Paul McCartney also joined the group on stage, delivering a performance of two Beatles songs. Violet performed ‘Last Goodbye’ and ‘Grace’, following an introduction by her father, who called her “the only person I know who can actually sing a Jeff Buckley song”.Įlsewhere in the show, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson joined forces to perform a pair of the latter band’s hits – ‘Back In Black’ and ‘Let There Be Rock’ – following Violet’s return to cover The Zutons’ ‘Valerie’ with Ronson, The Living End’s Chris Cheney and Falkner.įoo Fighters closed out the night with a star-studded set that featured a revolving cast of drummers, including Barker, Nandi Bushell, and 16-year-old Shane Hawkins. Later, Grohl’s 16-year-old daughter, Violet, covered two Jeff Buckley songs in tribute to Hawkins, backed by her father on drums, Queens Of The Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures‘ Alain Johannes, guitarist Jason Falkner and Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney. “Taylor Hawkins is a legend of a man, he’s a legend of a musician and he’s a legend of a father,” Chappelle shared. Comedian Dave Chappelle shared memories of spending time with Hawkins and his son, Shane, who attended the concert and watched from the sidelines. Liam Gallagher kicked off the live music, performing two classic Oasis songs, ‘Rock’n’Roll Star’ and ‘Live Forever’, backed by Grohl on drums for both. “No one else could make you smile, or laugh, or dance, or sing like he could,” Grohl said. Grohl and Hawkins’ Foo Fighters bandmates opened the event with a stirring speech that paid tribute to their late drummer. ‘The Bomber: Closet Queen/Bolero/Cast Your Fate to the Wind’ “He thought I was pretty cool and the feeling was mutual.” James Gang played:Ģ. “We spoke a lot about being in a three-piece, how we recorded ‘James Gang Rides Again’ and what life was like for a musician before he was even born. “He had an insatiable curiosity about playing hard and loud like we used to do in the ’70s. “Taylor was like my little brother who was always asking questions,” the veteran rocker said. James Gang Rides Again! 🎶 #TaylorHawkinsTribute #JoeWalsh /PDcZrc0OBFĪhead of the show, Walsh revealed in a statement (per Ultimate Classic Rock) that Hawkins had frequently asked him about his career. Man, these #JamesGang boys are in some fine fucking form ❤ #FooFighters #taylorhawkinstribute #TaylorHawkins /8vly2NdevYĭave Grohl riding with the James Gang right now. Just over here crying randomly during this damn amazing concert. Sad that he isn’t here to see them play #taylorhawkinstribute /ixJIFIrHqj Walsh would later record a "Funk #50", which was included on his 2012 solo album Analog Man.Such an awesome thing for the James Gang to reform especially for Taylor Hawkins tribute concert. The only thing we really added was the percussion middle part, which the three of us actually played, putting some parts on top of the drums, but that's the three piece James Gang, and that's the energy and kind of the symmetry we were all about." It was a real good example of how we put things together, bearing in mind that it was a three piece group, and I don't think that there was any overdubbing. Walsh explained the writing of the song, "I came up with the basic guitar lick, and the words never really impressed me intellectually, but they seemed to fit somehow. The song got its title as a sequel to "Funk #48", a song from Yer' Album, their first LP.
Most of the song is a vehicle for Walsh's guitar performance. The lyrics focus on a wild girlfriend the singer cannot tame. Much of the song is instrumental, drawing from Joe Walsh's guitar, Dale Peters' bass work, and Jim Fox's drumming. "Funk #49" is 3:54 in length, though it only has two verses.
The song was a moderate success upon release, peaking at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song featured as the first single off the group's second studio album James Gang Rides Again (1970). "Funk #49" is a song written by Joe Walsh, Jim Fox, and Dale Peters, and recorded by American hard rock band The James Gang.
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