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The making of the Eagles’ 1976 masterpiece Hotel California
By Bill DeMain Published
How the Eagles harnessed their cresting creative powers – and resisted their appetite for destruction – to create one of rock’s all-time classics

When the Eagles’ founding guitarist knew it was time to leave
By Matt Owen Published
Bernie Leadon left the band amid a changing lineup and creative differences

Don Henley explains why Vince Gill is such a valuable asset to the Eagles
By Phil Weller Published
Gill has proven a shrewd hire for the stadium-filling band – covering every base they need

Vince Gill on the importance of versatility – and how the Eagles enabled him to flex his hidden rock chops
By Janelle Borg Published
Gill shocked everyone – including Henley – when he proved himself to be capable of playing bona fide rock riffs

How Don Henley got the Eagles back on track after Glenn Frey's death – with some help from Bono
By Phil Weller Published
The guitarist’s passing sewed doubts over the band’s future, but the U2 frontman steered Henley in the right direction

Tim Pierce opened for The Eagles at one of the biggest gigs in history – and was banned halfway through
By Phil Weller Published
During one of the biggest nights of his career, Pierce went to crafty measures to stay in a venue everyone else was getting kicked out of

Sheryl Crow says Don Henley told her to stop giving her songs away after she wrote a song for Eric Clapton that never got released
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Will Slowhand ever release this song? It has been sitting "on hold" for him since the ’90s

Mike Campbell on writing The Boys of Summer with Don Henley – after Tom Petty passed on it
By Phil Weller Published
Campbell made an all-important change to the song before handing it over to Henley
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