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Joe Walsh’s reputation as one of rock’s premiere guitar craftsmen is highly understandable when one looks at the volume of studio work he has done over the past twenty years. From B.B. King to Dan Fogelberg, from Rod Stewart to Graham Nash, countless artists have called upon Walsh’s melodic playing to enhance their records. But Walsh’s fame has not come primarily through the work of others. His three-year stint with the James Gang marked the beginning of a fruitful career that has seen nine solo LPs as well as three more with the Eagles in their final and most successful phase.

Born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1947, Walsh grew up in Ohio where he eventually learned to play bass guitar, performing in high school bands like the Nomads. He enrolled as a full-time student at Kent State University for three quarters before switching to part-time studies. Walsh began to work seriously on his guitar playing while at college and complemented this with courses in electronics, enabling him to perform Dr. Frankenstein-like experiments on his equipment.

Walsh joined the James Gang in 1969 (replacing Glen Schwartz), the same year the group (with Walsh handling vocals and guitar chores, Jimmy Fox on drums and Dale Peters on bass) released Yer’ Album and established themselves as "the most significant post-Cream power-trio strategy," according to John Swenson in The Rolling Stone Record Guide.

The James Gang followed up their successful debut the next year with Rides Again, a Top 10 LP that included "Tend My Garden" and "Fun #49," a Walsh tour de force. In support of the record, the trio toured Europe in 1970 with the Who, a band whose members had a profound impact on the young guitarist. "Peter’s [Townshend] my guru. He taught me how to play lead-rhythm, and Keith Moon taught me how to break things," Walsh told Guitar World. The influence of Pete Townshend’s style on Walsh’s is quite evident in the thick power chords of tunes like "Walk Away" from the James Gang’s third LP, Thirds. Keith Moon’s insanity would take slightly longer to show in Walsh’s character, but it would become an equally identifiable trademark of the guitarist in the near future.

In 1971 the James Gang released Live in Concert, compiled from their foreign dates with the Who. Walsh capitalized on Townshend’s style but found himself painted into a corner creatively. "I saw myself being stereotyped almost into a heavy metal guitarist about 10 years before heavy metal came out, and I didn’t like that," Walsh told Matt Resnicoff in Guitar World. "I got extremely frustrated being the only melodic instrument."

His dissatisfaction, coupled with his distaste for the

tactics involved in the record business, led to his departure from the James Gang and a move to Colorado. There he hooked up with bassist Kenny Passarelli and drummer Joe Vitale for 1972’s Barnstorm and The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Gei in 1973. The latter produced a Walsh classic, "Rocky Mountain Way," a stomping good-time rocker that featured an odd musical device called the "talk box," which transforms the human voice into a synthesized-sounding musical instrument. Rocke Grace and Joe Lala were added on keyboards and percussion for the album.

Walsh’s heavy sustain and nasty slide work may have seemed groundbreaking, but were actually just a natural progression. "I’m a third-generation blues studier, and that’s why I sound like I do," Walsh told Guitar World. "I studied the blues through white English guys!" However, unlike his mentors Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor, Walsh was not restricted to just the guitar. "I hear a lot of tones and textures and such," he told Jas Obrecht in Guitar Player. "I know I’m known mostly for my guitar work, but in terms of being a musician, there are other vehicles that I am quite capable of playing, and sometimes that ain’t guitar. The song tells me what to play."

Soon Walsh’s talented ear and tasteful playing were popping up on other musicians’ work, making him one of the most in-demand non-studio players. In later years his searing guitar would be heard on Steve Winwood’s "Split Decision" and Richard Marx’s "Don’t Mean Nothin’," both top hits thanks to Walsh’s creative slide. "I like to accept the energy involved in that first pass," Walsh said in Guitar World of his recording technique, "that’s really where the magic is."

