The Eagles are an American
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formed in
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in 1971 by
Glenn FreyGlenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and...
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Don HenleyDonald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
,
Bernie LeadonBernard Mathew "Bernie" Leadon, III is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member of two pioneering and highly influential country rock bands, Dillard & Clark and the Flying Burrito Brothers...
, and
Randy MeisnerRandy Herman Meisner is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of Poco and the Eagles...
.
With five number one singles, six Grammys, five American Music Awards, and six number one albums, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of their albums, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and
Hotel CaliforniaHotel California is the fifth studio album released by the American rock band the Eagles, in late 1976. It is the first Eagles album without founding member Bernie Leadon and the first album with Joe Walsh. It is also the last album featuring original bass player and singer Randy Meisner...
, ranked among the 20 best-selling albums in the U.S. according to the
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. Hotel California is ranked 37th in
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s
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, and the band was ranked #75 on the magazine's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
They also have the best-selling album in the U.S. with Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), which sold approximately 42 million copies worldwide. They have sold over 120 million albums worldwide and 100 million in the U.S. alone. They are the fifth highest-selling music act in U.S. history and the highest-selling American band in U.S. history. No other American band sold more than the Eagles during the 1970s.
The Eagles released their self-titled debut album in 1972 which spawned three Top 40 singles, "Take It Easy", "Witchy Woman", and "Peaceful Easy Feeling". They followed up the success of their debut album with Desperado in 1973. The album was less successful than the first, reaching only #41 on the charts and neither of its two singles reached the Top 40. However, the album contained two of the band's most popular and beloved tracks, "Desperado" and "Tequila Sunrise". They released On the Border in 1974 and added guitarist Don Felder midway through the recording of the album. The album released two Top 40 singles, "Already Gone" and their first chart topper, "Best of My Love".
It was not until 1975's One of These Nights, though, that the Eagles became America's biggest band. The album released three Top 10 singles, "One of These Nights", "Lyin' Eyes", and "Take It to the Limit". They continued with that success in late 1976 with the release of Hotel California, which would go on to sell over 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. The album yielded three Top 20 singles, "New Kid in Town", "Hotel California", and "Life in the Fast Lane". They released their last studio album for nearly 28 years in 1979 with The Long Run. The album displayed that the Eagles were still at the top of their popularity at the time of their breakup and the album released three Top 10 singles, "Heartache Tonight", "The Long Run", and "I Can't Tell You Why".
The Eagles broke up in July 1980, but reunited in 1994 for
Hell Freezes OverHell Freezes Over is a live album by the Eagles, released in 1994. The album contains four new studio tracks and eleven tracks recorded live for an MTV special. It went to #1 on the Billboard album chart upon its release where it stayed for two weeks. It is the band's second live album behind their...
, a mix of live and new studio tracks. They have toured intermittently since then and were inducted into the
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in 1998. In 2007, the Eagles released
Long Road out of EdenLong Road Out of Eden is the seventh studio album by American rock band Eagles, released in 2007 on Lost Highway Records. Nearly six years in production, Long Road Out of Eden is the first studio album from the Eagles since 1979's The Long Run, and along with the four original tracks on 1994 Hell...
, their first full studio album in 28 years. The album would top the album charts, release five singles on the Adult Contemporary Charts and win the band two Grammys. The next year they launched
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in support of the album. The band members have discussed the possibility of making another album.
Formation and original members
The band began to form when
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and then-manager John Boylan recruited session musicians Glenn Frey and Don Henley in the spring of 1971. Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon would join her group of performers by the summer tour. The original Eagles would play only once together as a live unit backing Ronstadt (for a July concert at Disneyland), but all four appeared on her
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. After their tenure with Ronstadt and with her encouragement, they decided to form their own band, signing with
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, the new label started by
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. Geffen and partner Elliot Roberts also initially managed the band.
Eagles (1972)
The group's eponymous debut album was recorded in England in February 1972 with producer
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and released on June 26, 1972.
EaglesEagles is the debut album by the rock band of the same name, released in 1972. The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns. The album was an immediate success for the young band reaching #22 on the charts and going platinum. The album also released three Top 40...
was a breakthrough success, yielding three Top 40 singles. The first single and lead track, "
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", was a song written by Glenn Frey and his neighbor and fellow country-folk rocker
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. Browne had written the majority of the song, up until the line "I'm standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, such a fine sight to see", where he was then stalled. Frey added the next line, and Browne continued to finish the rest of the song. The song reached #12 on the
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and propelled the Eagles to stardom. The single was followed by the bluesy "
Witchy Woman"Witchy Woman" is a song written by Don Henley and Bernie Leadon, and recorded by the American rock band Eagles. Released as the second single from the band's debut album Eagles, it reached #9 on the Billboard Pop singles chart and is the only single from the album to feature Henley on lead...
" and the soft country rock ballad "
Peaceful Easy Feeling"Peaceful Easy Feeling" is a song written by Jack Tempchin and recorded by the American rock band Eagles. It was the third single from the band's 1972 debut album Eagles. The single reached #22 on the charts and is one of the band's most popular songs...
", charting at #9 and #22 respectively.
The Eagles were a major force in popularizing the Southern California
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sound.
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magazine's 2003 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" ranked Eagles at number 374.
Desperado (1973)
Their second album, Desperado, was themed on Old West outlaws, drawing comparisons between their lifestyles and the lifestyles of modern rock stars. This album introduced the group's penchant for conceptual songwriting. It was during the recording sessions that Don Henley and Glenn Frey began writing with each other, co-writing 8 of the album's 11 songs, including two of the group's most popular songs: "
Tequila Sunrise"Tequila Sunrise" is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, and recorded by the Eagles. It was the first single from the band's second album Desperado...
" and "
Desperado"Desperado" is a soft rock song by the Eagles, an American rock band, written by group members Glenn Frey and Don Henley. It first appeared on the 1973 album Desperado, and has later appeared on numerous compilation albums although it was not a single....
". The bluegrass songs "Twenty-One," "Doolin-Dalton" and the ballad "Saturday Night" showcased guitarist Bernie Leadon's abilities on the
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,
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and
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.
Throughout the album, the story of the notorious Wild West
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gang was the main focus, featuring in the songs "Doolin-Dalton," "Bittercreek" and "Desperado". The album was less successful than the first, reaching only #41 on the US
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, and yielding only 2 singles, "
Tequila Sunrise"Tequila Sunrise" is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, and recorded by the Eagles. It was the first single from the band's second album Desperado...
