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MEMBERS: Don Henley ~ Glenn Frey ~ Joe Walsh ~ Randy Meisner ~ Don Felder ~ Bernie Leadon ~ Timothy B. Schmit
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BIRTHDAYS: Don Henley (July 22, 1947) ~ Glen Frey (November 6, 1948) ~ Joe Walsh (November 20, 1947) ~ Randy Meisner (March 8, 1948) ~ Bernie Leadon (July 19, 1947) ~ Timothy B. Schmit (October 30, 1947)
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BIGGEST LP: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (1976)
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GRAMMY AWARDS: 5
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ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 1998

 
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1976...

February
The Eagles
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus ("Lyin' Eyes").

1978...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles won 2 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year ("Hotel California") and Best Arrangement for Voices ("New Kid In Town").

1980...# 30 Singles Artist of the Year

February
The Eagles - "The Long Run" (Single) from the LP 'The Long Run'button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Heartache Tonight").

March
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles hit the Top 40 with "
I Can't Tell You Why."

April
The Eagles - "I Can't Tell You Why" (Single) from the LP 'The Long Run'button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles hit the Top 10 with "I Can't Tell You Why."

December
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles hit the Top 40 with "Seven Bridges Road."

1981... # 113 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles won an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.

1994... # 135 Singles Artist of the Year

November
The Eagles - Hell Freezes Overbutton.gif (123 bytes) Hell Freezes Over was released.
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The Eagles hit the Top 40 with "Get Over It."
button.gif (123 bytes) Hell Freezes Over topped the Billboard Pop Albums chart for 2 weeks.

1995... # 76 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles hit the Top 40 with "Love Will Keep Us Alive."
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart for 3 weeks with "Love Will Keep Us Alive."

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Hell Freezes Over was the 9th biggest selling LP of the year with sales topping 2.8 million during 1995.

1996...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles won 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Hell Freezes Over), and Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group

February
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles were nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Love Will Keep Us Alive"), Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Hotel California" (live version)), and Best Pop Album (Hell Freezes Over).

1997...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes "Hotel California" and "Take It Easy."

1998...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) A new court case involved the band, the Eagles, versus the National Foundation to Protect America's Eagles (an environmental group from Tennessee who's goal is to protect the eagle population). Representatives for the band have stated that they are not thrilled with similarities they share with the preservation group. The controversy revolves around the group's web page address (eagles.org), toll-free phone number, and CD and video sales.

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Ranked # 23 on VH1: Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll (and # 18 on Rock On The Net's Poll).

1999...

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Don Henley and the Eagles filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement directed at Internet fan sites that own various domain names related to the singer and band.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles once again performed live together when they appeared New Year's Eve in LA along with Jackson Brown and Linda Ronstadt.

2000...

January
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VH1: 100 Greatest Rock Songs includes # 6: "Hotel California."

November
The Eagles: Selected Works 1972-1999button.gif (123 bytes) Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "Hotel California" at # 11.
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles released a long awaited box set -
The Eagles: Selected Works 1972-1999. The set includes much of the band's chart-topping work and live performances from the 1999 New Year's Eve concert in California.
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Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 was certified 27x platinum.

2001...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles: Selected Works 1972-1999 was certified gold.
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VH1: 100 Greatest Albums includes Hotel California at # 38.

March
button.gif (123 bytes) The Long Run was certified 7x platinum, The Eagles Live was certified 7x platinum, One Of These Nights was certified 4x platinum, Desperado was certified 2x platinum, Greatest Hits Volume II was certified 10 platinum, On The Border was certified 2x platinum, The Eagles was certified platinum, and Hotel California was certified 16x platinum.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles dropped their infringement lawsuit against a non-profit group saving eagles.

button.gif (123 bytes) Don Felder was asked the leave the group and later filed a wrongful termination suit against the band.

2002...

October
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles: Selected Works 1972-1999 was certified platinum.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 was certified 28x platinum and Greatest Hits Volume II was certified 11x platinum.

2003...

May
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles (Henley, Frey, Walsh, and Schmit) began their 'Farewell' tour and it will last into the fall.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles could be heard with the DVD single - "Hole In The World."

October
The Very Best Of The Eaglesbutton.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles released the 33-track set, The Very Best Of The Eagles.

button.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Greatest Rock Songs includes # 6: "Hotel California."

November
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles topped the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart for a week with
The Very Best Of The Eagles.

December
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-Timebutton.gif (123 bytes) The Very Best Of The Eagles was certified 2x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 37: Hotel California, # 374: The Eagles.

2004...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Hole In The World").

April
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Rolling Stone: The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time included the Eagles at # 75.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) The Very Best Of The Eagles was certified 3x platinum.

button.gif (123 bytes) # 319 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

2005...

