One of the Eagles’ most recognized songs despite never being released as a single, Vince Gill counts “Desperado” among his favorites. “It’s the first song that Glenn and Don [Henley ...

Towards the end of the 1970s, soft rock began to have a boom thanks to the Eagles, and their success led to contemporaries of ...

The Eagles’ songs focus on women often but rarely in flattering ways The Eagles’ songs often depict women in stereotypical roles. In hits like “Witchy Woman” and “Lyin’ Eyes,” women ...

Despite the success of Hotel California in 1976 and on the subsequent tour that followed, the Eagles were coming apart at the seams. Henley and Frey, who wrote most of the band’s songs ...