Origin: Cleveland, OH, USA
At the peak of their popularity in the late 60s and early 70s, the James Gang was arguably the best U.S. power trio in rock and roll. During this time, Joe Walsh, the incredible and underrated wild man of the electric guitar, lead the band through the release of three excellent studio LPs and one live album. The group, initially a 5-piece, was actually started back in 1966 by Jim Fox (drums), who was a Kent State college student at the time and creatively named the band after himself. Other original members, who were also Kent State students, included Tom Kriss (bass), Ronnie Silverman (guitar…