With a successful solo career well at hand, and enough choice studio dates to keep any musician rich and happy, Walsh was recruited by the Eagles to replace guitarist Bernie Leadon in 1976. "I got asked to join the Eagles as a specialist, because they wanted some humor," he told Guitar World. "They were taking everything too seriously…. My job was to keep everybody laughing, or at least keep the band from breaking up." Walsh accomplished more than that at first for the Eagles. His initial flight with the band, the Grammy-winning album Hotel California, soared up the charts in 1976 to the Number 1 spot. The title track featured an incredible guitar jam, while "Life in the Fast Lane" and "New Kid in Town" were hot-selling singles.

Walsh continued his solo recordings with the live You Can’t Argue With a Sick Mind in 1976 and But Seriously Folks in 1978, which included "Life’s Been Good," a Number 12 single that struck right to the heart of the rock and roll lifestyle. "I think it might have been a little too close to the truth," Walsh confessed in Guitar World, "and I didn’t want to overextend my sense of humor to the public." The zany guitarist even took a shot at running for president after the song became so popular.

In 1979 Walsh was back in the studio with the Eagles working on The Long Run, an impressive LP that featured a fine title track and the funky "Those Shoes." The inner turmoil of the group and the usual music corporation hassles eventually led to the breakup of the Eagles following the release of a live album a short while later. Even if Walsh couldn’t keep the band from folding, he inspired them to record some of their finest, and certainly their most successful, music. "We were a damn good band for a while," Walsh stated in Guitar Player. "I’m proud of having been a part of that and Hotel California. Besides the royalties and everything, just the fact that was a special album for a lot of people on the planet. I feel that I was part of a true band, and that we made a very valid musical statement for the generation that we represent."

Walsh went back to a three-piece format with Joe Vitale on an LP by John Entwistle, bassist for the Who. In 1985 he released Confessor, "the apologia of a strictly raised mid-western episcopalian after living in rock and roll sin for ‘Fifteen Years’ on the road," wrote Bruce Malamut in Guitar World. "The balance … is a sober retrospective from rock’s own Harpo Marx."

Selected discography

With the James Gang
Yer’ Album, ABC, 1969.
James Gang Rides Again, MCA, 1970.
Thirds, ABC, 1971.
Live In Concert, ABC, 1971.
16 Greatest Hits, ABC, 1974.
Best of the James Gang Featuring Joe Walsh, MCA, 1981.

Solo LPs
Barnstorm, ABC/Dunhill, 1972.
The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get, MCA, 1973.
So What, ABC/Dunhill, 1974.
You Can’t Argue With A Sick Mind, MCA, 1976.
But Seriously Folks, Asylum, 1978.
There Goes the Neighborhood, Asylum, 1981.
The Best of Joe Walsh, MCA, 1981.
You Bought It, You Name It, Full Moon, 1983.
The Confessor, Full Moon, 1985.
Got Any Gum?, Warner Bros., 1987.

With the Eagles
Hotel California, Asylum, 1976.
The Long Run, Asylum, 1979.
Eagles Live, Asylum, 1980.
Eagles Greatest Hits, Volume 2, Asylum, 1982.
Has appeared as a featured guest performer on numerous albums by other artists, including B.B. King’s Indianola Mississipppi Seeds, LA Midnight, and The BestofB.B. King; Jay Ferguson’s All Alone in the End Zone, Thunder Island, Real Life Ain’t This Way, Term & Conditions, and White Noise; Dan Fogelberg’s Souvenirs and Netherlands; John Entwistle’s Too Late The Hero; Rick Derringer’s All American Boy; Keith Moon’s Two Sides Of The Moon; Graham Nash’s Earth and Sky; Rod Stewart’s A Night On The Town; Bill Wyman’s Stone Alone; Randy Newman’s Little Criminals; Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Works; Warren Zevon’s Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School; Steve Winwood’s Back in the High Life; Jimmy Davis & Junction’s Kick The Wall; Richard Marx’s Richard Marx; and Albert Collins & Etta James’s Jump The Blues Away.

Sources
Books
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, compiled by Nick Loban and Bob Woffinden, Harmony, 1977.
The Rolling Stone Record Guide, edited by Dave Marsh with John Swenson, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979.

