The singer Joe Walsh called “one of the greatest stars rock has ever produced”In the grand history of rock and roll musicians, no one seemed to be having the time of their lives quite like Joe Walsh. Sure, he had ‘Funk 49’ under his belt, but a lot of the greatest tunes in his arsenal were about having some real struggles to work through. So with that in mind, how did it take him so long to end up working with someone like Jeff Lynne? But it wasn’t until Walsh started working with him that he realised the kind of genius that he had on his hands. Compared to the glorious harmonies of Eagles, Walsh felt that Lynne was a cut above every other producer that he had ever worked with, saying, “[He is] one of the greatest stars rock has ever produced.