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The Eagles aren't exactly known for being publicity hounds. In fact, they even admit that they shied away from photos and interviews because they wanted to create an aura of mystery for fans attending concerts. We're attempting to archive what is "out there". The The Internet is a wonderful forum for sharing information and keeping history alive. That's our goal here. If you've got an article you'd like to see included here, please let us know.

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E A G L E S

Random Clips. Photocopies of a huge fan's scrapbook. These are just fun to wade through. Various. PDF
Where Eagles Dare: The copy of this we have is from a retrospective of NME, but was originally meant to be an introduction to
the band. NME: June 17, 1972 PDF
The Eagles Take it Easy and Soar Great piece if you are looking for biographical material on the band and info on their early
days. This is, we think, the band's first appearance in Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. August 17, 1972
California Dreamin' With the Eagles. Excellent, extensive profile/interview of the band. Los Angeles Phonograph Record. June, 1975. PDF
Time to Hang Up the Cowboy Boots? Exclusive preview of the One of These Nights Album. NME. June 14, 1975. PDF
Eagles: Desert Singers Short write up of the band. Some nice quotes and good background. Time Magazine. August 18, 1975
The Eagles, Out of Control. This is from what looks to be a self-published magazine. It's a great look at the band, though, and offers thoughts about Joe joining the group. Darkstar, 1975. PDF
The Eagles Concert was One of These Nights. Great photos. This was a weird size to fit on the scanner, but I think the chunking I did makes senseASU Student Newspaper. October, 1976. PDF
Up to Date with the Eagles A great interview right before HC was released. The band passes the phone around while a Dutch journalist takes notes. Zig Zag. December, 1976.
How The Eagles Cleaned Up the Wild West (James Dean, Tequila and divers other deviant outcroppings…) Rock writer Lester Bangs shows how much he doesn't like the Eagles. Music Gig. October, 1976.
Eagles: A Rare Interview with the High School Desperados. A Reporter catches up with the band when they play a show as a prize for a spirited high school in Illinois. The female reporter details her encounter with Frey in a bathroom. Music Gig. October, 1976.
Eagles Get the Bird This could be subtitled, "David Hancock doesn't really like the Eagles" unknown, PDF
The Eagles Make California Sounds. Great interview/ article. Also contains comments by JD Souther. ?, PDF 1, 2, 3
Eagles Flying Free in Any Direction They Choose. Don and Glenn discuss the outlaw scene, being laid back and their bad rep. Country Rambler. January, 1977.
Eagles For Everyman. Creative writing piece with a bit of a review. We've tried to maintain the writers original interesting punctuation system. Sounds. May, 1977
Baseball Challenge. The challenge to the infamous softball game. Rolling Stone. October 20, 1977.
Tribute to The Eagles. Nice history piece on the band. SuperRock. December, 1977.
California Rock California Sound. The Eagles chapter by this amazing book by Anthony Fawcett. 1978
Eagles Land on Rolling Stone. Don and Glenn wrote this piece about the baseball game. Rolling Stone. June 15, 1978.

Days of Rage: Los Angeles Musicians Talks back to critics. Another baseball article. Rolling Stone. June 15, 1978.

A Glimpse of the Fastlane. A final baseball article. This time by Charles M. Young. June 15, 1978.
Eagles: Theme from an Imaginary Album A prediction of what the follow-up to HC will be like. The writer doesn't have time for any member but Walsh, who is a God. Hit Parader. October, 1978.
Eagles: Hell is For Heroes Interesting look at the band that seems to focus on their gastrointestinal problems. Rolling Stone. November 29, 1979
Surviving The Long Run. Interview about the making of the Long Run Album. Rock! 1979ish.
Eagles: The Long Run. A band history. Unknown, 1979
Eagles Live Review. They didn't like it much. Unknown. 1980.
The Eagles: A Long Run is Over An interesting and informative post-breakup interview with Henley and Frey. Originally from Rob Markowitz's interview page. Los Angeles Times, May 23rd, 1982.
Don Henley and Glenn Frey Interview done with Don and Glenn on the eve of the Eagles reunion that didn't happen back in the early 90s. Rolling Stone. September 30, 1990.
Leaders of the Eagles Planning to Reunite. This is what re-started it all.Rocky Mountain New. January 9, 1990.
The Eagles Extensive biography piece. If you are looking for the history of the band, this is where you want to look. Goldmine, July, 1993 This is PDF'd Good photos! 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Life in the Fastlane. Quick little piece about the making of the Travis Tritt Take it Easy Video. People. February 21, 1994.
The Eagles Are Back This is probably the definitive HFO article/interview. Los Angeles Times, May 22, 1994. (PDF)
Eagles Aid Injured Fan. Whenever someone says the Eagles are greedy and aren't fan friendly, take a look at this one. LA Daily News. 1994.
Eagles Album Will Fly Soon. Preview of HFO. Rocky Mountain News. June 23, 1994.
Eagles Find Common Ground. Article about the resumption and how the country tribute album helped start that. Quotes from Henley and Frey. Cleveland Plain Dealer. July 8, 1994.
Baby Starts to Arrive, But Mom's a Fan. Cute story about a woman who took it to the limit at an Eagles show. Toronto Star. July 13, 1994
Eagles Sound Strong in Center Field; Frey Plays to Home Crowd. A nice review of the Detroit show that plays up Glenn's hometown connections. Detroit Free Press. July 14, 1994.
Eagles Keep Flood Relief Aloft. The band helps raise money in Southern Georgia. Atlanta Constitution. July 25, 1994.

