Funk #49...

Joe Walsh is my ALL TIME guitar hero and Funk #49 is one of his best known songs, originally recorded with the awesomely powerful James Gang. Joe was replaced when he left the band by none other than Tommy Bolin, a guitar hero in his own right who went on the play with Deep Purple before his sad and untimely death aged just 25. Bolin was ahead of his time, immensely talented for such a young player, and although recognised by guitar geeks, sadly at best underrated, or worse unknown by the general population of music consumers.

Here is a short but sweet video of Tommy playing his predecessors best known cut...