The Eagles’ 1976 song Hotel California makes just about every list of best guitar solos, including ours. Credit for the guitar majesty of Hotel California is often given to Joe Walsh, who toughened up ...

The California sun hit the Pacific Ocean just right, and “Hotel California” was born. Then-lead guitarist Don Felder started playing the now-iconic introductory chords while “just goofing around” in a ...

Some classic rock songs were thrown together haphazardly, but the best of the best took a lot of planning. For example, one aspect of The Eagles’ “Hotel California” took weeks to complete. The Eagles’ ...

In 1976, The Eagles released one of the best guitar songs – and, in turn, one of the best guitar solos – ever committed to tape when they dropped Hotel California. A few years later, plans for a ...

The song, titled “Hollywood Victim,” is a brooding mid-tempo rock tune that tells the cautionary tale of a young woman drawn into the seedy side of Tinseltown after seeking to make it in the ...

After writing the music for one of the most famous songs in rock ‘n’ roll history, what do you do for an encore? If you’re Don Felder, you keep on writing, recording and performing. Deco caught up ...

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 Henley, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey and Don Felder of the rock band "Eagles" pose for a portrait in 1977. Eagles' Hotel California returns to Billboard's Top Country Albums chart this ...