Rockline Transcript of the AOL chat that occurred during the above radio broadcast. The Eagles took online questions as well. Rockline, August, 1999
Eagles Soar, But Lash Out at Media. Story about the problems the Eagles had with Boston media during HFO. Boston Globe. August 6, 1999
Eagles concert rescheduled A nostalgic reminder of those tense days in 1994 when Eagles fans weren't sure if Hell would freeze over in their town. Knoxville Daily Beacon. September 16, 1994
Eagles Stop Squabbling Long Enough to Tour Amicably. Nice headline, huh? This is actually a review of Giants' Stadium. Christian Science Monitor. September 16, 1994.
Pop Critic Reviews HFO. London Independent. November 18, 1994.
Review of the HFO album. London Independent. November 20, 1994.
The Eagles Record Hotel California. This looks like a page from Mojo or Q or some other British magazine that hates the Eagles.Unknown, Unknown.
With Frey Healthy Again, Eagles are Soaring. This is a preview of a Charleston show. Nice interview with Glenn. Columbia, SC STATE. March 3, 1995.
Hearing the Voice of An Eagle A reporter who had the temerity to suggest that Henley was lip-syncing some vocals gets shown just how wrong he is! Here's the article in which he suggested that Don had taped his vocals. Tennessean, April 20th, 1995.
Australian Press Kit. 1995.
California Dreaming at the SCG Review of band's Sydney HFO show Sydney Morning Herald. December 11, 1995.
The Autograph Game Interesting tutorial on acquiring rock autographs. Contains Eagles anecdotes and a few photos of memorabilia. Written by everyone's favorite Randy Fann. Autograph Collector, April, 1996.
Where Eagles Dare. A report of the Irish press conference. Frontline. July, 1996.
Eagles Take it Easy Out in the Country. Another report of the press conference. Irish Star. July, 1996.
Where Eagles Dare. A preview of the Irish HFO show with some quotes from Henley. Network Two. July, 1996.
Eagles Glide. Review of Toronto show. Toronto Sun. June, 2006.
Eagle Rock Nice interview done with the band to promote their tour in 1996. Nice photos. Herald Sun, August 10, 1996. PDF [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
We're The $#@% Eagles Unflattering but comprehensive view of the band. Q, 1996. PDF [1] [2] [3] [4]
Eagles Greatest Hits Catches Thriller. The title pretty much says it all. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal. March 18, 1997.
The "Eagles" vs. the Eagles Report of a lawsuit between the Eagles and a conservation organization. E! Online February 19, 1998.
Showbiz Today Transcript. Transcript of the stint the band did on CNN to plug their upcoming end-of-year shows. You can also read CNN's summary and view a video. CNN Showbiz Today. December 7, 1999.
The Eagles Fly High with Sales Award. Report on the press conference that accompanied the Eagles receiving an RIAA award for best selling album of the century. Here's a transcript of the actual press conference. Reuters/Variety. December 7, 1999.
More Chapters Remain in Eagles History. Henley and Frey talk with Robert Hilburn before the NYE shows. Los Angeles Times. December 19, 1999.
Eagles About to Land at Mandalay Bay. Article about NYE shows. Contains quotes from Felder. Los Angeles Times Advertising Supplement. December 19, 1999.
The Eagles Have Landed. Another article about the Mandalay Bay shows. Contains quotes from Felder and Walsh. Las Vegas Sun. December 28, 1999.
Review of Selected Works. Short and sweet review of the box set. Entertainment Weekly. December 1, 2000.
Flyin' High. Another Review of the box set. Sydney Morning Herald. December 20th, 2000.
Henley Regatta. Excellent preview to the Eagles 2001 European tour. Contains comments by the entire band. Q Magazine. July, 2001
Winging It Nice, short article features quotes from Timothy B. Schmit. What's On In London. June, 2001
The Eagles Awesome three part series on the entire history of the band. We're currently missing part 2 so if you have it, we'd appreciate it. This is in PDF format. Get Rhythm. June, 2001

