10 Things You Need To Know About Don Felder (The Eagles)

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#1- Don Felder was born on 21 September, 1947, in Florida, U.S. His real name is Donald William Felder.

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#2- He became interested in music after seeing a live performance of Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show.

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#3- Don Felder got his 1st guitar at the age of 10. His first band was the Continentals," which he started at 13.

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#4- He didn't receive any formal guitar lessons and learned to play the guitar by ear at a young age.

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#5- Don Felder joined the eagles as a lead guitarist in 1974 & was fired from the band in 2001.

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#6- He released his first solo album "Airborne", in 1983 under Radical Studios.

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#7- So far, Don Henley has released only three solo studio albums. His last album was "American Rock 'n' Roll (2019)."

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#8- In 1998, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the rock band the Eagles.

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#9- Before the Eagles, Felder was a member of bands like Flow, the Continentals, & the Maundy Quintet.

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#10- In 2007, he also published his autobiography, "Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974–2001)."

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