", which reached #61 on the
Billboard chartsThe Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
, and "
Outlaw Man"Outlaw Man" is a song written by David Blue and recorded by the American rock band Eagles. It was the second single from the band's second album Desperado....
", which peaked at #59.
The album marked a significant change to the band, with Henley and Frey co-writing the bulk of the album, a pattern that would continue for years to come. Subsequently, the pair began to dominate the band in terms of leadership and songwriting, turning the focus of the band away from Leadon and Meisner despite early presumptions that it would be Leadon and Meisner who would steer the band.
On the Border (1974)
For their next album,
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, Henley and Frey wanted the band to break away from the
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style they were known for, moving more towards
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. Initially, the Eagles started off with
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producing, but he tended to emphasize the lush side of their double-edged music. After completing only two songs, the band turned to
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to produce the rest of the album. Szymczyk brought in
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to add
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to a song called "
Good Day in Hell"Good Day in Hell" is a song by the Eagles, from their third album, On the Border. It was written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and is about a seductive "devil in disguise"....
", and the band was so impressed that two days later they invited Felder to become the fifth Eagle. He appeared on only one other song on the album, the uptempo breakup song "
Already Gone"Already Gone" is a song written by Jack Tempchin and Robert Arnold Strandlund and recorded by the American rock band Eagles for their 1974 album On the Border...
", on which he performed the guitar duet with Glenn Frey. On the Border yielded a No. 1 Billboard single ("
Best of My Love"Best of My Love" is a song written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther. It was originally recorded by the Eagles , and included on their 1974 album On the Border. The band's first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in March 1975, the song also topped the easy listening chart for one week...
"), which hit the top of the charts on March 1, 1975, becoming the Eagles' first of five
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."Already Gone" was also successful, reaching #32 on the charts and showcasing the harder edge of the band's new sound with the addition of Felder. The album also featured a cover version of Tom Waits "Ol'55" and the single "James Dean" which reached #77 on the charts.
The band also played at the famous
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festival in
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on April 6, 1974. Attracting over 200,000 fans, appearing alongside 70's rock giants
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,
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,
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,
Earth, Wind & FireEarth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
,
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,
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, and
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. Portions of the show were telecast on
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Television in the US, exposing the band to a wider audience.
One of These Nights (1975)
The Eagles released their fourth studio album,
One of These NightsOne of These Nights is the fourth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1975. The record's title song became the group's second #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, in July of that year. The album released three Top 10 singles, "One Of These Nights", "Lyin' Eyes", and "Take It To The Limit". Those...
, on June 10, 1975. It was their last album to feature founding member Bernie Leadon, who would leave the group during the One of These Nights tour. Leadon was disillusioned with the direction the band's music was going. Leadon co-wrote two songs on the album, "I Wish You Peace," which he wrote with Patti Davis (daughter of future president Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis Reagan), and sang lead vocals on. He also wrote the instrumental, "Journey of the Sorceror." Leadon would be replaced by guitarist
Joe WalshJoseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...
, who had previously been with the James Gang and Barnstorm bands, as well as a solo artist in his own right. With the departure of Leadon, the Eagles' early country sound almost completely disappeared and the band moved on to a harder sound with the addition of Felder and later Walsh. The album would prove to be a breakthrough album for the band, making them international superstars. It would also begin a string of four consecutive No. 1 albums. It also further displayed the dominant songwriting partnership of Don Henley and Glenn Frey. The first single from the album was the title track, which became the second straight single for the band to top the charts. The song has been noted by Frey as his all time favorite Eagles tune. The second single would be "Lyin' Eyes", the single reached No. 2 on the charts and won the band its first Grammy for "Best Pop Performance by a duo or group with vocal". The third and final single would be "Take It to the Limit," which was written by Randy Meisner, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey. It features Meisner on lead vocals and reached No. 4 on the charts, it would also become the Eagles' first single to be certified gold. The album also features the live staple "After The Thrill Is Gone". The band launched a huge worldwide tour to support the album. It would eventually be nominated for album of the year.
In early 1976, the band released their first compilation album, Their Greatest Hits, 1971-1975. The album would go on to become the highest-selling album in U.S. history with over 29 million copies sold in the U.S. alone and over 42 million copies worldwide. It also cemented their status as the most successful American band of the decade.
Hotel California (1976–1978)
Hotel CaliforniaHotel California is the fifth studio album released by the American rock band the Eagles, in late 1976. It is the first Eagles album without founding member Bernie Leadon and the first album with Joe Walsh. It is also the last album featuring original bass player and singer Randy Meisner...
would be released on December 8, 1976 as the band's fifth studio album and the first album to feature Joe Walsh, who replaced Leadon after One of These Nights. The album took a year and a half to make, a process which along with touring, drained the band. Hotel California is also the last album to feature founding member Randy Meisner, who would leave the band after the album to return to his native Nebraska in order to be with his family. He would eventually launch a solo career. His biggest contribution to the album would be the track "Try and Love Again", which he wrote and sang lead vocals on. He would be replaced by the same man who replaced him in Poco, Timothy B. Schmit. The album's first single was "New Kid in Town," which became the Eagles' third No. 1 single.
The second single was the title track, which also topped the charts in February 1977. The song became the Eagles' signature song. It featured Henley on lead vocals, and the guitar duet at the end of the song was performed by Don Felder and Joe Walsh. The song was written by Felder, Henley and Frey. Felder wrote all the music to the song. The song is also known for its mysterious lyrics and has been interpreted in many ways in the past, some often controversial. Told during a
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interview (November 25, 2007) that "everyone wants to know what this song [Hotel California] means," Don Henley replied, "I know, it's so boring . . . It's basically a song about the dark underbelly of the American Dream, and about excess in America, which was something we knew about."
"
Life in the Fast Lane"Life in the Fast Lane" is a song written by Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Don Henley and recorded by the American rock band Eagles on their 1976 studio album Hotel California...
" was also a major success, establishing Joe Walsh's position in the band with its more hard rock sound. It would be the third and final single from Hotel California and reached No. 11 on the charts. The ballad "Wasted Time" closed the first side of the album, while an instrumental reprise of it opened the second side. The album concluded with "
The Last Resort"The Last Resort" is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, which tells about how man inevitably destroys the places he finds beautiful. It was originally released on the Eagles' album Hotel California on December 8. 1976...
