James gang funk
Joe Walsh – lead guitar, backing vocals.Jimmy Fox – drums, percussion, backing vocals.Tom Kriss – bass, flute, backing vocals.Phil Giallombardo – lead vocals, keyboards.
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For the shows, the core trio were joined by keyboardist Bill Appleberry, plus backing vocalists Gia Ciambotti, Robbyn Kirmsse and Stacy Michelle. During August and September 2006, the band performed its longest reunion tour to date in the US. In June 2005, the same lineup performed a pair of shows at the Beachland Ballroom. In February 2001, the trio (joined by keyboardist Mark Avsec) played three shows at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Allen Theatre in Cleveland. Next, the group played at an election rally for Bill Clinton in November 1996, followed by a performance on The Drew Carey Show in 1998. The first time was in July 1991, when they performed " Funk #49" during a Walsh solo show. Since their original breakup, James Gang's classic lineup of Joe Walsh, Dale Peters and Jimmy Fox have temporarily reunited on several occasions. After a final period of touring, James Gang finally disbanded in early 1977. By the end of the year, Keith had been replaced by original frontman Phil Giallombardo, while Shack had made way for Bob Webb, both of whom performed on the 1976 album Jesse Come Home. After a brief hiatus, Peters and Fox formed a new incarnation of James Gang in early 1975 with vocalist Robert "Bubba" Keith and guitarist Richard Shack, who recorded Newborn. After releasing the follow-up Miami in the summer of 1974, Kenner left the group that September to return to his native Toronto. He was replaced immediately by Tommy Bolin, who debuted quickly on the band's next album Bang. Īfter releasing Straight Shooter and Passin' Thru in 1972, Troiano left James Gang in August 1973. I wanted to expand and try something else." Early the next year, Peters and Fox were joined by two new members – vocalist Roy Kenner and guitarist Domenic Troiano, both formerly of Mandala and Bush. James Gang Rides Again was followed by Thirds and the band's first live album Live in Concert in 1971, before Walsh left at the end of the year to pursue new projects, later claiming that "I was frustrated just being the only melodic instrument. Just before recording the follow-up James Gang Rides Again that November, Kriss was replaced by Dale Peters. The lineup of Walsh, Kriss and Fox released James Gang's debut, Yer' Album, in March 1969. Volume at 8 and Tone at 5 (using the front panel’s 1-12 designations) works best.Joe Walsh took over as James Gang's vocalist in 1968 for their first three studio albums.
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TONE TIP: The Pro Junior IV is bigger and louder than a blackface Champ, so don’t overdo the controls. Having compared the sounds of a tweed and blackface Champ when playing the song, I can attest that it’s definitely a blackface, as the tweed’s midrange is too prominent and the bass is too loose, while the blackface has the perfect treble sparkle and low-end spank. Walsh’s Tele tone on Funk #49 sounds particularly raunchy and percussive due to the guitar’s lowered action and Walsh’s use of a light-gauge nylon pick. Teles featured either a 'blend' circuit until 1952 or a neck bass/neck with tone control/bridge without tone control circuit from 1953 until 1967, so the Tele was most likely from 1959 or earlier as Walsh prefers Teles with maple necks - and he referred to it as “old.”
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Perhaps it was actually a 1964-’67 Vibro Champ, which is identical to the Champ with the exception of its added tremolo circuit.ĭetails about the exact year of Walsh’s Tele are unknown, although in the 1972 interview he said it was “old” and he had modified the pickup wiring to provide “modern” bridge/both/neck settings.
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Walsh’s Tele tone sounds particularly raunchy and percussive due to the guitar’s lowered action and Walsh’s use of a light-gauge nylon pickĤ0 years earlier, in a 1972 Guitar Player interview, Walsh said he used a 'Vibroplex', but this was probably an inside joke as Walsh is a ham radio enthusiast and a Vibroplex is actually a Morse code key.