Joe Walsh paid tribute to his close friend and “drug enforcer,” Richard “Smokey” Wendell, who died aged 80 in March 2025.

(L-R) Vince Gill, Timothy B. Schmit, Don Henley, Scott F. Crago, Deacon Frey, Joe Walsh and Steuart Smith of the Eagles ...

The Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh is mourning the loss of Richard "Smokey" Wendell, his road manager of three decades.

Some forget that, for all of his Hall of Fame successes with the Eagles, Joe Walsh joined that band as a bonafide star. At the turn of the '70s, Walsh led the James Gang through a trio of studio ...