", the song Frey, to this day, refers to as Don Henley's greatest work.
The run-out groove on side two has the words "V.O.L. Is Five-Piece Live"; this means that the song "Victim of Love" was recorded live, with just the band and no overdubbing. Don Henley confirms this on the inner booklet of The Very Best of Eagles. Hotel California has appeared on several lists of the best albums of all time. It is also their best-selling studio album, with over 16 million copies sold to date in the U.S. The album would also win the band two more Grammys for "Record of the year" (Hotel California) and "Best arrangement for voices" (New Kid in Town). Hotel California topped the charts and was nominated for Album of the Year in the 1977 Grammys, but lost to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Nonetheless, the album further established the Eagles as America's number one band and made the Eagles household names. To support the album, the Eagles would go on another huge worldwide tour that further drained the band members and strained their personal and creative relationships.
In 1977, the group, minus Don Felder, performed some instrumental work and backing vocals for
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's album
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, including the controversial surprise hit "
Short People"Short People" is a song by Randy Newman from his 1977 album Little Criminals, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The verses and chorus seem to be a pointed attack on the short...
", which has backing vocals by Frey and Schmit.
The Long Run and breakup (1979–1980)
In 1977, the Eagles went into a recording studio to produce their next studio album,
The Long RunThe Long Run is the sixth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1979 . This was the first Eagles album not to feature founding member Randy Meisner, who was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit....
. The album took two years to make, and was originally intended to be a double album but the band members were unable to come up with enough songs. The Long Run was released on September 24, 1979, to great success. Though considered a disappointment by some critics for failing to live up to Hotel California, it proved a huge commercial hit nonetheless. The album topped the charts and sold 7 million copies. In addition, it released three Top 10 singles. "Heartache Tonight" became their last single to top the charts on November 10, 1979. The title track and "I Can't Tell You Why" (the latter introducing new member Timothy B. Schmit), both reached #8. The band also won their fourth Grammy for "Heartache Tonight". "In The City" by Joe Walsh and "The Sad Cafe" both became live staples. While recording the album, the band also recorded two Christmas songs in 1978, "Please Come Home For Christmas" and "Funky New Year". "Please Come Home For Christmas" was released as a single in 1978 and reached #18 on the charts.
The Eagles also contributed to
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' hit single "
Look What You've Done to MeLook What You've Done to Me is a 1980 song recorded by Boz Scaggs, and composed by Scaggs and David Foster for the movie Urban Cowboy. It reached #14 on the U.S. pop charts in November....
", the love theme from the 1980 film
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, and featured on its soundtrack. The Eagles helped Scaggs re-record certain vocals for "Look What You've Done to Me" so that his most recent hit could be included on his greatest hits album. The soundtrack album was released by Elektra, who would not license Scaggs' original mix to Columbia for his
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album. The Eagles' work for Scaggs was perhaps a favor to their manager
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who was also the producer of Urban Cowboy. The version of "Look What You've Done to Me" that was featured in the movie and soundtrack album uses a female chorus instead of the Eagles' background vocals. However, the Eagles' 1975 hit "
Lyin' Eyes"Lyin' Eyes" is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded in 1975 by the American rock band Eagles, with Frey singing lead vocals. It was the second single from their One of These Nights album, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 on the US Country chart...
" was featured in the movie.
On July 31, 1980, in
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, tempers boiled over into what has been described as "Long Night at Wrong Beach." Frey and Felder spent the entire show describing to each other the beating each planned to administer backstage. "Only three more songs until I kick your ass, pal," Frey recalls Felder telling him near the end of the band's set. Felder recalls Frey making a similar threat to him during "
Best of My Love"Best of My Love" is a song written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther. It was originally recorded by the Eagles , and included on their 1974 album On the Border. The band's first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in March 1975, the song also topped the easy listening chart for one week...
."
It appeared to be the end of the Eagles, although the band still owed
ElektraElektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
a live record from the tour.
Eagles LiveEagles Live is the first live album by the American rock band Eagles, a two-LP set released in 1980. The Eagles unofficially disbanded on July 31, 1980 after their concert at Long Beach. However, the band still owed Elektra/Asylum a live record from the tour...
(released in November 1980) was mixed by Frey and Henley on opposite coasts; the two decided they could not bear to be in the same state, let alone the same studio, and as Bill Szymczyk put it, "The record's perfect three-part harmonies were fixed courtesy of Federal Express." With credits that listed no fewer than five attorneys, the album's liner notes simply said, "Thank you and goodnight". The album released a single though, "
Seven Bridges Road"Seven Bridges Road" is the title of a song written by Steve Young that he recorded in 1969 for his Rock Salt & Nails album. A popular version was recorded by the Eagles in 1980 which still receives significant airplay on classic rock stations....
", a live concert staple for the band, written by
Steve YoungSteve Young is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for his song "Seven Bridges Road"...
in an arrangement created by
Iain MatthewsIain Matthews is an English musician and songwriter. He was born Iain Matthew McDonald, in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He was known in the 1960s first as Ian McDonald, then as the 1960s progressed, as Ian Matthews...
for his
Valley HiValley Hi is the 1973 album by country rock/folk rock musician Ian Matthews. The album was produced by Michael Nesmith who also sat in on guitar.-Track listing:#"Keep On Sailing" - 4:42#"Old Man at the Mill" - 2:30...
album in 1973. The song reached #21 on the charts in 1980, becoming their last Top 40 single until 1994.
Breakup years (1980–1994)
After the breakup of the Eagles, each ex-member tried his hand in a solo career. Joe Walsh had already established himself as a solo artist in the 1970s before and during his time with the Eagles, but it was uncharted waters for the others.
Joe Walsh released a successful album in 1981,
There Goes the NeighborhoodThere Goes the Neighborhood is the fifth studio album by Joe Walsh, released in 1981.-History:The album's biggest hit "A Life of Illusion" was recorded in 1973 with Joe Walsh's first solo band Barnstorm but was not completed. The overdubs and final mixes were completed during the There Goes the...
, but subsequent albums throughout the 1980s, such as
Got Any Gum?Got Any Gum? is the eighth studio album by Joe Walsh, released in 1987. This album features a 1983 song, "In My Car", co-written with Ringo Starr .-Reception:...
were less well-received. During this time Walsh also performed as a session musician for
Dan FogelbergDaniel Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, whose music was inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, rock, classical, jazz, and bluegrass music...
