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• Walsh, known for his signature guitar licks on such hits as "Funk No. 49" and "Rocky Mountain Way" and his expressive faces during those riffs, said he'll mix in some old James Gang, Eagles and solo tunes Saturday night while taking some detours for improvisation and freeform.
• "I don't know exactly where it's going to go," he said. "We get into a jam, and if it's good it will probably go a while."
• The Maserati that does 185 and parties 'til 4 from the 1978 hit "Life's Been Good" have given way to a more reflective appreciation of home, family and sobriety on Walsh's new album.
• In the opening verse to "Lucky That Way," Walsh writes: "Sometimes I can't believe that I'm still standing, and it feels pretty good to be me." On "One Day at a Time," Walsh sings about kicking his alcohol habit in 1994.
• Walsh says if he were an athlete he'd be done, but as a 64-year-old musician he can continue sharing his craft.
• "I'm very fortunate to be able to play my music for people, and they come to hear it," he said. "There's a new generation of people that are showing up to hear me maybe for the first time, maybe because their parents played my music when they were growing up."
• Sioux Falls JazzFest began in 1988 with about 300 people listening to two jazz bands and one blues act performing in a backyard. The tradition has grown over the years into a top-tier festival drawing numerous top acts and more than 100,000 music lovers from the region.
• Event sponsors such as Midcontinent Communications, which is paying for (Continued on page 15)
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