang-story.

[talkstothemoonandstars]

Happy Birthday to Joe Walsh, the brother-in-law to some guy named Ringo Starr.

[pepperoniparadise]

Heh remember when the man shut down what would have been the next answer to Woodstock and probably one of the greatest music experiences to man kind come 1970? Anyone? Gotta love New Jersey man.

[starwikia]

if anyone thinks i’m being too mean you need to realize that this is the situation we’re dealing with. all you need is the music. we are like borderline dark comedy

[daddiesdrarryy]

Harry: Dad, dad! I kissed Draco!

Regulus: What?

Harry: And I asked him to marry me! And he said yes!

Regulus: He what?

James: Oh! My son is getting married! I’m so proud!

Regulus: James!

James: What? Is it not good? He kissed Draco! He’s loved that boy for ages now! And now they’re getting married!

Regulus: First of all, James, “ages” was just a week ago, and second of all, they’re only eight.

James: …oh

[samwise1548]

Archivist moment

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[ID: A Magnus Archives comic drawing set in season one, in the Institute Archives. Jonathan Sims is a short brown man with short dark hair with grey streaks and square glasses.

In the first panel, he walks brusquely forward, head down looking at some files in his hands.

In the second panel he bumps into something with an "Oof!" Papers fly out of his hands.

In the third panel, Jon rubs the back of his neck and stutters "O-oh sorry." with a sheepish smile. Drops of sweat radiate around his head.

The next panel shows the silent tree that he had accidentally bumped into.

In the fifth panel, Jon stares at the tree out of panel, with a neutral expression, realizing that he's apologizing to an inanimate object.

In the final panel, Timothy Stoker and Sasha James are laughing at their awkward boss. Tim is a Puerto Rican man with white skin, brown hair bleached at the bangs, and a blue Hawaiian shirt. Sasha James is a black woman with dreadlocks that fade from dark brown to golden. She's wearing yellow tinted glasses, a brown skirt, and an orange top. They're both seated at Tim's desk. Tim let's out a loud "Bahaha!" laugh, while Sasha tries to muffle hers. Jon, to the right with the plant, looks back at them scornfully. The remaining papers crinkle in his hands. The plant stays silent, but feels the embarrassment radiating off the Head Archivist. \End ID.]

[basiatlu]

Ok ok I can hear you sharpening your pitchforks from here yeesh

In response to the outcry on the previous post hihihih

[krispyweiss]

Life’s Been Good to Him So Far: Joe Walsh Turns 75

Ringo Starr’s younger brother-in-law - a bloke called Joe Walsh - turns 75 today. And life has been good to him so far.

Born Nov. 20, 1947, Walsh first made noise with the James Gang before embarking on a successful solo career. But then, a really weird thing happened - Walsh joined the Eagles.

It always seemed like it couldn’t work - Walsh rocked harder and sung worse than his new mates. But it worked perfectly - Hotel California found the band doing better than ever and Walsh is still touring the world with the group as its second-longest-serving member after Don Henley.

And when he joined big BIL’s All-Starrs in the 1990s, Walsh took to singing “Desperado” - recorded before Walsh joined the Eagles - on stage. That, too, was weird. And it totally didn’t work.

In any event, Walsh has a résumé to make any rock ‘n’ roller envious. And it seems to me he won’t walk away at funk #75 even as he (maybe) puts the James Gang to bed after their 2022 reunions.

11/20/22

[achillesuwu]

"they are only friends" "no! They are more than friend!!!"

Skill issues.

They look tenderly at each other while softly murmuring "my friend",

They kiss "my dearest dearest friend" on their neck and hold them close,

They write with care "Your friend, always" in each and every letter.

Knowing that no love confession could ever compare to these simple word. For what is love without friendship if not an empty shell?

[dinosaursr66]

Saw the James Gang in 1972. I was obsessed after Rides Again. This song slayed me.

SONG OF THE DAY - April 16, 2023

[noughticalcrossings]

Lieutenant James Fairholme

Eighteen miles, that’s all they made

[politemagic]

the boys are back 🖤 (the shitposts never left, though)