Periodicals
Guitar Player, February 1988; April 1988.
Guitar World, November 1985; January 1988.
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From his early hits with the James Gang through to his tenure with the Eagles -- as well as a successful solo career -- Joe Walsh remained one of the most colorful characters in rock & roll, lending his distinctively reedy vocals, off-the-wall lyrics, and expansive guitar leads to a series of AOR staples including "Funk #49," "Rocky Mountain Way," and "Life's Been Good." Born November 20, 1947 in Wichita, KS, Walsh initially studied the oboe and clarinet, later playing bass in local bands the G-Clefs and the Nomads; while attending Kent State University, he finally picked up the guitar, fronting the collegiate combo the Measles from 1965 to 1969. He then joined the Cleveland-based hard rock trio the James Gang, appearing on their debut LP Yer' Album. The trio's 1970 album, The James Gang Rides Again, proved the group's commercial breakthrough, launching the FM radio favorite "Funk #49" and achieving gold status. While the follow-up, Thirds, was another success, yielding the classic "Walk Away," Walsh found the James Gang's power-trio format too confining and left the group soon after.

After relocating to Colorado, Walsh formed a new group, Barnstorm, recorded a self-titled 1972 LP before making his proper solo debut the following year with The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get. The record cracked the Top Ten on the strength of the pop hit "Rocky Mountain Way" and was followed in 1974 by So What. In the wake of 1976's You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind, Walsh replaced guitarist Bernie Leadon in the hugely popular West Coast rock quintet the Eagles, making his debut on their best-selling Hotel California album. He also continued his solo career, issuing But Seriously, Folks in 1978; the record's highlight, the hilarious "Life's Been Good" -- a dead-on portrait of rock star debauchery -- became his biggest pop hit, nearly reaching the Top Ten. In 1979, Walsh announced his campaign for President of the United States, promising "free gas for everyone" if he won (he didn't.) The Eagles' final studio album, the chart-topping The Long Run, appeared that same year.

The soundtrack to the film Urban Cowboy generated Walsh's next solo smash, "All Night Long," which cracked the Top Twenty in the summer of 1980; although 1981's There Goes the Neighborhood featured his final Top 40 entry, "A Life of Illusion," he continued recording steadily, resurfacing in 1983 with You Bought It--You Name It and issuing The Confessor two years later. In between, Walsh ran for the vice presidency, again unsuccessfully. Following 1987's Got Any Gum?, he toured with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band, returning to his solo career for 1991's Ordinary Average Guy. In 1994 he joined the reunited Eagles for their blockbuster Hell Freezes Over tour and remained on the road as a solo act for years to come. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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Walsh in 2006
Background information
Birth name Joseph Fidler Walsh
Born November 20, 1947 (1947-11-20) (age 64)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Genres Rock, hard rock, folk rock, country rock, blues rock, electric blues
Occupations Singer songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor
Instruments Vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, bass, mandolin, clarinet, oboe, bagpipes
Years active 1964–present
Labels Asylum, Epic, ABC
Associated acts James Gang, Barnstorm, Eagles, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
Website joewalsh.com
Notable instruments
Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster

Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947)[1] is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B. King and Dan Fogelberg.

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Early life

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Walsh and his family lived in Columbus, Ohio for a number of years. When Joe was twelve years old the family moved to New York City. Later, Walsh moved to Montclair, New Jersey and attended Montclair High School there. He spent time in various bands playing around the Cleveland area, including The Measles while attending Kent State University. In response to moving to New York City, Walsh began a lifelong hobby of amateur ("ham") radio with the callsign WB6ACU.

