I-95 Drive Home Mystery Artist [VIDEO]

Tonight’s mystery artist said that when Joe Walsh was at a crossroads he convinced him to give a little band called the Eagles a try. Think you know who he is or the rock band he plays for??

I found the story in an Ultimate Classis Rock interview with superstar Paul Rodgers just before they started their last tour with his long time friend Joe Walsh. As Paul told the story:

“We played with him when he had his solo band years ago,” he says. “He’s so funny. I met him when Bad Company were hugely successful. We were at a party in Malibu. They had all of these houses on the beach. I sat with Joe and he said to me, ‘I’m thinking of retiring, man. I’m gonna go to the countryside and just get away from the music business.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I understand that.’ You know, sometimes, it gets a bit much. He goes, ‘But there’s this band called the Eagles, and they’ve asked me to jam with them and stuff.’ He said, ‘What do you think?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I’ve heard of them, yeah — you know, if I were you, I’d go and jam with them and then go out in the country and take a break.’ The next thing I know, he’d joined the band. So we go back a ways and it’s going to be great to be out there together with him.”

For all the good music and all the bad drugs he did just that and the rest is Rock and Roll history.

Here is Paul with his second hit band and tonight’s featured song: