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Additional Reading
Marc Shapiro, The Story of the Eagles: The Long Run (1995), is a biography. Marc Eliot, To the Limit: The Untold Story of the Eagles (1997), contains copious information on the band’s formation and business dealings. James Hunter, “The Eagles,” in Paul Kingsbury (ed.), Country on Compact Disc (1993), pp. 55–56, is an evaluative recordings entry with special emphasis on how the Eagles’ studio style affected some Nashville artists during the 1990s. “The Eagles,” in Patricia Romanowski, Holly George-Warren, and Jon Pareles (eds.), The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, completely rev. and updated (1995), pp. 293–295, includes a discography, career chronologies, and band history.
Representative Works
The Eagles
- Eagles (1972)
- Desperado (1973)
- One of These Nights (1975)
- Hotel California (1976)
Don Henley
- “The Boys of Summer” (1984)
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - Eagles. | Oct 31, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)The Eagles (1976) (PDF). | Nov 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Radio National Breakfast - The Eagles. | Jul 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Front Row - The Eagles. | May 12, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Noted the death of Randy Meisner. | Jul 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Vocal Group Hall of Fame - The Eagles. | Apr 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveAbout - Eagles. | Aug 28, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | May 01, 2018 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 06, 2018 | ||
| Updated to reflect the death of Glenn Frey. | Jan 18, 2016 | ||
| Noted the release of their documentary and their receipt of a Kennedy Center Honor. | Jul 17, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Eagles. | Feb 07, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Red Hot Jazz Archive - The Eagle Band. | Sep 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Eagles. | Dec 14, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: All About Jazz - Eagles. | Dec 14, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Eagles. | Dec 14, 2011 | ||
| Updated for the 51st Grammy Awards. | Feb 11, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 23, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 21, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 03, 1999 | ||
| New article added. | Dec 02, 1999 |
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