Eagles guitarist Don Felder was sorting through a trove of old recordings in a storage space he hadn’t bothered with in 20 years when he stumbled across a forgotten recording of the first song idea he ...

In January 1978, The Eagles won big at the Grammys, but they weren’t there to collect their prize. The band’s song “Hotel California” received Record of the Year, but they declined to attend. They had ...

The Eagles hit song won the 1977 Grammy for Record of the Year. — -- "Hotel California" is arguably the Eagles' most iconic song. The hit tune was a billboard chart-topper; it sold over 16 ...

Don Felder got a real taste of major fame, thanks to the success of Eagles' Hotel California album. Having co-written the title track, naturally, he wanted to follow up strong. But it would take some ...

Since its release, Hotel California has been widely recognized as one of the greatest rock songs ever. The popular song topped the billboard charts, selling over 16 million copies in the US alone. In ...

Released on December 8, 1976, the Eagles‘ Hotel California steadily made its way up the Billboard 200 chart and topped it by January 15, 1977. Several months after the release of Hotel California, ...

No studio album by an American band has sold more copies in the U.S. than the Eagles’ Hotel California. The classic 1976 release has been certified 26-times platinum by the RIAA for sales of more than ...