The Eagles are a band that came together through unlikely circumstances after having their early lineup initially joined to help back famed singer Linda Ronstadt. Their music wound up being a smash ...

He became the Eagles' unquestioned leader following Glenn Frey's death, but Don Henley got off to a decidedly slow start as a songwriter. He only had one co-credited composition on their 1972 debut.

Though the Eagles went through a couple of evolutions throughout their tenure, their roots were based in country-rock. Even when they decided to amp things up a notch, there were still western ...