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The Eagles: Life in the Fastlane With the Cocaine Cowboys Uncut. August, 2002. (PDF FORMAT). We thought it wasn't possible to have more sensationalism and errors in a piece than what appeared in To The Limit. We were wrong. These authors took excerpts from that book, made them even more sensational and then added even more errors (the Millennium show was in New York???).
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Pollstar Midyear Special. All Eagles' ads and mentions from this this magazine. Pollstar. August, 2002.
Aspen says No to Eagles Show. The Eagles are too big for a sleepy mountain town. Dallas Morning News. September 9, 2002.
Review of D.C. RAC concert. The reviewer didn't really like the show. (PDF) Rolling Stone. October 12th, 2003.
The Long Goodbye Guitar World Acoustic. June/July 2005.(PDF) A fairly good article about the current status of the band. Included feature on Stueart Smith.
The Eagles Take it to the Limit Big thanks go out to Tami who scanned her June issue of the Costco Connection. We've PDF'd it so that you can give it a read: Cover Page 1 Page 2 Page 3Costco Connection June 2005 (PDF)
Life Beyond the Fast Lane with the Eagles. A nice interview with Don about the band, life on the road and some great questions about how he feels about Las Vegas. Huge thanks to SusieC for sending us a copy of this. We've PDFd it so you can enjoy the interview and photos. Mlifestyle Magazine, 2005
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The Eagles. A "Celebration" of the 30th anniversary of the Hotel California album drawn largely from previous publications. Classic Rock, December 2006. PDF
30 Years of Hotel California. Excerpts from Marc Eliot’s book, but great photos. Guitar World Acoustic, February, 2007.
Snapshot: The Eagles. A look at the Desperado photo shoot. Uncut, May, 2007.
Eagles: Heaven and Hell (PDF) There is an extensive interview with Don Felder and a shorter piece with Randy Meisner. I couldn't get my PDF program to join these files, so you'll have to download them one page at a time. Sorry. Record Collector. April, 2008

Meisner: 1
Felder: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
Peaceful Uneasy Feeling (PDF) Long awaited Eagles cover story. Rolling Stone. May 29, 2008

F E L D E R

A Short Run To The Top. Don talks about working with the Eagles, his instruments and what goes on in the studio. Axe Magazine, 1980.
The Ex-Eagle Has Landed on a Solo Career Don talks about Airborne.Los Angeles Times, 1983. From Rob M's article page.
The Long Run Interview done with Don during the resumption. Great insight into how Hotel California came into existence. Guitar Player, 1994.
Don Felder Checks Back into Hotel California. Comments from Felder about Hotel California. Acoustic Guitar World #35, 1999
Eagle Don Felder Has Landed (MHT) ...and he's not bitter. New York Daily News. April 26, 2008