,
Steve WinwoodStephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
,
Richard MarxRichard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
and
Emerson, Lake & PalmerEmerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English progressive rock supergroup. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. The band consists of Keith Emerson , Greg Lake and Carl Palmer...
, among others, and produced and co-wrote
Ringo StarrRichard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
's
Old WaveOld Wave is the ninth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1983 as the follow-up to 1981's Stop and Smell the Roses.In early 1982, Starr was eager to move on to his next project. Deciding that he needed more consistency this time around, he would work with only one producer, Joe Walsh, a former...
album.
Don Henley achieved the greatest commercial solo success of any former Eagle. In 1982, he released
I Can't Stand StillI Can't Stand Still is the first solo album by Don Henley, released in 1982 originally on Asylum Records then re-released in 1999 by Warner Bros. Records. The album went gold, reached #24 on the charts, and released three singles, including the huge hit "Dirty Laundry," which reached #3 on the...
, featuring the hit "Dirty Laundry". This album would pale in comparison to his next release, 1984's smash,
Building the Perfect BeastBuilding the Perfect Beast is the second album by Don Henley, released in 1984. The album became a huge hit for Henley, forming him into a solo star. The album reached #13 on the charts and sold 3 million copies. It also released four Top 40 singles including "The Boys Of Summer" which won Henley...
which featured Billboard #5 hit and classic rock radio staples, "
The Boys of Summer"The Boys of Summer" is a song by Don Henley, with lyrics written by Henley and music composed by Henley and Mike Campbell, longtime guitarist for Tom Petty. It is the lead track and first single from Henley's 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast. The song's music video won many awards...
", "
All She Wants to Do Is Dance"All She Wants to Do Is Dance" is a 1984 song recorded by Don Henley and became a Billboard Top 10 hit in March 1985, peaking at number 9, and also became his second song to top the Top Rock Tracks chart...
(#9)," "Not Enough Love in the World" (#34), and "
Sunset Grill"Sunset Grill" is a song by Don Henley from his 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in January 1985...
" (#22). Henley would not release another album for five years until 1989's
The End of the InnocenceReleased in 1989, The End of the Innocence is the third album by Don Henley. It is his best selling album, selling over 6 million copies in the United States, peaking at #8. The album released three Top 40 singles "The End of the Innocence", "The Heart of the Matter", and "The Last Worthless...
. This album was also a major success and included the hits "
The End of the Innocence"The End of the Innocence" is the lead single and title track from Don Henley's third solo studio album, The End of the Innocence, in 1989. The song was written by Bruce Hornsby, with lyrics added by Henley, and both perform the song live in their respective concerts...
", "
The Last Worthless Evening"The Last Worthless Evening" is a song written by John Corey, Don Henley, and Stan Lynch. It was a single recorded by Don Henley in 1989 which reached #21 on US charts. The song, was included on Henley's third album, The End of the Innocence, in 1989....
" and "
The Heart of the Matter"The Heart of the Matter" is a song recorded by American rock singer Don Henley from his third solo studio album, The End of the Innocence . Written by Henley, Mike Campbell, and J. D...
". His solo career was cut short due to a contract dispute with his record company, finally resolved when the Eagles reunited in 1994.
Glenn Frey also found solo success in the 1980s. In 1982, he released his first album,
No Fun AloudNo Fun Aloud is the first solo album by Glenn Frey, released in 1982 . It was fairly received by critics and became a moderate commercial success.The album reached #32 on the charts and released two top 40 singles with "The One You Love" and "I Found Somebody". The album would reach gold status,...
, which spawned the #15 hit, "The One You Love". He followed this album with 1984's
The AllnighterThe Allnighter is the second album by Glenn Frey, released in 1984 . It was the most successful album of his solo career, having reached #22 on the charts and releasing two Top 20 singles with "Smuggler's Blues" and "Sexy Girl". The album was well received by most critics and helped Frey become a...
, which featured the #20 hit "Sexy Girl." He reached #2 on the charts with "
The Heat Is On"The Heat is On" is a song written by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey and recorded by Glenn Frey, from Faltermeyer and Forsey's soundtrack of the popular 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop.-History:...
" from the
Beverly Hills CopBeverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American comedy-action film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy, Lisa Eilbacher, John Ashton, Judge Reinhold, and Ronny Cox...
soundtrack. He had another #2 single in 1985 with "
You Belong to the City"You Belong to the City" is a rock song written by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, and recorded by Frey during his solo career. It was written specifically for the television show Miami Vice in 1985. The song nearly reached the top of the charts, peaking at #2 on the U.S...
" from the
Miami ViceMiami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
soundtrack, which featured another Frey song, "Smuggler's Blues". He also contributed the songs "Flip City" to the
Ghostbusters IIGhostbusters II is a 1989 science fiction comedy film produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Ghostbusters and follows the further adventures of a group of parapsychologists and their organization which combats paranormal activities...
soundtrack and "Part of Me, Part of You" to the soundtrack for
Thelma and LouiseThelma & Louise is a 1991 film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri, the film's plot revolves around Thelma and Louise's escape from their troubled and caged lives. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, and co-stars Harvey Keitel as a...
.
In 1982, former music writer turned filmmaker
Cameron CroweCameron Bruce Crowe is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes....
saw his first screenplay turn into a feature length movie,
Fast Times at Ridgemont HighFast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and adapted from his 1981 book of the same name...
. Crowe was a fan and had written articles about Poco and the Eagles. The film was co-produced by the Eagles' manager Irving Azoff, who also co-produced the soundtrack album released by the Eagles' long-time record label Elektra, which also owned the rights to solo albums from each member of the Eagles (though several of them would move to different labels in ensuing years). Henley, Walsh, Schmit, and Felder all contributed solo songs to the film's soundtrack. In addition, the band playing the dance toward the end of the movie covers
Life in the Fast Lane"Life in the Fast Lane" is a song written by Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Don Henley and recorded by the American rock band Eagles on their 1976 studio album Hotel California...
.
Don Felder also released a solo album, and contributed two songs to the soundtrack of the movie
Heavy MetalHeavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian fantasy-animated film directed by Gerald Potterton and produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel, who also was the publisher of Heavy Metal magazine....
