Eagles Rocker, 77, Says Beatles Member Introduced Him to His Future Wife
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The Eagles' Joe Walsh has Ringo Starr to thank for his marriage.
Walsh, 77, attended the former Beatles drummer's annual Peace & Love birthday celebration on Monday, July 7 in Beverly Hills, California. At the party, the former Eagles' guitarist recounted stories from the pair's decades-long friendship, including how Starr, 85, introduced him to his future wife.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R14ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R24ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeStarr and Walsh are married to sisters Barbara and Marjorie Bach, respectively. Starr, whose legal name is Richard Starkey, and Barbara married in 1981, while Walsh and Marjorie didn't tie the knot until 2008. At the event, Walsh recalled meeting Marjorie after working on The Old Wave album with Starr in England.
"I was at [Starr and Barbara's] house and Barbara's little sister stopped by for three minutes and I was in love with Barbara's sister from then on." he said.
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However, it took many years before the two eventually got together. Long after their first meeting, Walsh was at the couple's Los Angeles home, and "saw Marjorie again and we hugged each other."
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R19ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R29ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe"She said, 'Did you feel that?' And I said, 'Yeah.'" he recalled.
"Marjorie has been the love of my life," he continued. "After many years of thinking, 'Well this - would this be incest?' or 'How this would this work?' and 'Would Rich and Barb kill me? Would they kill me?'"
"But Marjorie is the love of my life. She's a high-ranking officer in the Starkey family." he added.
Along with crediting his longtime pal for introducing him to his wife, Walsh also shared how impactful Starr and The Beatles were to his formative years.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R1eekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R2eekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe"I was a really dumb guy in Montclair, New Jersey, in high school, and I washed dishes at an ice cream place," Walsh said. "While I was washing the dishes, 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' came on. And from then – 1963, I think – I thought, 'That's what I want to do! That's what I want to do!'"
Eagles Rocker, 77, Says Beatles Member Introduced Him to His Future Wife first appeared on Parade on Jul 9, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
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