Initially, one guitar part was meant for another song, but Walsh included it, along with the rest of his collection of unused fragments, ultimately forming a track that would go on to become a ...

It was Bill Szymczyk, producer for both Walsh and the Eagles, who recommended that the guitarist and the band join forces. What followed was the Eagles’ masterpiece: Hotel California. The story of ...

When we listen to our favorite songs on the radio, we often treat the lyrics as abstract pieces of creative poetry or general expressions of romantic longing. We assume that songwriters are dipping ...

Success *usually* smooths off a band’s edges. Once the stadiums fill and the money rolls in, the pressure is to repeat – to give audiences more of what already worked. But some artists react to ...