: "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" (with Henley and Schmit providing backing vocals) and "All of You". He also had a minor hit called "Bad Girls" off his solo effort
AirborneAirborne is an album by former Eagles guitarist Don Felder. To date it remains his only solo album. It features late Carlos Vega, Joe Vitale, Russ Kunkel, Tris Imboden, Timothy B...
.
Timothy B. Schmit was quite busy during the band's "fourteen year vacation". Schmit had a hit song on the
Fast Times at Ridgemont HighFast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and adapted from his 1981 book of the same name...
soundtrack with "
So Much in Love"So Much in Love" is a popular song sung by The Tymes that was a #1 song in the United States during the year 1963. It was The Tymes first hit single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on August 3, 1963, and remaining there for one week...
". Schmit and his wife were invited to Hawaii so that Schmit could contribute vocals to the Crosby, Stills & Nash album
Daylight AgainDaylight Again is a 1982 studio album by the band Crosby, Stills & Nash, their fourth of completely original material, and seventh in total. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, the final time the band has made the top ten to date...
. CSN needed an extra vocalist due to Crosby's drug overindulgence. Schmit contributed vocals to at least half of the album, including the hits "Southern Cross" and "
Wasted on the Way"Wasted on the Way" is a 1982 song by American folk rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash, featuring harmony vocals by Timothy B. Schmit. It was their first top 10 hit in five years, and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in August 1982. It appeared on the band's 1982 album Daylight...
". He also sang backing vocals on
TotoToto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The group currently consists of Joseph Williams , David Paich , Steve Porcaro , Steve Lukather , Mike Porcaro , and Simon Phillips . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard...
's
Toto IVToto IV is the fourth studio album by American band Toto released in 1982 .The album received six Grammy Awards including Record of the Year for "Rosanna", Album of the Year for Toto IV and Producer of the Year for the band. It reached number four on the Billboard Pop Albums chart shortly after its...
album, including a featured role in their hit song "
I Won't Hold You Back"I Won't Hold You Back" is a ballad by American rock band Toto, written and sung by Steve Lukather for their fourth album, Toto IV, released in 1982 . The song reached the top ten, peaking at number ten in the U.S...
". Schmit appeared as a backing vocalist on Toto's 1982 European tour.
Schmit also spent three years (1983–1985) as a member of
Jimmy BuffettJames William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"...
's Coral Reefer band and coined the term "Parrotheads" for Buffett's die-hard fans. He had a Top 40 solo hit in 1987 with "Boys' Night Out" and also a top-30 Adult Contemporary hit with "Don't Give Up", both from his album Timothy B. Schmit appeared with former Eagles Randy Meisner and Joe Walsh on
Richard MarxRichard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
's debut hit "
Don't Mean Nothing"Don't Mean Nothing" is the debut single by Richard Marx from his 1987 eponymous album. With the chart success of this and subsequent singles from his debut album, Marx became the first male artist to reach the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart with four singles from a debut album.In...
", a song which was co-written by
Bruce GaitschBruce R. Gaitsch is an American guitarist, composer, and producer. He is best known for working with notable musicians such as Richard Marx, Chicago, Peter Cetera, Madonna, Agnetha Fältskog and many others as a session musician and songwriter...
who also co-wrote and engineered Schmit's Timothy B. album. Schmit toured with
Warren ZevonWarren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known...
in 1988. In 1992, Schmit toured along side his former Eagles bandmate Joe Walsh as members of
Ringo StarrRichard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
's
All-Starr BandTo date, Ringo Starr has toured with eleven versions of his All-Starr Band where "everybody on stage is a star in their own right." Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band is a concept that was created by producer David Fishof...
and appeared on the live video from the
Montreux Jazz FestivalThe Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland and one of the most prestigious in Europe; it is held annually in early July in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva...
. Also in 1992–1993, Schmit attempted to put together a band with Don Felder,
Paul CarrackPaul Carrack is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Carrack has been a member of several bands including Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music, been a session and touring musician for several others including Nick Lowe, and has enjoyed success as a solo artist as well...
and
Jim CapaldiNicola James "Jim" Capaldi was an English musician and songwriter. His musical career lasted more than four decades. He co-founded Traffic in Birmingham with Steve Winwood, and the band's psychedelic rock was influential in Britain and the United States...
. The venture was ultimately unsuccessful; however, a song from that effort "
Love Will Keep Us Alive"Love Will Keep Us Alive", is the title of a song written by Jim Capaldi, Paul Carrack, and Peter Vale. It was performed first by the Eagles in 1994, during their "Hell Freezes Over" reunion tour. It was sung by bassist Timothy B...
" was later resurrected by Schmit for the Eagles' reunion album
Hell Freezes OverHell Freezes Over is a live album by the Eagles, released in 1994. The album contains four new studio tracks and eleven tracks recorded live for an MTV special. It went to #1 on the Billboard album chart upon its release where it stayed for two weeks. It is the band's second live album behind their...
. In 1993, Schmit toured with
Dan FogelbergDaniel Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, whose music was inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, rock, classical, jazz, and bluegrass music...
, playing bass and contributing backing vocals. Some of the live recordings from that tour were featured on Fogelberg's 2000 album Live: Something Old New Borrowed...and Some Blues.
Schmit released two solo albums: Playin' It Cool in 1984 and Tell Me the Truth in 1990. Schmit was the only Eagle to appear on the 1993 Eagles tribute album
Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles- "Take It Easy" :During the music video shoot for his rendition of "Take It Easy", Travis Tritt requested that the 1980 lineup of the Eagles - "Take It Easy" :During the music video shoot for his rendition of "Take It Easy", Travis Tritt requested that the 1980 lineup of the Eagles - "Take It...
, singing backing vocals on Vince Gill's cover of his hit song "
I Can't Tell You Why"I Can't Tell You Why" is a song from the Eagles which appeared on their 1979 album The Long Run. The song was written by Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley, and was the first Eagles song to feature Schmit on lead vocals....
". He can also be heard contributing backing vocals on the soundtrack of the Johnny Depp film "Cry Baby" directed by John Waters. Schmit harmonizes on a cover of "Sh-Boom" performed by the crew-cutted Squares early in the film.
Randy Meisner had a #14 hit with the song "Hearts on Fire" in 1981.
