Joe Walsh is riding high with the success of his first solo album in 20 years, the critically acclaimed, Analog Man. The set, which debuted last week on the Billboard 200 at Number 12, features the unmistakable sounds of co-producer and ELO leader, Jeff Lynne.

Walsh explained how the Walsh-Lynne collaboration came to be in the first place: "I met Jeff through my wife, Marjorie -- Jeff's a dear old friend of hers, and so I met Jeff. And back in the day, ELO and the James Gang had played a couple of gigs together, but Jeff and I never really got a chance to hang out. We just met socially and that led to a 'show and tell.' He's in the middle of a project, and of course I had my unfinished album. So we played some of that for each other."

He explained that it was at Lynne's urging that the material on Analog Man came to be fully realized: "And then he said, 'Well, why don't you bring your tracks over to my house and we'll check 'em out -- and he decided to help. He just had suggestions. And I mean, he would hear a middle part, or it would be the middle of the song -- time to do somethin' and I just had the basic track, and he would hear stuff. He wanted to 'ELO it' (laughs)." )

Joe Walsh tour dates (subject to change):

June 30 - Naperville, IL - Ribfest
July 3 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
July 4 - Dublin, OH - Coffman High School
July 10 - Lansing, MI - Common Ground Music Festival at Adado Riverfront Park
July 13 - Salina, KS - The Stiefel Theatre For Performing Arts
July 14 - Riverside, IA - Riverside Casino and Golf Resort
July 28 - Sioux Falls, SD - Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Festival at Yankton Trail Park
August 1 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
August 3 - Cohasset, MA - South Shore Music Circus
August 4 - Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
August 7 - Morristown, NJ - Mayo Performing Arts Center
August 10 - Hampton, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
August 11 - Salamanca, NY - Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel Outdoor Venue
August 13 - Vienna, VA - Filene Center At Wolf Trap
August 18 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
August 19 - Littleton, CO - The Hudson Gardens Events Center
August 21 - Salt Lake City, UT - Gallivan Center
August 24 - Shelton, WA - Little Creek Casino
August 25 - Salem, OR - Oregon State Fair at L.B. Day Amphitheatre
August 30 - Tulalip, WA - Tulalip Resort Casino Amphitheatre
September 1 - Richmond, BC - River Rock Casino Resort
September 21 - Scottsdale, AZ - Talking Stick Resort
September 22 - Las Vegas, NV - Pearl Concert Theater
September 30 - Saratoga, CA - Montalvo Arts Center