F R E Y

Glenn Frey: An Eagle Alone Interesting article about the making of No Fun Aloud. Takes a technical look at the actual recording process. International Musician and Recording World, 1982.
Eagle Flies Solo Glenn breaks the news about the breakup and talks about No Fun Aloud. ?, 1982 PDF
Glenn Frey: The Party is Now. Glenn looks back at the Eagles and forward to his solo career. BAM, 1982.
No More Boys of Summer Focuses on Glenn's work with Jack Mack and the Heart Attack as well as the breakup and No Fun Aloud. From Rob Markowitz's interview page. Oui Magazine, 1983.
Freying Tonight. Glenn gives an interview while waiting to lip sync on Top of the Pops. Kerrang!, 1983.
Glenn Frey's Benign Dictatorship Interview done to support The Allnighter. From Rob Markowitz's interview page. Musician Magazine, 1984
Glenn Frey's Smuggler's Blues. The writer takes a look at visual elements in Glenn's work. Great photo! Rock Magazine, November, 1985.
I'm Glenn, Frey Me This is from (we think) a British magazine. It discusses Glenn's acting career and refers to him as "Don" several times Unknown, PDF
Glenn Frey Heats Up the Charts. The article isn't the best..just a cursory rehash of Glenn's career, but the cover is VERY nice. I think the original is actually life sized :) Cashbox, March 23, 1985
Freyed Around the Edges. Nice interview with Glenn. He says very positive things about Don. Juke. May 18, 1985.
Glenn Frey Great interview done while Glenn had a hangover. Interview Magazine, April, 1986.
No Rules for Glenn Frey. Short interview with Glenn whilst he was touring with The Little River Band in Australia. He discusses why its okay for his songs to be in commercials, how life is different after divorce and how TLRB is like the Eagles. Juke (Australia). August 13, 1988
Glenn Frey Finds Southern Soul. Article about the use of the classic soul sound on this album. Billobard, September 17, 1988.
Soul Searchin' Review. Detroit Free Press. August 22, 1988.
Ex-Eagle Bounces Back. Interview with Glenn about the Soul Searchin' album. Detroit Free Press. October 3, 1988
Glenn Frey Goes from Desperado to Livin' Right. Interesting look at Glenn's health regimen. Detroit Free Press. February 8, 1989
Classic Rock Albums. Transcipts of interviews done with Glenn about the Hotel California album. Classic Rock Albums, 1990.
Glenn Frey Swings Into Town. Interview with Glenn. Lots of cute anecdotes. Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinal. March 29, 1991
Frey Just Another Guy With a Heart Discusses Glenn's charity work with A Grassroots Aspen Experience and why the resumption in the early 90s didn't work. Rocky Mountain News, 1992.
Visiting the Old Hometown A look at how Glenn has maintained connections with the Detroit area. He discusses being an ex-Eagle and touring solo. Detroit Free Press, 1992.
Ex-Eagle Flies Solo; Chances of Reunion Slim. The title kind of says it all. Detroit Free Press. June 29, 1992.
Life After the Eagles. Glenn says a reunion will never happen. London Independent. July 2, 1992.
Eagle's Safe Landing. A review of Glenn's show at the Town & Country club in London. London Times. July 10, 1992.
Strange Weather Review. A critic decided to compare Glenn with Lindsey Buckingham because both had new albums out at the same time. London Independent. July 30, 1992.
Visiting the Old Hometown. A preview of a Strange Weather show. Cute quotes from Glenn. Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1992.
Glenn Frey's Hot Pursuits. Glenn models sweaters. Penthouse. November, 1992.
Weather Blows Some Strange Surprises Into Glenn Frey’s Life. Arizona Republic, November 6, 1992
Frey Turns Music Outward for Weather. Tribune Newspapers, November 6, 1992.
The Eagles Flies. Los Angeles Times, November 19, 1992.
Glenn Frey. San Diego Times Advocate, November 20, 1992.
Former Eagle Flies Into Town with Some of the Same Old Song Power, Star Free Press (Ventura), November 20, 1992.
Artist Profile. Entertainment Today, November 20, 1992.
Two Old Birds. Glenn is interviewed about the Party of Two tour and reveals he had some reservations about Joe, but got over them in order to enjoy a fine wine over dinner. Detroit Free Press. June 7, 1993.
Learning From A Pro Feature on Glenn's stint as a songwriting instructor at UCLA. Great insight into how Glenn views writing. Los Angeles Times, 1993.
Two-Eagles Still Soaring. Glenn talks about the Party of Two tour. Boston Globe. June 4, 1992.
The Ex-Eagles have landed. Party of Two preview. New York Newsday. July 16, 1993
Flyin' High Former Eagles Member Glenn Frey Scores a Lead. Preview of South of Sunset. Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinal. October 27, 1999
Enjoying the Fastlane: Surgery was just what the doctor ordered. Glenn discusses how taking time off due to his illness was a good thing and how great the Eagles are getting along on tour. Detroit Free Press, February 15, 1999
Conversations with Ann Liguori. Glenn talks about The Eagles and golf. Golf Channel Transcript, 1996.
Eagles Take Wings over Walden Woods Campaign. Don talks in this preview of the Hartford HFO show. Boston Globe. June 21, 1996.
Eagles Soar Over Half-Filled Meadows. A review of the show previewed above. Boston Globe. June 24, 1996.
Glenn's Comments on RRHOF Induction. Los Angeles Times. January, 1998.
Eagles Nest. An article about Glenn's Brentwood Home. House and Garden. February, 2000.
Frey Talks Bush; Box Set. Glenn's pre-election comments on Dubya. Detroit Free Press, October, 2000.
The Long Run: Finally the Eagles Make Their Box Set. Glenn talks about the making of the box set and the future of the Eagles. Boston Globe, November 19, 2000
California Cool. Interview with Glenn and Cindy about their Palm Springs Home. Includes lovely photos. Town and Country, June 2001.
Making the Ball Sing. Glenn talks golf and Craig Stadler. San Francisco Chronicle. February 4, 2002.
Rockin' Round the Round. A reporter hangs out with Glenn and Huey Lewis at Pebble Beach. San Francisco Chronicle. February 5, 2003.
This Eagle is Ready to Take Flight. Nice golf-themed article about Glenn from 2003. Great photo too. Monterrey Herald, February 2002.
Lakers Looking For Peaceful Easy Feeling Interesting comments from Glenn and Irving about the Eagles and basketball. Los Angeles Times. October 30, 2003

