The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. They have sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 100 million in the United States. The band has received five American Music Awards, six Grammy Awards, and achieved six number-one albums and five number-one singles in the US. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone’s 2010 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
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The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. They have sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 100 million in the United States. The band has received five American Music Awards, six Grammy Awards, and achieved six number-one albums and five number-one singles in the US. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone’s 2010 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". The founding members—Glenn Frey (guitar, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitar, vocals), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals)—had previously worked with Linda Ronstadt, playing on her self-titled third solo studio album (1972) before forming the Eagles on David Geffen’s Asylum Records. Their debut album, "Eagles" (1972), produced the top-20 singles "Take It Easy" and "Witchy Woman" in the US and Canada. The follow-up, "Desperado" (1973), reached number 41 in the US. Guitarist Don Felder joined in 1974, and the album "On the Border" included the top-40 hit "Already Gone" and the band’s first number-one single in the US and Canada, "Best of My Love". In 1975, the album "One of These Nights" became the Eagles’ first number-one album in the US and a top-ten album in several countries, featuring the US number-one single "One of These Nights" and the top-five songs "Lyin’ Eyes" and "Take It to the Limit". That same year, Leadon left the band and was replaced by guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh. Their compilation album "Greatest Hits (1971–1975)" (1976) became the best-selling album in the US, with 40 million copies sold. The release of "Hotel California" later that year sold more than 28 million copies in the US and over 32 million worldwide. The album produced two number-one singles in the US and Canada, "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California", the latter of which reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and several European countries, including number two in France. Randy Meisner was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit in 1977. The Eagles’ last studio album before a long hiatus, "The Long Run" (1979), included the North American number-one single "Heartache Tonight" and the top-ten hits "The Long Run" and "I Can’t Tell You Why". The band broke up in 1980 but reunited in 1994 to release "Hell Freezes Over", a combination of live and new studio tracks, and toured consistently thereafter. In 2007, they released "Long Road Out of Eden", their sixth US number-one album, and launched the Long Road Out of Eden Tour in 2008. In 2013, they began the extended History of the Eagles Tour alongside the release of the documentary "History of the Eagles". Following Glenn Frey’s death in January 2016, the band re-formed in 2017 with Frey’s son, Deacon Frey, and country singer Vince Gill sharing lead vocals for Frey’s songs. Deacon Frey left the band in 2022 but returned in 2023 for the ongoing final tour. Randy Meisner died in 2023. Studio albums Eagles (1972) Desperado (1973) On the Border (1974) One of These Nights (1975) Hotel California (1976) The Long Run (1979) Long Road Out of Eden (2007)
