One of the most famous classic rock songs ever is The Eagles’ “Hotel California.” The tune has a lyric that alludes to the name of another rock band that was popular at the same time as The Eagles.

In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about “a dark desert highway" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Eagles' "Hotel California" has been ranked the second best "American Rock Song" of all time by Ultimate Classic Rock. The 1976 ...

The best classic rock songs often took inspiration from unexpected sources. For example, Eagles’ “Hotel California” was supposed to feel like a number of classic movies. The 1970s band Steely Dan also ...

A 1977 rock classic by the Eagles became a No. 1 hit and one of the most haunting songs of its era, with its meaning still ...

Irving Azoff, the Eagles' longtime manager, on Wednesday testified in a Manhattan court that handwritten "Hotel California" lyric pages were initially "stolen" by Ed Sanders. Sanders, a nonfiction ...

“Hotel California” got its start as an instrumental demo developed by The Eagles former lead guitarist Don Felder. After recording the basic tracks in a rented house on Malibu Beach, Felder handed ...

NEW YORK — In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about "a dark desert ...

The Eagles' "Hotel California" has been ranked the second best "American Rock Song" of all time by Ultimate Classic Rock. The 1976 hit was the second single off of the Eagles' 1976 album with the same ...