Kansas

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Joe Walsh, the world famous guitarist for the Eagles and a Wichita native, was honored by having a street named after him at 1 p.m. on Friday.

The street is at the intersection of English and St. Francis, near Intrust Bank Arena. The arena is the venue for the 9th Annual VetsAid, a concert put together by Walsh, which benefits local and regional veteran organizations.

During the street renaming ceremony, Walsh spoke about his Wichita memories. One memory he has is of his mother prodding him to learn the oboe, which he later abandoned for the guitar.

Walsh joked, “I’d like to dedicate this to my dearly departed mother and ask her, all the way up there, wherever she is, ‘Ma, how many oboe players can you think of with a street named after them?’”