Hell Freezes Over (1994–1999)
Fourteen years after the breakup, an Eagles country tribute album titled
Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles- "Take It Easy" :During the music video shoot for his rendition of "Take It Easy", Travis Tritt requested that the 1980 lineup of the Eagles - "Take It Easy" :During the music video shoot for his rendition of "Take It Easy", Travis Tritt requested that the 1980 lineup of the Eagles - "Take It...
was released in 1993.
Travis TrittJames Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct...
insisted on having the Long Run-era Eagles in his video for "Take It Easy" and they agreed. After the "Take It Easy" video was completed the following year, and following years of public speculation, the band finally formally reunited. The lineup comprised the five Long Run-era members – Frey, Henley, Walsh, Felder and Schmit – supplemented by additional musicians: Scott Crago (drums),
John CoreyJohn Aloysius Corey is a fictitious recurring character in Nelson DeMille novels. He is quick-witted and cocky, but would be considered by most to be a brilliant detective.-Fictitious character biography:...
(keyboards, guitar, backing vocals),
Timothy DruryTimothy Drury is a keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist. He was the keyboard player in rock band Whitesnake up until September 2010.He is the son of actor James Drury....
(keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Al Garth (sax, violin) on stage.
"For the record, we never broke up, we just took a 14-year vacation", announced Frey at their first live performance in April 1994. The ensuing tour spawned a live album titled
Hell Freezes OverHell Freezes Over is a live album by the Eagles, released in 1994. The album contains four new studio tracks and eleven tracks recorded live for an MTV special. It went to #1 on the Billboard album chart upon its release where it stayed for two weeks. It is the band's second live album behind their...
(named for Henley's recurring statement that the group would get back together "when hell freezes over") which debuted at #1 on the Billboard album chart, and included four new studio songs, with "
Get Over It"Get Over It" is a song by the Eagles, released as a single after a fourteen year breakup. It was also the first song written by bandmates Glenn Frey and Don Henley when the band reunited. "Get Over It" was played live for the first time during their Hell Freezes Over tour in 1994, with Henley...
" and "
Love Will Keep Us Alive"Love Will Keep Us Alive", is the title of a song written by Jim Capaldi, Paul Carrack, and Peter Vale. It was performed first by the Eagles in 1994, during their "Hell Freezes Over" reunion tour. It was sung by bassist Timothy B...
" both becoming Top 40 hits. The album itself proved as successful as the reunion tour, selling 6 million copies in the U.S. While the tour was briefly interrupted in September 1994 (because of Frey's serious recurrence of
diverticulitisDiverticulitis is a common digestive disease particularly found in the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches on the outside of the colon...
), it resumed in 1995 and continued into '96.
In 1998, Eagles were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of FameThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is dedicated to archiving the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers and others who have, in some major way,...
. For the induction ceremony, all seven Eagles members (Frey, Henley, Felder, Walsh, Schmit, Leadon and Meisner) played together for two songs, "
Take It Easy"Take It Easy" is the title of a song written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, and most famously recorded by the Eagles . It was the band's first single, released on May 1, 1972. It also was the opening track on the band's debut album Eagles and it has become one of their signature songs, included...
" and "
Hotel CaliforniaHotel California is the fifth studio album released by the American rock band the Eagles, in late 1976. It is the first Eagles album without founding member Bernie Leadon and the first album with Joe Walsh. It is also the last album featuring original bass player and singer Randy Meisner...
". Several subsequent reunion tours followed (without Leadon or Meisner), notable for their record-setting ticket prices.
New millennium (1999–2001)
Eagles performed at the
Staples CenterStaples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
in Los Angeles on December 31, 1999. This concert marked the last time
Don FelderDonald William "Don" Felder is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as lead guitarist for the Eagles from 1974 to 1980 and again from 1994 to 2001.-Early life and influences:...
played with the band and these shows (including a planned release of the video) would form a part of the lawsuit that Felder later filed against his former band mates.
The concert was released on
CDThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
as part of the four-disc
Selected Works: 1972-1999Selected Works: 1972–1999 is a compilation box set by the American band Eagles, released in 2000. The box set consists of four CDs featuring their greatest hits, album tracks, previously unreleased live performances and 44-page booklet...
box set in November 2000. Along with the millennium concert, this set included the band's hit singles, album tracks, as well as outtakes from
The Long RunThe Long Run is the sixth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1979 . This was the first Eagles album not to feature founding member Randy Meisner, who was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit....
sessions. Selected Works sold approximately 267,000 copies at about $60 a unit.
The group resumed touring once more in 2001 with a line-up consisting of Frey, Henley, Walsh, and Schmit, along with
Steuart SmithSteuart Smith is a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer currently working with American rock band the Eagles. Smith is from Arlington, VA.]].-Current work:...
(guitars, mandolin, keyboards, backing vocals; Smith unofficially replaced Don Felder who was fired in early 2001), Michael Thompson (keyboards, trombone), Will Hollis (keyboards, backing vocals), Scott Crago (drums, percussion), Bill Armstrong (Horns) Al Garth (sax, violin), Christian Mostert (sax) and Greg Smith (sax, percussion)
Don Felder sues the Eagles (2001–2002)
On February 6, 2001,
Don FelderDonald William "Don" Felder is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as lead guitarist for the Eagles from 1974 to 1980 and again from 1994 to 2001.-Early life and influences:...
was fired from the Eagles. Felder responded by filing two lawsuits against "Eagles, Ltd., a California corporation; Don Henley, an individual; Glenn Frey, an individual; and "
DoesThe name "John Doe" is used as a placeholder name in a legal action, case or discussion for a male party, whose true identity is unknown or must be withheld for legal reasons. The name is also used to refer to a male corpse or hospital patient whose identity is unknown...
1–50", alleging wrongful termination, breach of implied-in-fact contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, reportedly seeking $50 million in damages.
In his complaint, Felder alleged that from the 1994
Hell Freezes OverHell Freezes Over is a live album by the Eagles, released in 1994. The album contains four new studio tracks and eleven tracks recorded live for an MTV special. It went to #1 on the Billboard album chart upon its release where it stayed for two weeks. It is the band's second live album behind their...
tour onward, Henley and Frey had "... insisted that they each receive a higher percentage of the band's profits ...", whereas the money had previously been split in five equal portions. Felder also accused them of coercing him into signing an agreement under which Henley and Frey would receive three times as much of the
Selected Works: 1972-1999Selected Works: 1972–1999 is a compilation box set by the American band Eagles, released in 2000. The box set consists of four CDs featuring their greatest hits, album tracks, previously unreleased live performances and 44-page booklet...
proceeds than Felder.
