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Don Henley wrote the lyrics to "Hotel California" with Frey. A demo of the instrumental was developed by Don Felder [ 13 ] [ 14 ] in a rented house on Malibu Beach . He recorded the basic tracks with a Rhythm Ace drum machine and added a 12 string guitar on a four-track recording deck in his spare bedroom, then mixed in a bassline , and gave ...
"New Kid in Town" is a song by the Eagles from their 1976 studio album Hotel California. It was written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and JD Souther.Released as the first single from the album, the song reached number one in the U.S. and number 20 in the UK.
Hotel California is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Eagles, released on December 8, 1976, by Asylum Records.Recorded by the band and produced by Bill Szymczyk at the Criteria and Record Plant studios between March and October 1976, it was the band's first album with guitarist Joe Walsh, who had replaced founding member Bernie Leadon, and the last to feature founding bassist ...
Don Henley never gave away handwritten pages of draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits, he said Monday, calling them “very personal" in testimony that also delved into an ...
When Christie's was offered the chance to sell 13 pages of draft lyrics to the Eagles’ “Hotel California” in 2015, auction house executive Tom Lecky was “super excited.” “It just felt ...
Sotheby's listed the “Hotel California” song lyrics in a 2016 auction but withdrew them after learning the ownership was in question. Sotheby's isn't charged in the case and declined to comment.
In 1974, Henley became involved with Lorelei Shellist, and the breakup of their relationship was the inspiration for the song "Wasted Time" and parts of the lyrics for "Hotel California". [78] [79] Late in 1975, Henley started dating Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks as her relationship with Lindsey Buckingham came to an end. [80]
Inciardi and Kosinski put some pages of the song "Hotel California" up for auction in 2012. Henley contacted authorities and bought back some draft lyrics, according to the Associated Press. Pages ...