At the last minute, Silverman informed the others that he would not be joining them at the show. In May 1968, the group was booked to play a concert in Detroit, opening for Cream at the Grande Ballroom. Jeric and Walsh worked together on guitar parts, but Jeric ended up splitting as well in the spring of 1968, replaced by a returning Silverman, who had been recently discharged from the service. The band continued as a quintet for a short time until Giallombardo lost interest in music and left to pursue other interests. Enter in a young Joe Walsh (guitar, keyboards, lead vocals) who officially replaced Schwartz in January, 1968. In late 1967, Schwartz left the fold to relocate to California, where he ended up forming Pacific Gas & Electric. Unfortunately, none of these lineups ever officially released any material. Chandler also left around this time and was replaced with Glen Schwartz (guitar). Silverman then left to join the military and was replaced by Bill Jeric (guitar). Grandillo didn't last long however and was quickly replaced by Dennis Chandler (guitar). Other original members, who were also Kent State students, included Tom Kriss (bass), Ronnie Silverman (guitar), Phil Giallombardo (keyboards) and Greg Grandillo (guitar). The group, initially a 5-piece, was actually started back in 1966 by Jim Fox (drums), who was a Kent State college student at the time and creatively named the band after himself. During this time, Joe Walsh, the incredible and underrated wild man of the electric guitar, lead the band through the release of three excellent studio LPs and one live album. At the peak of their popularity in the late 60s and early 70s, the James Gang was arguably the best U.S.
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