H E N L E Y

Out of the Fastlane, At Home on the Range. Great, in depth interview. BAM. November 18, 1982.
Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar. Great Article with Don and Kootch after the release of ICSS. From Rob's page. Musician Magazine, 1983.
A Desperado Comes to His Senses. Mime Lessons! African Dance! It doesn't get better than this. BAM, February, 1985. (PDF)
Beauty and the Beast Come listen to BTPB in Don's car! Musician, March, 1985.
Don Henley: Man with a Mission -- Awesome interview prior to the release of Perfect Beast. Don talks about fame and what went wrong with his first solo album. Music Connection. March 1985. Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4
Don Henley's Solo Flight Just a typical article about Don's solo career. Great photo, though! Rock Magazine, July 1985.
Henley Soars on Common. A review of a Henley show featuring Katrina and the Waves. Boston Globe. August 9, 1985.
Barn in the USA Henley in 1985: Gardening Good. Spandau Ballet Bad. Ronald Reagan Very Bad. Unknown, PDF
A Desperado's New Dawn One of our favorite interviews with Don. From Rob's page. Record Magazine, January, 1986.
The Sunset Grill is a Place to Sing About. Great background piece on the burger joint behind the song. Includes interviews with Joe (the old man from the old world) and Don. Explains why you'll never see Henley and Dave Thomas getting all friendly-like. LA Times, January, 1986
Don Henley by Carrie Fisher. Old pals Don and Carrie fool around in a truly bizarre interview. Interview Magazine, April, 1986.
Don Henley Interesting interview. Never before seen photos! Music UK, 1986 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Don Henley. Interview done for Rolling Stone's 25th Anniversary edition. Interesting perspective on the Eagles. Rolling Stone, November, 1987.
Don Henley. Don talks about the early days of the band in this first person account. From Off the Record: An Oral History of Rock and Roll. Joe Smith. 1988
The Question Man Don Henley Writes Songs that Probe Serious Matters. A candid interview in which Don discusses his feelings about the Eagles, Joe Walsh and the state of the world. Detroit Free Press. August, 1989
The Eagle Soars Alone. Great interview! Atlanta Constitution. September 2, 1989.
The End of the Innocent Act. Very interesting stuff, here. You can download the whole thing (15.7MB) or download it a page at a time: Cover, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Musician, October, 1989.
Summer Boy's Success. Preview of Henley show at Wembley Arena. This was our first Henley show. The Times of London. October 30, 1989.
Don Henley. Lengthy interview done to support The End of the Innocence. This is a large PDF file, but if you'd rather, you can download each page individually. Cover, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Modern Drummer: Don Henley Interesting article about why Don doesn't consider himself to be a drummer any more as well as his feelings about drum machines. Modern Drummer, 1990.
The High Life Profile of Don Henley. A great interview with lots of local Texas flavor. Dallas Morning News, February 1990. (PDF)
The Beginning of Worldliness. A review of Don's Cleveland show used to plug a show in St. Petersburg. March 1, 1990.
Like Old Times for Don Henley and Friends. Article about the 1st Walden Benefit. Boston Globe. April 25, 1990.
Don Henley Goes Straight to the Heart. Review of Don's Nassau show. Newsday. April 30, 1990.
The Eagle Has Landed. This is essentially a text version of some of the interviews that went into making the Rockumentary, but it's got great photos and typical Henley quotes. MTV Summer To Go, Summer, 1990.
Don's preface from Heaven is Under Our Feet. Don shows that he's an amazing writing with a great understanding and intellect for all things environmental. If you haven't read this in a while, consider doing so again. We hadn't picked up the book in ages and it was interesting to go back and read these things 15 years later. Of course now the Tom Cruise and Paula Abdul pieces don't seem quite so cool.
Don Henley's Introduction to Radio Waves Don wrote this into to LA DJ Jim Ladd's book. In it, Don discusses the history of radio and his association with Jim Ladd as well as telling us where he dropped acid for the first time. 1991.
Too Many Choices This is THE GQ article everyone is always looking for. Pretty much the definitive article of the EOI Era. GQ August, 1991.
Different Drummer. Don answers a few questions for this "Weekly Reader" type magazine for kids. Scholastic Scope. September 13, 1991.
Revels Without a Pause. Photos and info about the Aspen cocktail party to benefit Walden Woods. People Magazine. November 3, 1992.
Don Henley Does it Again. An interview with Don prior to his Foxboro Stadium show. Boston Globe, August 27, 1993.
Henley's Itch for Performing Don's reactions to doing the first shows of HFO USA Today 1994.
Henley's Familiar Quotations. Musician. July, 1994
Songwriting--The Heart of the Matter. Interesting bit for those interested in Don's songwriting process. He discusses where his ideas come from, why he still has his tonsils and Glenn Frey's discipline. Also included are Don's words of advice for aspiring songwriters. American Songwriter. September/October, 1994.
An Exchange With Don Henley. Don talks about his environmental work.Preservation Magazine. Sept/Oct 1994
Delectable. A review of Actual Miles. Great Photo! Q, 1995.
Don Chats on AOL Transcript of chat Henley did with America Online from Australia. It's short because Don kept getting logged off. America Online, 1995.
Q 'n' A with Don Henley. A nice interview about Garden of Allah. San Francisco Chronicle. November 26, 1995.
Henley Cultivates Mystical Garden Don talks to Showbiz today about Garden of Allah. Contains a Quicktime movie. Showbiz Today December, 1995.
10 Questions With Don Henley Don talks about what he does on a typical day and his tastes in modern music. Mojo Magazine, 1996.
Campaign Songs. A nice review of the Bronco Bowl Political fundraiser with Bonnie Raitt. Fort Worth Star Telegraph. February 9, 1996.
Eastern Exposure. Not Henley heavy, but this report about Sting's anniversary party includes a little Don tidbit and a great photo. InStyle. May, 1996.
Rock star key contributor to Democrats Detailed account of how badly Don worked to influence California politics. Sacramento Bee, October 1996.
Resourceful Planning. Don lends his name to the dedication of a secret and historic tree. Includes some quotes about how Don feels about the environment in Dallas. Dallas Morning News. June 5, 1996.
The Old Devils Don looks back at his life during the resumption. London Telegraph July, 1996
Don Henley Virgin Interview. Transcript of Henley radio interview. Virgin Radio. July, 1996
Lampson Benefit A short blurb about a political fundraiser. Houston Chronicle. September 23, 1996.
Henley and Walden Woods. A look at the fundraising efforts done at Walden. Contains comments from Don and Kathi Anderson. Billboard, 1997.
