Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh and a Vegas Reunion
Joe Walsh's solo work, like 1978's "Life's Been Good," and his collaborations, including 2017's "We’re On the Road Again," reveal his deep musical ties with Ringo Starr.
Tracklist
- We’re On the Road Again — Ringo Starr
- Life's Been Good — Joe Walsh
Transcript
We’re On the Road Again — Ringo Starr
Joe Walsh has announced Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney for his VetsAid benefit in Las Vegas. The three already share a recording: Starr’s 2017 track “We’re On the Road Again” features Walsh and McCartney, alongside Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather. Walsh and Starr are brothers-in-law, and Walsh played in Starr’s first All-Starr Band in 1989. Walsh says making music together feels natural now. Still, he remembers looking up from his guitar in the studio and being amazed to see Ringo there. Hear We’re On the Road Again by Ringo Starr.
Life's Been Good — Joe Walsh
Go back to 1978, when Joe Walsh was making “Life’s Been Good” for his own album. Producer Bill Szymczyk remembers Walsh worrying that its jokes about rock-star life might sound condescending. Walsh said he’d tried to make the song funny without coming across as a jerk. Szymczyk says he and drummer Joe Vitale talked him into keeping it; the song became Walsh’s biggest solo hit. The Vegas announcement names Walsh, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, but no songs. So hear this beside their earlier collaboration, without treating it as a prediction of the concert setlist. Hear Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh.