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    Legends of Rock & Roll: Eagles
    Legends of Rock & Roll: Eagles
    Legends of Rock & Roll: Eagles
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    Legends of Rock & Roll: Eagles

    By James Hoag

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    “At the end of the day, it was and still is about the music.” - Don Henley

    Welcome to another in the Legends of Rock & Roll series.

    The Legends of Rock & Roll series is about the music we have listened to over the past fifty years. This is a mini-biography of the band Eagles, but even more importantly, it's about the music that was created; the songs that built a generation.

    The Eagles are the best selling American band in history. How did they start? What backgrounds did they come from? Did you know that at one time or another there were seven different guys who could call themselves an Eagle?

    This is the story of the band and it is the story of each of the members and how they came to be Eagles and how it all fell apart at one point, only to come back together later.

    This is the Eagles.

    This is an unauthorized fan tribute.

    Inside you'll find:

    Introduction - My feelings about The Eagles in general and a kick-off for the book.
    The Beginning of a Band - Setting the stage. How the original four got together?
    Don Henley - a look at the life of Don Henley before the Eagles.
    Glenn Frey - a look at the life of Glenn Frey before the Eagles.
    Randy Meisner - a look at the life of Randy Meisner before the Eagles.
    Bernie Leadon - a look at the life of Bernie Leadon before the Eagles.
    Becoming a Super Group - How did the Eagles get their name? The genesis of the group.
    “Eagles” (The Album) - They release their first album, the self-titled "Eagles".
    “Desperado”- Album number two did not do that well.
    “On the Border”- Unhappy with the sales of "Desparado" they changed their producer and their sound.
    Don Felder - a look at the life of Don Felder before the Eagles.
    Girls, Drugs, and Rock & Roll - It seems you can't be a rock and roll artist unless you're into the big three.
    “One of These Nights” - Album number four turned them into a supergroup.
    Joe Walsh - a look at the life of Joe Walsh before the Eagles.
    “Hotel California” - Then album number five solidified their status. They became the biggest selling American band in history.
    Trashing Hotels - No, not the name of their next album. This is about the damage that was done to hotels where they stayed.
    Discord Among the Ranks - After almost ten years together, friction began to appear between the members.
    Timothy B Schmit - a look at the life of Timothy B Schmit before the Eagles.
    “The Long Run” - Album number six would be their last for 28 years.
    The Long Vacation - The Eagles did not break up, they took a long vacation from each other.
    The Solo Years of Don Henley - What did Don Henley do after the breakup.
    The Solo Years of Glenn Frey - What did Glenn Frey do next?
    The Solo Years of the Others - A review of the solo careers of the other five members of the band.
    “Hell Freezes Over” - Don Henley said the Eagles would get back together when Hell freezes over.
    “Long Road Out of Eden” - Their seventh and last album (so far).
    Legacy of The Eagles - Every Legends book has a Legacy section where we review the awards and contributions of the artist or band.
    Afterword - My closing thoughts.
    Selected Discography - A list of the major works by The Eagles.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Hoag
    Release dateJul 13, 2015
    ISBN9781310032776
    Legends of Rock & Roll: Eagles
    Author

    James Hoag

    James Hoag has always been a big fan of Rock & Roll. Most people graduate from high school and then proceed to "grow up" and go on to more adult types of music. James got stuck at about age 18 and has been an avid fan of popular music ever since. His favorite music is from the Fifties, the origin of Rock & Roll and which was the era in which James grew up. But he likes almost all types of popular music including country music.After working his entire life as a computer programmer, he is now retired and he decided to share his love of the music and of the performers by writing books that discuss the life and music of the various people who have meant so much to him over the years.He calls each book a "love letter" to the stars that have enriched our lives so much. These people are truly Legends.

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      Legends of Rock & Roll - James Hoag

      Legends of Rock & Roll – The Eagles

      By

      James Hoag

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      The Beginning of a Band

      Don Henley

      Glenn Frey

      Randy Meisner

      Bernie Leadon

      Becoming a Super Group

      Eagles (The Album)

      Desperado

      On the Border

      Don Felder

      Girls, Drugs and Rock & Roll

      One of These Nights

      Joe Walsh

      Hotel California

      Trashing Hotels

      Discord Among the Ranks

      Timothy B Schmit

      The Long Run

      The Long Vacation

      The Solo Years of Don Henley

      The Solo Years of Glenn Frey

      The Solo Years of the Others

      Hell Freezes Over

      Long Road Out of Eden

      Legacy of the Eagles

      Afterword

      Selected Discography

      Learn About the Author

      Introduction

      We set out to be a band for our time but sometimes when you do a good enough job, you become a band for all time. – Glenn Frey

      I like to start these books out on a personal note. I can’t remember when I was not an Eagles’ fan: from their start in the early Seventies, when I was just a newly married man with a couple of young kids, until about five or six years ago when my wife and I saw them in person on their reunion tour; I don’t think there is a song they did that I didn’t like.

      Eagles is an interesting group. Of the four who started the band, only two stayed with them all the way to the present (there is a short tour planned for this summer, 2013.)

      There have been seven different performers who, at one time or another, could be called an Eagle. I will try to sort that all out and give you a ride through history as we discuss the beginnings, the peaks and valleys of the band, and the changes over the years.

      Let’s examine how the band came to be in the first place and then I will go back and discuss how each member got to the place where they would create a great band.

      The Beginning of a Band

      The band Eagles would have never happened if it weren’t for the efforts of two people: Linda Ronstadt and her manager John Boyton. Glenn Frey and Don Henley were working as session musicians in the spring of 1971. Don was in a band called Shiloh which had originated in his native state of Texas. They were noticed by Kenny Rogers when he was in Texas, and he told them they should move to Los Angeles and try for a record deal. They did and produced one album which was a weak local hit but, otherwise, sank without much notice, so Shiloh broke up, and Don had to get work where he could.

      Glenn Frey, who originally came from Michigan, was working with a country/ rock/ folk band called Longbranch Pennywhistle, which was actually just two people: Glenn Frey and John David Souther (better known as J.D. Souther.) They did manage to record one album under a small California label and right after the album came out, the label went bankrupt and closed its doors. Without any support, the band broke up. Glenn and Souther remained friends and played together occasionally, but Longbranch Pennywhistle was pretty much a thing of the past.

      Both Glenn Frey and Don Henley had played at a famous L.A. nightclub, The Troubadour. The Troubadour is located in West Hollywood, California and is famous for initiating the careers of many of the names we know from the Seventies. People like Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, and The Byrds all played at the Troubadour. Glenn and Don became acquainted while playing at the club.

      The third member of the original four members of the band was Randy Meisner, who is originally from Nebraska. We’ll discuss his history soon but in 1971, he was playing with the Stone Canyon Band which was Rick Nelson’s backup band. Band members come and go, and Randy played with Nelson for a while and then quit for a while. He went home to Nebraska and then came back to Los Angeles. He, too, started playing at the Troubadour, and it was there that he met the other two guys: Glenn Frey and Don Henley.

      The fourth member of the original group was Bernie Leadon, who is from a state I lived in for eighteen years: Minnesota. He, too, had been in several bands prior to 1971 but, just before becoming an Eagle, he was

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