Radio Interview Interview done in Arizona before the Henley and Friends concert. Courtesy of mystyfy. KDKB, March, 1997.
Henley: Cause Celebrity -- An interview Don gave before the concerts for the Southwest Center for Biodiversity. Lots of eco-goodness. (my version of Acrobat isn't compatible with Windows Vista, so you'll have to read these as separate pages) Arizona Republic. March 5, 1997. Page 1 | Page 2
Don's Comments on RRHOF Induction. Los Angeles Times. January, 1998.
Letter to Radio Programmers. Don sent a letter around with his views on media and a challenge to play Dirty Laundry. February 10, 1998.
Not If...When A story about a mock drill done at Caddo lake. Longview Newspaper. 1998. PDF
Henley, Simon, Wonder Go Back to School. A report on the benefit concert that reopened UCLA's Royce Hall. E! Online 1998.
Henley Addresses Paradox. Don talks about the building of the Thoreau Institute and the steps taken to ensure that they built it in an environmental way. ABC News, 1998.
Clinton, Henley Attend Thoreau Institute Grand Opening. The title kind of says it all. Billboard. April 7, 1998.
Thoreau Institute at Walden Opens Pretty self-explanatory. Washington Post June 6, 1998.
Don Henley on Kenny Rogers Don talks about his early association with Kenny. Goldmine, 1998.
Singer Gave $230,000 to Fight Trinity Plan. Information about Don's environmental work around his home in Dallas. Dallas Morning News. July 17, 1998.
Hey, Don, Just Turn the Page. Don's reaction to the To The Limit book. Austin American Statesman. October 17, 1998.
Don Henley Interview with Chuck Nowlin Interview done to create buzz about this year's Walden Dinner. From Renata's page. WZLZ Boston January, 1999.
Don's Thoughts about the New Millennium. Rolling Stone, December 1999.
Don vs. The BBQ Place. Don wrote a letter to the gossip columnist after she dished about Don's eating habits. Dallas Morning News. Feb 28, 1999.
Don Henley's Inside Job The definitive IJ interview/article. Four pages long! Photos! Billboard. April 8, 2000.
The Eagle Has Landed. Short interview with Don prior to the beginning of the IJ Tour. Daily Mail. May 19, 2000.
Don Henley Fans the Yen for Innocence. Good IJ plugging interview. Boston Globe. May 21, 2000.
Henley Pulls Inside Job. Again with the IJ plugging. Austin Chronicle. 2000.
Henley's Opinion. USA Today asked Don what he thought about off-road vehicles in National Parks. USA Today. May 28, 2000.
Getting Inside Long Awaited Solo Album. One of the better IJ interviews/articles. Good detail about the studio built by Henley. Mix Magazine. June, 2000.
Don Henley A fairly decent IJ interview Stereo-type Magazine, June, 2000 1 | 2
The Age of Innocence. A great interview with Don, from the IJ plugging era. Detroit Free Press. June 12, 2000.
Ernest Henley Gets Serious. Review of Don's show at the Aerie Crown. Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2000.
Don Henley Interview Good Q 'n' A with Henley as part of the media blitz for Inside Job. Sarasota, FL Weekly Planet. July, 2000.
Warner Invites Country to Don Henley's Wedding. A look at the remaking of "For My Wedding" and the video shoot. Billboard. September, 2000.
Back To School. New info from Don about his college days. Lots of neat stories (plus some profanity!) Texas Music Magazine. October, 2000.
Fan Hit With Maraca at Concert Sues Henley. The title kind of says it all. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, October 16, 2000.
State of the Arts. Henley comments on his love/hate relationship with California in this anthology. Barbara Isenberg. 2000.
Public Thanks in the Marketplace. Timothy White talks to musicians (including Henley) about giving thanks. Billboard. November, 2000
Don Remembers John Lennon. Part of RS's 10 year memorial issue. Rolling Stone. November 9, 2000.
Rolling Stone Profile. Short Q n A with Don. Rolling Stone. December 2000.
TV Guide Chat Transcript. Don talks about the boxed set. Lots of detailed info about the shooting of the Everything is Different Now video. TVGuide.com. December 7th, 2000.
My First Car. Don describes his first car. Rolling Stone. November 8, 2001.
Don Henley. Preview of the Inside Job Tour. Frontrow. March, 2001.
Don Henley. A preview of Don's Grand Rapids show. Grand Rapids Press. March 6, 2001.
Job Well Done. A good description of the Inside Job tour. Grand Rapids Press. March 7, 2001.
Don Responds. Scathing rebuttal to a piece in HITS. HITS. March 19th, 2002.
East Texans Catch Up. Don has interesting taste in art. Dallas Morning News. March 31, 2002.
Henley Donates Guitar for Marshall Habitat House. Awwww. What a nice guy. Marshall News Messenger. August 26, 2002.
Henley Fights for Malibu. Don wants development in Malibu limited. Associated Press. September 14, 2002.
Tribute to a Friend. Don is quoted quite heavily in this tribute to the late rock writer, Timothy White. Boston Herald. October 3, 2002
Letter to the Editor. Don responds to a piece about mercury levels in TX lakes and streams. Dallas Morning News. April, 2003.
N. Texas Trees of Distinction to Be Cataloged. A nice article about another one of Don's Texas efforts. In it, he proclaims that he is proud to be a tree hugger. Dallas Morning News. May 5, 2004.
Don Henley interview. Partial transcript of an interview Don gave to prior to the Salazar Benefit. Don talks politics. KHOW. September 24, 2004.
Fly Like an Eagle (PDF) A nice little chat with Don in which he tells some new stories. UK Record Collector, 2005
A Fortunate Son (MHT) Don has a chat with his hometown paper. Texarkana Gazette. January 6, 2008.
Heart of the Matter (PDF) Excellent cover story. Performing Songwriting. January/February 2008
Don Henley Q n A (PDF) Nothing earth-shattering, but Don does use the F word and blames all the world's ills on Rupert Murdoch. Classic Rock. February, 2008
Don Henley on the Long Road to Stagecoach (MHT) Nice e-mail interview. Desert Sun. May 2, 2008
Don Henley and Company Take it to the Limit Five More Times (MHT). Preview for some New Jersey Shows. North Jersey Record. May 22, 2008.
Plainspoken Henley is Humble About Eagles' Success (MHT) Don talks about "Waiting in the Weeds" and how he doesn't want to rust. There's also a great Ike Turner story that I don't think we've ever heard before. Spinner. June 20, 2008.
Q&A: An Eagle eye on past, present and future (MHT) A short interview, but it has some classic Henley lines in it. Houston Chronicle. September 9, 2008.
The Eagles Are Still Flying High for Don Henley (MHT) Don Henley spoke (emailed?) with the the author ahead of the Eagles' appearance in Memphis. While Don doesn't really cover any new ground in the interview, it's always interesting to read what he has to say. Memphis Commercial Appeal. November 10th, 2008.
Soaring with Eagles (MHT) The questions are a bit odd, but Don answers them in stride. Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 2008
Citizen Henley Pours Music Into Earth. (MHT) Interview with Don focusing on environmental efforts. Worcester Telegram & Gazette. November 23, 2008.

