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Donald William Der Country-Star-Kalender: September Felder (born September 21 , 1947 in Gainesville, Florida ) is an American Rock Music ian who was a member of the Eagles from 1974 - 1980 and from 1994 - 2001 . Felder was the primary guitar soloist and co-writer of the Eagles' hit song " Hotel California ". EARLY LIFE AND INFLUENCES Don Felder was first attracted to music after watching Elvis Presley live on the Ed Sullivan Show . He got his first guitar when he was around 11, which he is believed to have exchanged with a friend for a handful of cherry bombs. He was heavily influenced by Rock And Roll and when he was 15, joined his first band, The Continentals , which also had Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills & Nash fame. Around this time he also met Bernie Leadon , later one of the founding members of the Eagles. Bernie replaced Stills and the band became the Maundy Quintet . After the band broke up, Felder went to New York with a band called "Flow", which released only a single Jazz album. While in New York, Felder improved his mastery of the guitar and learned various styles. After Flow broke up, Felder moved to Boston , where he got a job in a recording studio. There he met the rest of the Eagles in 1971, while they were on their first tour. In 1972, Felder moved to California where he was hired as guitar player for an album by David Blue . He helped Blue put together a tour, in which they opened for Crosby and Nash for around nine months. EAGLES In 1974 Felder was called by the Eagles to add slide guitar to their song " Good Day In Hell ". On the next day he was invited to join the band, some say after a similar offer made to Joe Walsh was rejected. Walsh in turn joined the band a year later, after Bernie Leadon quit. Felder and Walsh were already friends, and together they added a harder edge to Eagles music. The band started moving away from their earlier Country Rock style, towards Rock And Roll . On the band's fourth album, '' One Of These Nights '', Felder sang lead vocal on the song "Visions," which he co-wrote with Don Henley . This is the only Eagles song that Don Felder has ever sung lead vocal on. The first album to be released by the Eagles after their makeover was the legendary '''' took almost three years to complete, after which, the band broke up. POST-1970S CAREER Following the break up of the Eagles, Felder focused more on his family but also embarked on a solo career. In 1983, he released a rock and roll album titled '' Airborne '' which to date remains his only solo LP, although he contributed the songs "Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)" and "All of You" to the 1981 film " Heavy Metal " as well as the title track from the movie " Wild Life ". In 1985-86 he hosted a musical comedy show entitled '' FTV ''. In 1986 he wrote and performed all the music and the theme song to the animated series '' Galaxy High ''. Felder appeared in the 1980 film " Caddyshack ", particularly the synchronized swim scene in the golf club pool. In 1994, the Eagles (including Felder) regrouped for a concert aired on MTV, which resulted in the new album '' Hell Freezes Over ''. Felder continued as a member of the Eagles through their 1999-2000 New Year's concerts. TERMINATION AND LAWSUIT On February 6 , 2001 , Don Felder was fired from the Eagles. Felder responded by filing two lawsuits against "Eagles, Ltd., a California corporation; Don Henley, an individual; Glenn Frey, an individual; and Does 1-50", alleging wrongful termination, breach of implied-in-fact contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, reportedly seeking $50,000,000 in damages.12 In his latter complaint, Felder alleged that from the 1994 '''' proceeds as would Felder. This box set, released in November 2000 sold approximately 267,000 copies at about $60 apiece. On behalf of his clients Henley and Frey, attorney Daniel M. Petrocelli stated: Henley and Frey then counter-sued Felder for Breach Of Contract , alleging that Felder had written and attempted to sell the rights to a "tell-all" book. No such book has yet been published; however, Hyperion Books has announced the forthcoming release (scheduled for October 2007) of a memoir by Felder, to be entitled ''Heaven and Hell.'' On January 23 , 2002 , the Los Angeles County Court consolidated the two complaints. Judge Mel Red Recana presides. Recana is also the author of the 1997 paperback '' How To Try Your Own Case In Court-And Win! '' (ISBN 1-880090-31-7). On May 8 , 2007 the case was dismissed after being settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. DISCOGRAPHY ;Eagles albums:
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EAGLES SONGS Eagles songs co-written by Don Felder
Eagles song featuring Don Felder on lead vocal
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