On behalf of his clients Henley and Frey, attorney
Daniel M. PetrocelliDaniel M. Petrocelli is an American defense attorney, known in part for his work in a 1997 wrongful death civil suit against O.J. Simpson and for representing Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling...
stated:
[Henley and Frey] felt — creatively, chemistry-wise and performance-wise — that he should no longer be part of the band...They removed him, and they had every legal right to do so. This has been happening with rock 'n' roll bands since day one.
It was also reported that Don Felder usually did not agree with the rest of the band concerning touring or recording schedules. The rest of the band members wanted the freedom to tour or record as they wanted on their own terms.
Henley and Frey then countersued Felder for
breach of contractBreach of contract is a legal cause of action in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance....
, alleging that Felder had written and attempted to sell the rights to a "tell-all" book. The book, Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974–2001), was published in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2007. The initial U.S. release was canceled after publisher
HyperionHyperion Books is a general-interest book publishing part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1991. Hyperion publishes general-interest fiction and non-fiction books for adults under the following imprints: ABC Daytime Press, ESPN Books,...
elected to back out, in September, when an entire print run of the book had to be recalled for further cuts and changes. The American edition of Heaven and Hell was published by
WileyJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
on April 28, 2008, with Felder embarking on a full publicity campaign surrounding its release.
On January 23, 2002, the Los Angeles County Court consolidated the two complaints, and the single case was dismissed on May 8, 2007 after being settled out-of-court for an undisclosed amount.
"Hole in the World" (2003–2006)
In 2003, the Eagles released a new greatest hits album
The Very Best of the EaglesThe Very Best of Eagles is a two-disc compilation album by the American band The Eagles, released in 2003....
. The two-disc compilation was the first that encompassed their entire career, from
EaglesEagles is the debut album by the rock band of the same name, released in 1972. The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns. The album was an immediate success for the young band reaching #22 on the charts and going platinum. The album also released three Top 40...
to
Hell Freezes OverHell Freezes Over is a live album by the Eagles, released in 1994. The album contains four new studio tracks and eleven tracks recorded live for an MTV special. It went to #1 on the Billboard album chart upon its release where it stayed for two weeks. It is the band's second live album behind their...
. The album also included a new single, the September 11-themed "
Hole in the World"Hole in the World" is a song by the Eagles, written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, released in 2003....
". The album debuted at #3 on the
Billboard chartsThe Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
and eventually gained triple platinum status.
Also in 2003,
Warren ZevonWarren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known...
, a longtime Eagles friend, began work on his final album,
The WindThe Wind is the last studio album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 2003. Zevon began recording the album shortly after he was diagnosed with inoperable pleural mesothelioma , and it was released just two weeks before his death on September 7, 2003 .The album was awarded the...
, with the assistance of Henley, Walsh, and Schmit.
On June 14, 2005, the Eagles released a new 2-
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set titled
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featuring two new songs: Glenn Frey's "No More Cloudy Days" and Joe Walsh's "One Day at a Time". Fellow guitarist
Steuart SmithSteuart Smith is a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer currently working with American rock band the Eagles. Smith is from Arlington, VA.]].-Current work:...
joined the band at this time and has ever since been a member. A special edition 2006 release exclusive to
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and affiliated stores also included a bonus audio CD with three new songs: a studio version of "No More Cloudy Days" plus "Fast Company" and "Do Something".
Long Road Out of Eden (2007–present)
In 2007, Eagles consisted of Frey, Henley, Walsh, and Schmit. On August 20, 2007, "
How Long"How Long" is the title of a song, recorded and written in 1972, by rock music artist J. D. Souther. The song was included on his 1972 album John David Souther but not released as a single....
", written by
J. D. SoutherJohn David Souther is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has written and co-written numerous hits songs recorded by artists such as Linda Ronstadt and Glenn Frey of the Eagles.-Singing career:...
– who had previously worked with Eagles co-writing some of their biggest hits including "
Best of My Love"Best of My Love" is a song written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther. It was originally recorded by the Eagles , and included on their 1974 album On the Border. The band's first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in March 1975, the song also topped the easy listening chart for one week...
", "Victim of Love", "
Heartache Tonight"Heartache Tonight" was revived four years later in a cover version by country music artist Conway Twitty. Released as the second single from his Lost in the Feeling album, Twitty's version reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1983.Twitty's version featured the...
" and "
New Kid in Town"New Kid in Town", written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther, is a song by the Eagles, from their 1976 album Hotel California. Released as the first single from the album, the song became a #1 hit in the USA, and #20 in the UK. The single version has an earlier fade-out than the album...
" – was released as a single to radio with an accompanying online video at
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and debuted on television on
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during the
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on August 23, 2007. The band performed the song as part of their live sets in the early-to-mid 1970s, but did not record it at the time due to J.D. Souther's desire to use it on his first solo album.
On October 30, 2007, the Eagles released
Long Road Out of EdenLong Road Out of Eden is the seventh studio album by American rock band Eagles, released in 2007 on Lost Highway Records. Nearly six years in production, Long Road Out of Eden is the first studio album from the Eagles since 1979's The Long Run, and along with the four original tracks on 1994 Hell...
, their first album of all-new material since 1979. For the first year after the album's initial release, it was available in the U.S. exclusively via the band's website,
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and
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stores. It was commercially available through traditional retail outlets in other countries. The album debuted at #1 in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands and Norway. It became their third studio album, seventh release overall, to be certified at least seven times platinum by the
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. In an interview with
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, Don Henley declared, "This is probably the last Eagles album that we'll ever make."
The Eagles made their awards show debut on November 7, 2007, when they performed "How Long" live at the
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.
On January 28, 2008, the second single of Long Road Out of Eden was released. "
Busy Being Fabulous"Busy Being Fabulous" is the second single by the American rock band Eagles from their 2007 album Long Road out of Eden. Released in January 2008, it is their third Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.-Song:...
" peaked at #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and at #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
The Eagles won the 2008
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for "How Long". It was the band's fifth Grammy Award.
On March 20, 2008, the Eagles launched their world tour in support of Long Road Out of Eden at
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in London, England. The Long Road out of Eden Tour concluded their last 2009 scheduled American venue on May 9, 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. It was the first concert ever held in the new soccer stadium. The group was touring in Europe, their last tour date there scheduled July 22, 2009 in Lisbon, Portugal. Currently they are back in North America, doing some touring along the Pacific coast.
