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the Future of James Gang &
Joe Walsh
says the hardest thing about putting together his VetsAid benefits for the past six years
“I had
to ask other artists if they would considering coming and participating and I’d never
” It clearly
has, but it turned out Walsh didn’t even have to invite one of the
“I hesitated
to ask him, but it was his idea,” says Walsh — who played both of Foo
“He said,
‘I’m gonna come’ and I said, ‘What are you gonna do?’ He said, ‘I
Grohl is
billed as a special guest on the lineup, which also includes Nine Inch Nails, the
I’m sure
he’ll play ‘Rocky Mountain Way’ with me, probably help sing it
” Grohl performed
“Funk #49” with James Gang at both of the Hawkins tribute concerts
VetsAid, in
partnership with the Combined Arms Institute, has so far distributed more than $2 million in grants
The acts
playing this year’s VetsAid show all hail from Ohio; Walsh, though born in Kansas,
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