Joe Walsh In Studio With James Gang

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According to Ultimate Classic Rock, Joe Walsh is currently holed up in a Cleveland-area recording studio working with his James Gang band mates on new recordings of their well-known classics.

Regular reports are being posted on the Facebook page for Lava Room Recording, which is ground zero for the recording sessions featuring Walsh, bassist Dale Peters and drummer Jimmy Fox.

Longtime Walsh associate, drummer Joe Vitale (Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joe Walsh, The Eagles) is set to add percussion to the recordings.

Another Walsh compadre, Cleveland favorite Michael Stanley, will be in studio to add background vocals to “a couple other songs.” Stanley recently wrapped up his latest solo album with Szymczyk at the helm.

The sessions sound like they’re already memorable as the report says “the studio is jammed with talent and a fountain of incredible stories pass back and forth through the halls as the guys walk in and out of the rooms.”

While they’re currently dusting off old favorites (most likely for licensing purposes), it would seem possible (we’re speculating and daydreaming here) that the sessions could help to provide a spark for possible new material from the group.

Walsh expressed his desire last year to collaborate with his old mates, saying, “We [The James Gang] should record at least four things playing the way that we used to.”

Reunion shows would be welcomed from the group, who have played only a handful of reunion shows together in recent years since Walsh originally parted ways with them in the 1970s.

Meanwhile, Analog Man, Walsh's first solo album in 20 years, has been confirmed for a June 5 release. The title track for the album is out now and can be heard at Joe Walsh's web site.

The guitarist will also be joining the Eagles for shows this year as the band celebrates their 40th anniversary.