Guitarist and co-founder James “J.Y.” Young recently lost his wife of 50 years, so he’s at least one guy who definitely needs a distraction. And considering how shitty things are in Florida, you’re lying if you think that a “Come Sail Away” singalong—with or without Dennis DeYoung—won’t make all the adversity go away for six minutes and seven seconds. I mean for God’s sake, even Eric Cartman loves the song.
Ex-Eagle Don Felder—whose ousting from the country-rock band we’re still bitter about—opens.
This article appears in Apr 13-19, 2023.