I first heard The James Gang's Funk #49 in 1970 or 1971. Sixteen or 17 years old at that time. Music was played over Radio RAAF Butterworth (1445 kHz medium wave band). Great local radio station run by Aussies. As I couldn't find the vinyl record, my next best alternative was to buy The James Gang: 15 Greatest Hits on compact disc at some time in the last decade.
I uncovered this music video when going through YouTube recently. A bunch of seasoned old guys jamming for 10 minutes on Funk #49. Their jamming does not get any better. Joe Walsh (b 1947) and Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (b 1947) on guitar, Leland "Lee" Sklar (b 1947) on bass and Ben "Benmont" Tench (b 1953) on keyboards. Impressive synchronisation between Ringo Starr and Russ Kunkel (b 1948) on drums, You'd never believe that Ringo Starr (b 1940) was the oldest among the sextet. Collectively, their ages added up to about 450 years. Whew!
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