1960s and 1970s

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In January 1968 he replaced Glen Schwartz as lead guitarist for the James Gang, an American power trio. Walsh proved to be the band's star attraction, noted for his innovative rhythm playing and creative guitar riffs. In particular he was known for hot-wiring the pickups on his electric guitars to create his trademark "attack" sound.[2] The James Gang had several minor hits and became an early album-oriented rock staple for the next two years, including James Gang Live at Carnegie Hall. In November, 1971 Walsh left the group and formed the group Barnstorm, although their albums credited Walsh as a solo artist. Walsh and Barnstorm released their debut, the eponymous Barnstorm in 1972. The album was a critical success, but had only moderate sales. The follow-up The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get (1973) was titled under his own name (although officially a Barnstorm album) and was Walsh's commercial breakthrough. The first single "Rocky Mountain Way" received heavy airplay and reached #23 on the US Top 40 chart. In 1974 Barnstorm disbanded and Walsh continued as a solo artist.

In December 1974, Walsh released an official solo album, So What and in March 1976, a live set, You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind. These would be his last solo albums until 1978. On December 20, 1975 he joined the Eagles as Bernie Leadon's replacement. His addition steered the band toward a harder-edged sound and away from their early country-style work, and he was featured prominently on their multi-million-selling album Hotel California, co-writing the Top 20 hit "Life in the Fast Lane" (with Don Henley and Glenn Frey) and "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (co-written with former Barnstorm drummer Joe Vitale).

As the Eagles struggled to record the follow-up to Hotel California, Walsh re-ignited his solo career with the well-received album But Seriously, Folks... (1978) which featured his hit comic depiction of rock stardom, "Life's Been Good". Joe also contributed "In the City" to The Warriors soundtrack (1979), a song penned and sung by Walsh that was later rerecorded for the Eagles The Long Run album.

1980s-present

Following the breakup of the Eagles in 1980, Walsh continued to release albums throughout the 1980s, but sales were poor. He maintained a low profile until the mid-1990s. In late 1984 Walsh was contacted by Australian musician Paul Christie, former bassist in Mondo Rock, who invited him to come to Australia to perform with The Party Boys, an all-star group with a floating membership of well-known Australian rock musicians, which included acclaimed guitarist Kevin Borich, with whom Walsh became good friends. Walsh accepted and performed with the Party Boys on their late 1984-early 1985 Australian tour and appeared on their live album You Need Professional Help. He remained in Australia for some time after the tour, putting together the short-lived touring group Creatures From America, with Waddy Wachtel (guitar), Rick Rosas (bass) and Australian drummer Richard Harvey (Divinyls, The Party Boys). Walsh returned to Australia in 1989 to tour with another incarnation of The Party Boys. Walsh toured with Ringo Starr in 1989, alternating a handful of his best-known songs with Ringo's tunes, as did all the members of the "All Starr" band. Walsh sang the US National Anthem at the beginning of game four of the 1995 World Series. In 1989, Walsh recorded a MTV Unplugged with the R&B musician Dr. John.

While producing their Homegrown album in 1989, Walsh briefly joined New Zealand reggae band Herbs. Although he had left by the time of its 1990 release, he still appears as lead vocalist on two tracks, "Up All Night" and "It's Alright", and the album includes the first recording of his "Ordinary Average Guys" (sung by late Herbs bassist Charlie Tumahai), which subsequently became a solo hit for Walsh as "Ordinary Average Guy".[3]

In late 1990, Walsh was part of a band called The Best, along with keyboardist Keith Emerson, bassist John Entwistle, guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and drummer Simon Phillips. The band performed several shows in Hawaii and Japan, with a live video resulting.

In 1994, Walsh reunited with the Eagles for a highly successful reunion tour and live album, Hell Freezes Over. Walsh has toured regularly with the Eagles since then and the group released their first new studio album in 28 years, Long Road Out of Eden, in 2007.

In June 2004, Walsh performed live before a huge crowd at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, Texas. He was also featured in September 2004 at The Strat Pack, a concert held in London, England to mark the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster guitar.

In 2006, Walsh reunited with Jim Fox and Dale Peters of the James Gang for a 15-date summer reunion tour. The tour lasted into the fall. Some of his most recent compositions, such as "One Day At A Time", deal with his struggles with substance abuse, particularly alcoholism. He has been in recovery since 1995.

