Post Tagged with: "The Eagles"

by / on May 21, 2013 at 1:31 pm / in Almost Hits, Country, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Almost Hits: The Eagles, “Busy Being Fabulous” (2008)

Released in 2008 from the Eagles’ double-album set Long Road Out of Eden, “Busy Being Fabulous” is a song that shows Don Henley to be in typical high quality form.

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by / on April 19, 2013 at 9:44 am / in Concerts, Rock Music

‘It’s pretty cool’: Healthy again, Timothy B. Schmit celebrates return to the road with Eagles

As the Eagles get set for a summer tour, Timothy B. Schmit can’t help but wonder at it all. Just months after a sudden bout with cancer, the honey-voiced bassist has made a stirring recovery.

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by / on March 18, 2013 at 1:50 pm / in Rock Music

‘It reminded me how much I love the song’: Styx’s Tommy Shaw joins ex-Eagles guitarist Don Felder for new video

Styx’s Tommy Shaw has just completed a video shoot with former Eagles guitarist Don Felder. “Wash Away,” which they co-wrote together, is the new single from Felder’s current solo effort Road to Forever.

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by / on February 16, 2013 at 2:19 pm / in Rock Music

‘The antithesis of what rock ‘n’ roll is all about’: The Eagles’ Don Henley questions need for a Hall of Fame

Just because the Eagles are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame doesn’t mean Don Henley is buying into the whole thing. In fact, for the band’s stalwart songwriter, singer and drummer, it’s quite the opposite.

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by / on January 30, 2013 at 4:37 pm / in Concerts, Country, Rock Music

Don Henley talks about possibility of another Eagles world tour, and his upcoming country album

Don Henley says the Eagles are in the early planning stages for a possible world tour — though “it very well could be our last.” He is also readying a new solo project, his first studio effort since 2000′s Inside Job.

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by / on January 27, 2013 at 4:22 pm / in Rock Music, Vocalists

‘Variety is the only aphrodisiac’: The Eagles’ Glenn Frey on mixing rock, acting and crooning

Glenn Frey has been mixing up appearances with the Eagles with continuing dates in support of his new standards record After Hours, providing a wide variety of musical contexts. Frey says he wouldn’t have it any other way.

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by / on January 14, 2013 at 3:27 pm / in Rock Music

‘My voice is coming along nicely’: The Eagles’ Timothy B. Schmit updates fans after cancer scare

Eagles singer/bassist Timothy B. Schmit has returned to the stage after a cancer scare, and is already back at work on a long-awaited solo project, according to a new post at his web site.

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by / on December 21, 2012 at 5:59 pm / in Pop Music, Rock Music

‘A life changer in many ways’: Assistant says the Eagles’ Timothy B. Schmit recovering from throat, neck cancer

Julie Freeman, assistant to Timothy B. Schmit, says the longtime Eagles bassist and vocalist has been diagnosed with throat and neck cancer. He’s already reportedly undergone surgery, and is recovering.

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by / on November 16, 2012 at 8:01 am / in One Track Mind, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

One Track Mind: Don Felder on the Eagles’ “Hotel California,” “Heavy Metal,” other solo songs

Only two members of the Eagles have had longer tenures than Don Felder, who played guitar in the band from 1974-1980 and then from 1994-2001.

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by / on November 15, 2012 at 8:44 am / in Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

Something Else! Interview: Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder

If Eagles fans felt a certain familiarity about the soaring guitar heard last Sunday on Showtime’s “Homeland” series, here’s why: The November 11, 2012 episode featured the lead single from former guitarist Don Felder’s new solo project

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