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Eagles

1971 to 1980, re-formed in 1994

Eagles' stationSee Country rock on the network

The line diagram

Each member is a lane on the year axis, in the colour of the line the band was on. A filled station marks a joining, an open one a departure, a square a death. The dotted rail is a reunion. A dotted branch leads to a band that grew out of this one, or in from a band its members came from. The table below lists the same spells.

Members

MemberRoleYears
Bernie Leadonguitar, banjo, vocals1971 to 1975
Randy Meisnerbass, vocals1971 to 1977
Glenn Freyvocals, guitar1971 to 1980
Don Henleyvocals, drums1971 to 1980
Don Felderlead guitar1974 to 1980
Joe Walshguitar, vocals1975 to 1980
Timothy B. Schmitbass, vocals1977 to 1980
Don Felderlead guitar1994 to 2001
Glenn Freyvocals, guitar1994 to 2016
Don Henleyvocals, drums1994 to today
Joe Walshguitar, vocals1994 to today
Timothy B. Schmitbass, vocals1994 to today
Bernie Leadonguitar, banjo, vocals2013 to 2016
Deacon Freyvocals, guitar2017 to 2022
Vince Gillvocals, guitar2017 to today
Deacon Freyvocals, guitar2023 to today

The lines

  1. Country rock1971 to 1975

    Linda Ronstadt's backing band to Desperado

    Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner played behind Linda Ronstadt in 1971 and signed to Asylum as a band that year. Don Felder joined in 1974 and the sound hardened; Leadon left at the end of 1975.

    Key album: Desperado, 1973

    Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eagles (opens in a new tab)

  2. Rock1975 to today

    Hotel California and the long reunion

    Joe Walsh replaced Leadon, Timothy B. Schmit replaced Meisner in 1977, and Hotel California became one of the best-selling records ever made. The band broke up in 1980, reunited in 1994 for Hell Freezes Over, and dismissed Felder in 2001. Frey died in 2016; his son Deacon and Vince Gill took his parts from 2017.

    Key album: Hotel California, 1976

    Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eagles (opens in a new tab)

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Eagles (band) (opens in a new tab)
  2. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Eagles (opens in a new tab)
  3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eagles (opens in a new tab)

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