In 2008, Walsh appeared on the Carvin 60th Anniversary Celebration DVD as a celebrity endorser. In the recorded interview, he highly praised Carvin guitars and claims that the bridge design is "just like the first Les Paul models. I can't even get Gibson to reissue it."

Walsh has been a contributor to such causes as halfway houses for displaced adult women in Wichita, Kansas.

Walsh ran for President of the United States in 1980 on top of his music career as a mock campaign. He promised to make "Life's Been Good" the new national anthem if he won, and ran on a platform of "Free Gas For Everyone." Though Walsh was not old enough to actually assume the office, he wanted to raise public awareness of the election. He then ran again for vice president in 1992.

Walsh is currently working on his first solo album since 1992 with Jeff Lynne producing.[4] The album will be the first studio album for Joe in 18 years. He told undercover.fm that it should be released around May, 2011.[5]

Notable appearances

Walsh performing with the Eagles in 2009.

Walsh has produced albums for artists such as Dan Fogelberg and Ringo Starr. He was a background musician (1st guitar solo) on Eagles bandmate Don Henley's 1982 hit "Dirty Laundry" (listed as such in the liner notes of I Can't Stand Still and Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits).

Walsh played lead guitar on the song "Green Monkey" which appeared on America's 1973 album Hat Trick

Walsh played slide guitar on the songs "Whiskey Night", "Open Up" and "Start of a New Life" which appeared on REO Speedwagon's 1973 album Ridin' The Storm Out.

He also played guitar on Andy Gibb's debut album, Flowing Rivers. Most noticeably on "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" and "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" (of which his brothers The Bee Gees covered and recorded shortly after Andy's death in 1988).

Walsh contributed fuzzbox guitar and scat vocals to the song "New Orleans" which appeared on Carl Palmer's portion of Emerson, Bark & Palmer's 1977 album Works Volume 1.

Walsh co-wrote and played lead guitar on the song "Split Decision" which appeared on Steve Winwood's 1986 album Back in the High Life.

He also appeared on Second City Television acting along side John Candy in a recurring sketch entitled "Gil Fisher." In that sketch, he performed a song with his band.[6]

Walsh would reunite with former Eagles bandmates Randy Meisner and Timothy B. Schmit as background musicians on the 1987 Richard Marx hit "Don't Mean Nothing".[7]

Walsh played a prisoner in The Blues Brothers. He is noticeable as he is the first prisoner to get on the cafeteria tables during the "Jailhouse Rock" song at the end. Joe was a close friend of John Belushi, who starred in the movie.

Walsh appeared as a mystery guest on The Howard Stern Show on August 8, 1989, along with Pat Cooper. He has appeared numerous times on Stern's show since, more recently with the James Gang to promote their summer 2006 tour.

Joe joined female rocker Lita Ford on a song called, "A Future to This Life" which was featured in the television series, RoboCop.

Joe performed a James Gang selection as himself on a musical episode of The Drew Carey Show.

Joe Walsh was a regular deejay on the Los Angeles radio station, KLOS during the mid-1980's. He was also a frequent guest and guest-host of Detroit & Chicago radio legend Steve Dahl.

Walsh played guitar alongside Laura Hall in a surprise appearance in Drew Carey's pay-per-view presentation of "Drew Carey's Improv All-Stars" in Las Vegas. He participated in one game in each show, the ending game "biography." He sometimes made guest appearances on The Drew Carey Show as Ed, a laid-back guitarist in a bar band, but initially appeared as himself in a 1996 episode.

Walsh appeared as a featured performer at the 1992 Seville Expo Guitar Legends with on-stage featured guitarists Nuno Bettencourt, Brian May, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.

Walsh sang the National Anthem of Chile at a Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball game in 2003.[citation needed]

Walsh appeared in the television series Duckman, as medical video actor in episode 315 - "They Craved Duckman's Brain". Walsh also plays a version of "Life's Been Good" in a Duckman episode. He also appeared on Mad TV in 1995 as a customer at an air guitar shop, and on the comedy game show Street Smarts. Walsh appeared in the audience on the April 10, 2008 episode of the MTV show Rock the Cradle as a surprise for his daughter Lucy.