On March 16, 2010, it was announced the Eagles would tour with the
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and
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in a summer stadium tour across North America. The Eagles opened the tour on April 16, 2010, at the legendary
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.
The Eagles brought their 2011 tour to the United Kingdom as the headline act of the
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on July 1.
Possible eighth studio album
Asked in November 2010 whether the Eagles were planning a follow-up to Long Road Out of Eden, bassist
Timothy B. SchmitTimothy Bruce Schmit is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and the Eagles. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist.-Early career:Raised in Sacramento, Schmit began playing in the folk music group...
replied, "My first reaction would be: no way. But I said that before the last one, so you never really know. Bands are a fragile entity and you never know what's going to happen. It took a long time to do that last album, over a span of years, really, and it took a lot out of us. We took a year off at one point. I'm not sure if we're able to do that again. I wouldn't close the door on it, but I don't know." Also in 2010, guitarist
Joe WalshJoseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...
said that the band might be able to make one more album before the band "wraps it up".
Band members
Current members
- Glenn Frey
Glenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and...
– vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, keyboardsA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, harmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
(1971–1980, 1994–present)
- Don Henley
Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
– vocals, drumsA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, guitar (1971–1980, 1994–present)
- Joe Walsh
Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...
– lead guitar, vocals, keyboards (1975–1980, 1994–present)
- Timothy B. Schmit
Timothy Bruce Schmit is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and the Eagles. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist.-Early career:Raised in Sacramento, Schmit began playing in the folk music group...
– bassThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals, acoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
(1977–1980, 1994–present)
Former members
- Bernie Leadon
Bernard Mathew "Bernie" Leadon, III is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member of two pioneering and highly influential country rock bands, Dillard & Clark and the Flying Burrito Brothers...
– guitars, vocals, banjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, mandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
(1971–1975)
- Randy Meisner
Randy Herman Meisner is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of Poco and the Eagles...
– bass, vocals, guitar, guitarrón (1971–1977)
- Don Felder
Donald William "Don" Felder is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as lead guitarist for the Eagles from 1974 to 1980 and again from 1994 to 2001.-Early life and influences:...
– lead guitar, mandolin, vocals, keyboards (1974–1980, 1994–2001)
Eagles performing in December 2008.
Awards
- Eagles have won six Grammy awards:
- (1975) Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: "Lyin' Eyes
"Lyin' Eyes" is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded in 1975 by the American rock band Eagles, with Frey singing lead vocals. It was the second single from their One of These Nights album, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 on the US Country chart...
"
- (1977) Record of the Year
The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959.-History:The honorees through its history have been:*1959-1965: Artist only.*1966-1998: Artist and producer....
: "Hotel California"Hotel California" is the title song from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977. It is one of the best-known songs of the album-oriented rock era. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey...
" (single)
- (1977) Best Arrangement for Voices: "New Kid in Town
"New Kid in Town", written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther, is a song by the Eagles, from their 1976 album Hotel California. Released as the first single from the album, the song became a #1 hit in the USA, and #20 in the UK. The single version has an earlier fade-out than the album...
"
- (1979) Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: "Heartache Tonight
"Heartache Tonight" was revived four years later in a cover version by country music artist Conway Twitty. Released as the second single from his Lost in the Feeling album, Twitty's version reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1983.Twitty's version featured the...
"
- (2008) Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: "How Long
"How Long" is the title of a song, recorded and written in 1972, by rock music artist J. D. Souther. The song was included on his 1972 album John David Souther but not released as a single....
"
- (2009) Best Pop Instrumental Performance: "I Dreamed There Was No War"
- The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is dedicated to archiving the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers and others who have, in some major way,...
in 1998.
- On December 7, 1999 the Recording Industry of America honored the group with the Best Selling Album of the Century for Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975).
- Eagles were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame
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in 2001.
- The group ranked number 34 on CMT
- Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...
's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music in 2003. They were one of four artists who were either a duo or a group on the list with the others being AlabamaAlabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...
at number eleven, Flatt & Scruggs at number 24, and Brooks & DunnBrooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
at number 25.
Discography
Studio albums
- Eagles
Eagles is the debut album by the rock band of the same name, released in 1972. The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns. The album was an immediate success for the young band reaching #22 on the charts and going platinum. The album also released three Top 40...
(1972)
- Desperado (1973)
- On the Border
On the Border is the third studio album by the Eagles, released in 1974. During the making of the album, the band experienced significant changes. As the band tried to lean towards a more hard rock sound, they felt that producer Glyn Johns emphasized too much on their country sound. After recording...
(1974)
- One of These Nights
One of These Nights is the fourth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1975. The record's title song became the group's second #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, in July of that year. The album released three Top 10 singles, "One Of These Nights", "Lyin' Eyes", and "Take It To The Limit". Those...
(1975)
- Hotel California
Hotel California is the fifth studio album released by the American rock band the Eagles, in late 1976. It is the first Eagles album without founding member Bernie Leadon and the first album with Joe Walsh. It is also the last album featuring original bass player and singer Randy Meisner...
(1976)
- The Long Run
The Long Run is the sixth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1979 . This was the first Eagles album not to feature founding member Randy Meisner, who was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit....
(1979)
- Long Road out of Eden
Long Road Out of Eden is the seventh studio album by American rock band Eagles, released in 2007 on Lost Highway Records. Nearly six years in production, Long Road Out of Eden is the first studio album from the Eagles since 1979's The Long Run, and along with the four original tracks on 1994 Hell...
(2007)
See also
- List of best-selling music artists in the United States
- List of best-selling music artists (worldwide)
- The Eagles (UK band)
The Eagles were a British music quartet active from 1958 until the mid 1960s. They formed in 1958, at the Eagle House youth club in Knowle West, Bristol....
- Winslow, Arizona
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,520 people, 2,754 households, and 1,991 families residing in the city. The population density was 773.1 people per square mile . There were 3,198 housing units at an average density of 259.7 per square mile...
has a public parkStandin' on the Corner Park is a publicly operated park, commemorating the Eagles-Jackson Browne song "Take It Easy". The park contains a two-story trompe-l'œil mural by John Pugh, and a life-size bronze statue of a man standing on a corner, with a guitar...
containing a large muralA mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of...
commemorating the song Take It Easy.
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