L E A D O N

The Way I See It--Excerpts from Patti Davis' autobiography that tell about her relationship with Bernie. The Way I see It by Patti Davis. 1982.
Meet the Forgotten Eagle. Nice profile of Bernie from the time Mirror came out. Minneapolis Star Tribune. June 9, 2002.

M E I S N E R

Press Kit for Randy Meisner album Bio and Randy discusses the songs on the album. From Julie's page. Elektra/Asylum, 1978.
Rocking His Own Boat. Randy discusses reasons for leaving the band as well as his new solo career. People Magazine, 1980.
Ex Eagle Soars on Solo Flight. Randy discusses One More Song. Circus, 1980. PDF
Former Eagle No Long Soars, but Find Joy in Making Music. Phoenix Gazette, June 4, 1994. PDF
Randy Meisner Interview. Randy talks about his early days in rock and roll. From the Poco webpage. KKTV, 1995.
Imposter Still Touring As Ex Eagle. Story about the guy who pretended to be Randy. San Francisco Chronicle, 1997.
Randy Meisner Takes It To The Limit One More Time: This is a very comprehensive interview about Randy's history and thoughts about the band. Because of the way it had to be copied and scanned, you'll have to make sure to read this correctly. Pages 1_2 are fine the way they are. When you download pages 3_4, 5_6, and 7_8, think of them as large pages and read one column all the way through the two pages, then head back up to the top and read the next column all the way down. Page 9 is fine the way it is. Discoveries. October, 2006.

S C H M I T

Tim Schmit, Poco's Bass Player. Timothy talks about Poco and bass playing. From Karen's Keep on Tryin' Page. page. Guitar Player. February, 1976.
Press Kit Bio for Playin' It Cool--Short bio and interview with Timothy. He also comments on each of the songs on the album. Asylum Records, 1984.
Ex-Eagle Tries for Takeoff. Timothy discusses his solo career. Calgary Sun, 1987.
Press Kit Bio for Timothy B. MCA Records, 1987.
Classic Call Interview. Transcript of a radio interview in which Tim took fan's questions. From Karen's Keep on Tryin' Page. Classic Call, 1988.
Press Kit Bio for Tell My the Truth MCA Records, 1990.
Birds of Play. Timothy talks about his connections to Sacramento. From Karen's Keep on Tryin' Page page. Sacramento Bee. January, 1995.
Back in the Fastlane. Article about the resumption. Also discusses Tim's instruments. From Karen's Feed the Fire page. Bass Player. May/June, 1995.
Most Successful Rock Musician--Timothy B. Schmit. Sacramento Magazine gives Time an award. Sacramento Magazing. December 1, 2003.
For the Eagles, It's been Hard to Write New Songs. Translation of a Spanish interview. Periodistigital 6/29/2005
Eagles (PDF) -- Very cute, homey interview with Timothy. This is a download of the entire magazine. The Tim interview is on page #20. Illinois Entertainer. September, 2008.
Eagle Timothy B. Schmit Treats Locals as Guests to Tulsa Concert. Tim receives a guitar and then gives back. Tulsa Daily Leader. November 17, 2008.

