You're right, don't know why I was thinking Joe was part of the original band.
I heard about them being formed to back up Ronstadt on a recent replay of American Top 40 and just started rattling off names....thanks for the correction.
Thank YOU for the gracious reply. I always idolized JW but I truly never thought he could ever fit into a rock bureacracy like Eagles. Shows how wrong a guy can be. JW was maybe the reason Hotel California was such a great album and he might well be the steadying factor that allowed the rest to chill out and reunite. Everybody (except Don Felder) profited and had a whale of a time. We got new great music. What’s not to like (unless you’re Don Felder).