March
button.gif (123 bytes) A limited edition box set,
The Eagles, was released.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Hell Freezes Over was certified 8x platinum.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "Hotel California" was certified gold.

2006..

January
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Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 was certified 29x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "Hotel California" was certified platinum.

2007..

September
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles hit the Country charts with "How Long."

November
The Eagles - Long Road Out Of Edenbutton.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles released the LP Long Road Out Of Eden through their website and Wal-Mart.
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Top Internet Albums chart, Top Rock Albums chart, and Top Country Albums chart with
Long Road Out Of Eden after Billboard changed their rules about not including exclusive album titles on their charts. The LP sold over 711,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles topped the UK LPs chart with
Long Road Out Of Eden.
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Long Road Out Of Eden was certified 3x platinum.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles topped the Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Music Video Sales (Farewell I Tour: Live From Melbourne).
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles had the #3 selling LP of 2007 with
Long Road Out Of Eden selling over 2.6 million copies in the US.

2008...

January
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Long Road Out Of Eden was certified 7x platinum.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) The Eagles won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("How Long").
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The Very Best Of The Eagles was certified 5x platinum.



LPs
The Eagles The Eagles
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-TimeReleased: January, 1972
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 22
Tracks: "Take It Easy" - "Witchy Woman" - "Chug All Night" - "Most Of Us Are Sad" - "Nightingale" - "Train Leaves Here This Morning" - "Take The Devil" - "Early Bird" - "Peaceful Easy Feeling" - "Tryin'"
The Eagles - Desperado Desperado
Released: 1973
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 41
Tracks: "Doollin Dalton" - "Twenty-One" - "Out Of Control" - "Tequila Sunrise" - "Desperado" - "Certain Kind Of Fool" - "Doolin Dalton (Instrumental)" - "Outlaw Man" - "Saturday Night" - "Bitter Creek" - "Doolin Dalton/Desperado" (Reprise)
The Eagles - On The Border On The Border
Released: March, 1974
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 17
Tracks: "Already Gone" - "You Never Cry Like A Lover" - "Midnight Flyer" - "My Man" - "On The Border" - "James Dean" - "Ol' 55" - "Is It True" - "Good Day In Hell" - "Best Of My Love"
The Eagles - One Of These Nights One Of These Nights
Released: July, 1975
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 5 weeks)
Tracks: "One Of These Nights" - "Too Many Hands" - "Hollywood Waltz" - "Journey Of The Sorcerer" - "Lyin' Eyes" - "Take It To The Limit" - "Visions" - "After The Thrill Is Gone" - "I Wish You Peace"
The Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
Released: 1976
US: 29x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 5 weeks)
Rolling Stone: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Take It Easy" - "Witchy Woman" - "Lyin' Eyes" - "Already Gone" - "Desperado" - "One Of These Nights" - "Tequila Sunrise" - "Take It To The Limit" - "Peaceful, Easy Feeling" - "Best Of My Love"
The Eagles - Hotel California Hotel California
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-TimeReleased: November, 1976
US: 16x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 8 weeks)
Rolling Stone: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Hotel California" - "New Kid In Town" - "Life In The Fast Lane" - "Wasted Time" - "Wasted Time (Reprise)" - "Victim Of Love" - "Pretty Maids All In A Row" - "Try And Love Again" - "The Last Resort"
The Eagles - The Long Run The Long Run
Released: September, 1979
US: 7x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 9 weeks)
Tracks: "Long Run" - "I Can't Tell You Why" - "In The City" - "Disco Strangler" - "King Of Hollywood" - "Heartache Tonight" - "Those Shoes" - "Teenage Jail" - "Greeks Don't Want No Freaks" - "Sade Cafe"
The Eagles - Live The Eagles Live
Released: November, 1980
US: 7x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 6
Rolling Stone: 2 stars from Rolling Stone
Live Tracks: "Hotel California" - "Heartache Tonight" - "I Can't Tell You Why" - "Long Run" - "New Kid In Town" - "Life's Been Good" - "Seven Bridges Road" - "Wasted Time" - "Take It To The Limit" - "Doolin Dalton (Reprise II)" - "Desperado" - "Satuday Night" - "All Night Long" - "Life In The Fast Lane" - "Take It Easy"
The Eagles - Greatest Hits Volume II Greatest Hits Volume II
Released: October, 1982
US: 11x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 52
Tracks: "Hotel California" - "Heartache Tonight" - "Seven Bridges Road" - "Victim Of Love" - "Sad Cafe" - "Life In The Fast Lane" - "I Can't Tell You Why" - "New Kid In Town" - "Long Run" - "After The Thrill Is Gone"
The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over Hell Freezes Over
Released: November, 1994
US: 8x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 2 weeks)
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