The group also made appearances on The Drew Carey show during the late 1990s and performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio in February 2001. The classic James Gang lineup - Walsh (Guitarist), Peters (Bass Player), and Fox (Drums) got together again for the first time to perform for then-president Bill Clinton’s election rally in late 1996. The James Gang had many changes through the years after Walsh left including bringing in Tommy Bolin but the lineup they are remembered for the most is Joe Walsh, Jim Fox, and Dale Peters. He then later joined The Eagles and made Hotel California. Walsh left the group in 1971 to form his own group Barnstorm. The band released live album James Gang Live In Concert in 1971. The James Gang released the album Thirds in 1971 which yielded this song their highest-charting single, “Walk Away.” It peaked at #51 in the Billboard 100. I like the rawness they had and wish they would have stayed together longer. Jesse James killed him in December 1881 for talking too much about the gang’s activities.Ĭopyright © 2023 Legends of America.I’ve always liked the edge of the James Gang. Liddel died of a heart attack in Kentucky on July 13, 1901.Įd Miller was the younger brother of outlaw Clell Miller and participated in several train robberies. He died of a heart attack on February 18, 1915.ĭick Liddel turned states evidence against Frank James, but Frank was acquitted in August 1883. Robert Woodson Hite was killed by gang member Dick Liddel on December 4, 1881, when they argued over a woman.Īlexander Franklin James surrendered in October 1882 and was tried twice but was acquitted both times. He died at the age of 21 on June 12, 1883.
He confessed and was sent to prison but was pardoned early because he had tuberculosis. A gunman killed him in Colorado on June 8, 1892.Ĭlarence Hite was arrested in February 1882. Robert Ford killed Jesse James on April 3, 1882, to collect a reward and a promised amnesty for past crimes. Over time, the gang’s members were comprised of Ed Miller brothers, Robert and Charley Ford Bill Ryan, Dick Liddel, James “Windy Jim” Cummings, Tucker Basham, brothers Woodson and Clarence Hite and Frank James.Ĭharles Ford, fearing that Frank James would take revenge on him for Jesse’s death, was depressed and killed himself on May 6, 1884. In 1879, Jesse began to gather up new recruits, formed the James Gang, and returned to a life of crime. The James brothers successfully evaded the search party.įor the next three years, Frank and Jesse James lived peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee, where Frank seems to have thrived. Pitts was killed in the ensuing gunfight, and the Younger brothers were captured and sent to prison. However, on September 21, a search party caught up with the Younger brothers and Charlie Pitts. Two died on the scene, while the rest of them escaped. On September 7, 1876, eight members of the James-Younger gang tried to rob the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota. On September 7, 1876, eight members of the James-Younger gang tried to rob the First National Bank in. The gang was established by Jesse James three years after the demise of the James-Younger Gang.
The gang was established by Jesse James three years after the demise of the James-Younger Gang. The James Gang was an outlaw band led by Jesse James, who robbed stagecoaches, stores, and trains throughout the Midwest from 1879 to 1882. The James Gang was an outlaw band led by Jesse James, who robbed stagecoaches, stores, and trains throughout the Midwest from 1879 to 1882.
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