Walsh appeared with the James Gang in the motion picture Zachariah (1971).

Walsh commenced 2007 with an appearance at Dear Mr Fantasy - A Celebration For Jim Capaldi: a charity gig being held at London's famous Roundhouse where he appeared alongside Steve Winwood, Jon Lord, Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman, Paul Weller and many others.

During 2007, Walsh has appeared at selected shows with country-rock star musician Kenny Chesney on his Flip Flop Summer Tour 2007. "I don't think there's anybody in the world who doesn't know Life's Been Good or Rocky Mountain Way if they've listened to any rock radio at all," said Kenny. Walsh also played a number of solo dates during late summer. Walsh has collaborated with Chesney on several occasions, most notably producing the song "Wild Ride".

Walsh performed the National Anthem on guitar at the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers game on November 5, 2008 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

In 2009, Walsh made surprise guest appearances with Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on December 3; the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida on December 6; and the IZOD Center at the Meadowlands, New Jersey on December 12.

Personal life

Joe Walsh in front of his vintage amateur radio station WB6ACU

Walsh holds an Amateur Extra Class Amateur Radio License. His station callsign is WB6ACU.[8] In 2006 he donated an autographed guitar to the ARRL in Newington, Connecticut for its charity auction. He has also been involved with the group's "Big Project," which brings amateur radio into schools. Walsh has included Morse Code messages in his albums on two occasions: once on the album Barnstorm ("Register and Vote"), and later on Songs for a Dying Planet ("Register and Vote for Me").

Walsh is known for his guitar and keyboard skills, but also plays/has played bass guitar, harmonica, bagpipes, oboe, and clarinet. His mother was a classically trained pianist.

Walsh married Marjorie Bach (sister of Barbara Bach) in Los Angeles on December 13, 2008, making him a brother-in-law of Ringo Starr, former drummer of The Beatles.

Walsh's daughter, Lucy Walsh, is also a musician; she has worked with Ashlee Simpson, among others, and released her debut album, Lost in the Lights, in spring 2008.

Walsh's oldest daughter, Emma Kristen, was born in 1971 and died as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident on her way to nursery school in 1974 only at the age of 3. Her story inspired the track "Song For Emma" on his album So What released later that year. In her memory, he had a fountain and memorial plaque placed in a park in which she played, North Boulder Park in Boulder, Colorado. While touring with singer Stevie Nicks in 1984, Walsh took Nicks to the park's fountain; Nicks subsequently immortalized this story in her song "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You" on her 1985 album Rock A Little. Nicks stated in a 2007 interview with the UK's The Daily Telegraph that Walsh had been "the great love of her life."

In October 2004, Walsh undertook speaking engagements in New Zealand to warn against the dangers of substance abuse. Events were staged at the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington, Otatara Pa in Hawke's Bay and Hoani Waititi Marae in Auckland. He said the visit was a "thank you" to people who talked to him and took him to Otatara Pa when he toured New Zealand with reggae band Herbs while under heavy alcohol and cocaine addictions in 1989, an experience he has cited as the beginning of a long journey back to health.[9]

At Otatara Pa in 2004 Walsh said, "This is a special place, and it is very special to me. It was here on a visit many years ago, up on the hills, that I had a moment of clarity. I don't understand it, but I reconnected with my soul, and I remembered who I used to be. I admitted I had problems and I had to do something about it. It was the beginning of my recovery from my addiction to alcohol and drugs, and when I got back to America it gave me the courage to seek help."[10]

Jimmy Page's sunburst 1959 Gibson Les Paul, better known as his "Number 1" was originally owned by Joe Walsh and was sold/given to Page in 1970.[11]

Kent State University awarded Walsh an honorary degree in music in December 2001.[12]

He appears a free agent from Kent State in Madden NFL 10.

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