October 26, 2020

On November 25, 1971 my thoughts were not on Thanksgiving too much. That is because two days later the James Gang Band was coming to the Milwaukee Arena for a show!!

Joe Walsh has played in many bands but he's also a great solo artist.  My personal favorite was the time he spent with the band The James Gang. To me, Joe Walsh was the band!

He did have a great band though with drummer Jimmy Fox and bass guitar by Dale Peters.

John Mayall and another band, Jake Jones, played that night too.

I'm thinking that the James Gang Band was the headliner act that night, but not sure.

Enjoy some freshly cleaned up images!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Joe Walsh and the James Gang at the Milwaukee Arena on November 27, 1971.

Joe Walsh, in his Barnstorm days at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 19, 1975.

February 11, 2013

On November 27, 1971, I photographed Joe Walsh and the James Gang at the Milwaukee Arena.  John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers also played that night and I think they were the opening act. The James Gang was very popular at that time with their songs "Funk #49" and "Walk Away" being very sucessful records.

The James Gang was just a 3 piece band with Joe Walsh accompanied by Jim Fox on drums and Dale Peters on bass.  This was the ultimate power trio of musicians and many bands tried to do the same thing.  Joe Walsh left the band shorthly after these photos were taken to do a solo career and the James Gang was never successful without him.

The classic lineup came together a few more times after that.  They reunited for an election rally for Bill Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio which is where the band actually originated.  In 1996 and then again in 2006, they toured the United States with a keyboardist and backing vocalists.

Enjoy a look into the past of the James Gang.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann