Don Felder Biography

Don Felder was born in 1947 in Gainesville, Florida. As a child, he was fascinated with music and enjoyed watching musicians perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. He started playing guitar when he was ten years old, and five years later, he began his first band alongside Bernie Leadon, future member of the Eagles. The band eventually broke up, though, and Felder moved to the northeast. He eventually settled in Boston, where he began working at a recording studio. He reconnected with Leadon and met the other members of the Eagles, who eventually invited him to add some slide guitar tracks to “Good Day in Hell.”

In 1974, Felder joined the band for good, and remained with the Eagles off and on until 2001. As a member of the band, Don Felder played guitar, co-write songs (including “Hotel California”) and even sang vocals on “Visions,” a song he co-wrote with Don Henley.  Felder is ultimately credited with shifting the Eagles sound from country-oriented to rock-oriented, and throughout his career with the band he contributed to such iconic songs as: "Hotel California", "Life In The Fast Lane", "One Of These Nights", and "New Kid In Town.”

Following his years with the Eagles, Don Felder contributed music for television and film, including songs for Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Secret Admirer, Galaxy High, and Nice Dreams. He ha also worked with such notable musician as The Bee Gees, Joe Walsh Booking Agent & Management" href="https://www.bookingentertainment.com/artists/classic_rock/ Joe_Walsh.php"> Joe Walsh, Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper, David Foster, Tom Petty, Warren Zevon, Stevie Nicks, Don Henley, Elton John, and Barbra Streisand. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, and in the new millennium, Don Felder published a bestseller, “Heaven and Hell,” chronicling his life with the Eagles.

In the fall of 2012, Don Felder delighted his fans with the release of Road to Forever, his first album in almost three decades.  He continues to write, record, and perform.