Joe Walsh

Joe Walsh was originally born in Kansas but moved around a lot as a kid. Walsh and his family lived in Columbus, Ohio for a number of years before they moved to New York City in 1959. At age 12, Walsh became interested in "ham" radio and started an amateur station with the call sign WB6ACU.

Joe Walsh's oldest daughter, Emma Kristen, died at the age of 3 from injuries suffered in a car accident on the way to daycare. Walsh wrote a song for her called "Song for Emma," released on his album So What in 1974.

As a joke, Joe Walsh ran for president in 1980. He claimed to make his song "Life's Been Good" the new national anthem if he was elected. In reality, Walsh was not old enough to be eligible for the office, so his mission was to raise public awareness of the election. He also ran a mock campaign for vice president in 1992.