Born on this day in 1947 – Joe Walsh, guitarist, singer, songwriter, who led The James Gang. He joined the Eagles in 1975 who scored the 1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single ‘Hotel California’, plus 5 US No.1 albums. As a solo artist under the name Barnstorm he had the 1973 breakthrough album The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get featuring the single, ‘Rocky Mountain Way’ and had the 1978 UK No.14 single ‘Life’s Been Good’.