W A L S H

Joe Walsh, Child of the Silent Majority. A look at Joe's early days. Joe talks about his childhood and the breakup of the James Gang. Rolling Stone, 1975.
Joe Walsh: Barnstorming Around In depth look as Joe's work as a guitarist. Contains directions on how to mess with your amps and make a talk box. Guitar Player. June, 1975
Trains and Buses and Planes and Joe Walsh Interesting look at Joe's love/hate relationship with airplanes and the reason behind it. Hit Parader. September, 1975.
Joe Walsh: From Measles to Eagles. Hit Parader, October, 1977
Life's Been Good to Joe Walsh. Great interview with Joe. Bam, July, 1981. (PDF)
Joe Walsh Goes Back to Branstorming. Musician, October, 1983
Joe Walsh's Outer Limits Joe discusses being rich, Madonna, the radio in his head and why he hates it when women ask him how much he loves them. Music Connection. October 5-18, 1987.
Joe Walsh Carries On Joe discusses his favorite solos, his techniques and why he doesn't like technology. Guitar Player, 1988.
Joe Chats with America Online--Joe's first online chat. America Online, 1995
Joe Walsh-Music Appreciation. Good overview of Joe's career with some technical insight into a few of his famous tunes. Guitar Player, 1995.
Shaped-up Walsh Returns to Memphis. Interview with Joe done during HFO where he discusses his ties to Memphis. Memphis Commercial Appeal, 1995.
Joe Walsh Offers to Swap Guitars With Thief. Joe attempts to right a wrong. Associated Press, 1996.
Walsh Still Only Eagle Flying in the Fast Lane. Description of what happens when a reporter tries to get an interview with Joe on the set of the RoboCop video shoot. Toronto Sun, 1996.
Joe Chat--Part Two. Transcript of Joe's second chat on America Online. America Online, 1996.
Ordinary Average Ham, and Rock Legend. Joe gave a really nice interview to Amateur Radio. There's lots of technical information, but it's a great look into another side of Joe. Amateur Radio. November, 2002.
James Gang Climbs Aboard Some Old Warhorses to Ride Once More. Pre James Gang Reunion article. Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2/15/2001
Dr. Joe Walsh. Nice profile of Joe before he got his honorary degree. Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 1, 2001.
Average Cool Joe. This is a cute interview before the band's 2002 Salt Lake Show. Salt Lake City Weekly, June 6, 2002.
ROCK STAR GIVES MAJOR DONATION TO "THE BIG PROJECT". Joe helps kids learn about HAM radio. AARL Mailing List, December 15th, 2002.
No Ordinary Average Ham. QST Magazine, 2004 PDFd Page 1 Page 2
Joe Walsh Rides Again. Excellent interview with cool photos. Rolling Stone. August 24, 2006.
Joe Walsh. A nice interview done to plug the James Gang tour. Classic Rock. November, 2006.
Eagles: Life's Been Good. (NHT) Joe talks about about the suits, Don Felder and his role in the Eagles. Minneapolis Star-Tribune. September 30, 2008.

R E L A T E D

Don Henley's Sidekick Produces the Perfect Beat--Nice background piece on Danny Kortchmar. Includes some info on working with Don. Music/Sound Output. August, 1985.
Irving Azoff: This is Your New Life! A reporter listens in on Irving's phone conversations the day he announced his new record company. Glenn pops in to talk about Wiseguy and ruin his television career. Los Angeles Times, November 5, 1989.
Not Amy Irving! Interesting interview with Irving (probably set up on the phone during the article above). Irving tells his favorite Joe Walsh-hotel trashing story, and talks about his attitude and The Biz in general. HITS Magazine. December 18, 1989.
Ian Wallace: A Drummer's Drummer. Short profile and interview with Ian Wallace, Don's drummer for two solo tours. Modern Drummer, 1990.
VegMan Comics. Very cute! Cheeseburrito Fred. 1995.
Henry Diltz Interview. Interview with the famous photographer. He discusses the Desperado photo shoot. Harris Online. January, 1997.
Local Overseer of the Stars. Interview with David Spero, Joe Walsh's manager at the time. Cleveland Jewish News, 1998.
Mosher Puts Walden on the Web. Interview with the Digital employee who is designing the Thoreau Institute's Web presence. UMI, 1998.
For Many Boomers, Eagles Music Said it All. Review of To the Limit. Richmond Times Dispatch. October 11, 2001.
Session Stalwart. Good background piece on Steuart Smith before he worked with the Eagles. Guitar Player. March, 1999.
Producer Bill Szymczyk Upgrades Catalogs of the Eagles and The James Gang The title kind of says it all. Ice Magazine. June, 2000.
Staying Focused. A great interview with Scott Crago about his work with the Eagles. Modern Drummer. December, 2001.
Hughlene McWhorter Henley: Music Lover helped Son Rise to Fame This is Don's mom's obituary. Dallas Morning News. September 28, 2003
Come, Listen to the Music. Interesting interview with Richard Bowden and his attempts to revitalize Linden. Dallas Morning News. October 18, 2003
Livin' It Up at the Hotel California Cute look at all of the HCs out there. Times Online. November 15, 2003.
Eagles Soar: Azoff Teaches Old Rockers New Tricks (MHT) Interesting article mainly about the Walmart Deal. New York Post. February 17, 2008.

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