I never thought it would work." "Hotel California," however, was the Eagles' crowning achievement, and his share of the song's royalties has made Felder a millionaire and then some.
The band broke up in 1980, following a difficult tour and personal tensions that arose during the recording of The Long Run. Eagles reunited 14 years later in 1994. Henley continues to tour and record with the Eagles.
"Deacon Frey has devoted the past 4 ½ years to carrying on his father's legacy and, after some weeks of reflection, he now feels that it is time for him to forge his own path," the band's statement said.
The first album that the Eagles released after the lineup change was Hotel California, which became a major international bestseller. Felder submitted "16 or 17 tracks" that resulted in the songs "Victim of Love" and the album's title track, "Hotel California".
Like so many alcoholics and addicts, Walsh felt “different” as a kid. He struggled with attention-deficit disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Asperger's syndrome.
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While Deacon continued to play with the band over the next several years, at the start of 2022, when the Eagles resumed their Hotel California tour, the group said in a since-deleted but widely reported Facebook note, that he would be temporarily side-lined due to illness.
The elder Frey died in 2016 at the age of 67 from complications due to rheumatoid arthritis, at which point his son stepped up to take his place in the rock legends' lineup with Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit. One year later, Vince Gill also joined the band on rhythm and lead guitar and vocals.
Following the death of Glenn Frey, The Eagles hired Vince Gill and Deacon Frey to replace him. Gill and Frey share the lead vocals in the band, and Gill also serves as the co-lead guitarist. Gill's first tour with The Eagles was in 2017 and he has been a constant member of the band since then.
When one speaks of the Eagles and guitarists the first that comes to mind is Don Felder, with his double-necked Gibson EDS-1275, and Joe Walsh, with his Telecaster, exchanging solos and harmonies on Hotel California, but few among the general public are aware that neither of them were the original guitarists in the ...
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He was an integral member of the biggest band on the planet for a good chunk of the 1970s, and between record and song royalties, along with touring revenues, his piece of the pie has brought him an estimated net worth of $60 million.