The best classic rock songs often took inspiration from unexpected sources. For example, Eagles’ “Hotel California” was supposed to feel like a number of classic movies. The 1970s band Steely Dan also ...

Seated in a New York courtroom witness box, Don Henley opened a large brown envelope Tuesday and paged through the aging yellow sheets of a legal pad. "Well, it's got two song titles written on the ...

Long rumored to be about everything from cults to addiction, “Hotel California” remains one of rock’s most mysterious and debated songs. This video breaks down its lyrics, imagery, and cultural ...

With a trial over an allegedly stolen collection of Don Henley’s handwritten lyrics and notes to “Hotel California” starting Wednesday, February 21, the enduring 1976 Eagles song is back in the ...

Three men face charges in Manhattan that they trafficked in classic rock ephemera: notes that contained early versions of Eagles hits. By Colin Moynihan In the late 1970s, a writer working on a book ...

Don Felder got a real taste of major fame, thanks to the success of Eagles' Hotel California album. Having co-written the title track, naturally, he wanted to follow up strong. But it would take some ...

When people think of propaganda, they generally think of movies, television shows, and music from totalitarian regimes that are full of lies and distortions. They don’t think of The Eagles’ “Hotel ...

Hotel California isn’t just the second-best-selling album of the 1970s, trailing Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon by a million copies. It’s one of the best-selling records in history. Featuring ...

New York prosecutors have abruptly dropped their curious criminal case involving handwritten lyrics to the classic rock megahit "Hotel California" and other favorites from rock band the Eagles. The ...

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 ...