Don Felder Biography

Don Felder is renowned as a former lead guitarist of The Eagles one of the most popular and influential rock groups of our time.
The band’s record-setting compilation Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) sold over 29 million copies in the U.S. alone and was awarded by the RIAA the top-selling album of the 20th Century. A member of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1998 Felder served as a member of The Eagles for 27 years putting his mark on numerous Eagles milestones. Felder originated the music and co-wrote The Eagles’ biggest hit – the iconic Grammy-studded smash “Hotel California” – along with fan favorites like “Victim of Love” and “Those Shoes.” He became immediately celebrated for his lyrical signature guitar work on legendary songs like “Hotel California” “One of These Nights” “New Kid In Town” and numerous more.
After leaving the group in 2001 Felder also became a New York Times bestselling author when his riveting confessional memoir Heaven and Hell: My Life in The Eagles proved a major commercial triumph upon publication in 2008. Growing up in the Gainesville FL local music scene Don Felder would incongruously encounter a number of the greatest talents that would go on to change rock and roll history. In high school he formed a band with a young Stephen Stills; Felder also gave guitar lessons to a teenaged Tom Petty at the local music store and The Allman Brothers were also local pals. “Duane Allman was first person I ever saw play electric-slide guitar” Felder recalls. “I said ‘You’ve got to show me how to do that’ so we sat on his mother’s floor in Daytona Beach and Duane taught me how to play slide.” Florida is also where a young Felder would first meet Bernie Leadon a founding member of The Eagles who would be instrumental in bringing his childhood friend into the band. In fact it was Leadon who encouraged him to come out to Los Angeles where Felder found himself working both with The Eagles and in both sessions and live performances for numerous music legends spanning the musical spectrum: The Bee Gees Bob Seger Michael Jackson Alice Cooper Kenny Loggins David Crosby Graham Nash Boz Scaggs Warren Zevon Joni Mitchell Stevie Nicks Vince Gill Stevie Wonder Elton John Paul Simon Diana Ross Barbara Streisand – and even and old friend Steven Stills.

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