Don Henley has finished telling a court why he contends that drafts of lyrics to “Hotel California” and other classic Eagles songs should never have shown up at auctions.
The lyrics sheets document the shaping of a roster of 1970s rock hits, many of them from one of the best-selling albums of all time: the Eagles' "Hotel California." "CBS Mornings" co-hostGayle King asked Henleyin 2016 about the meaning of "Hotel California." "Well, I always say, i...
Most Americans didn't know it, but OMD had already put out six albums before Andy, Duckie and the preppy guy who should have never gotten the girl made them overnight sensations during the prom scene inPretty in Pink. Thing is, nearly everything on those LPs was better than "If You Le...
One of my favourite voices belongs to Richard Hawley, a Sheffield boy, who has collaborated with bands like Pulp, Elbow and scores of others, but he is in his home territory on his solo albums, with his silky Roy Orbinsonesque rockabilly sound. I can’t get enough of this, and love h...
“In the chorus, the backgrounds are sort of the lead,” Katz tells UCR. “It wasn’t like a [usual] background part.” While the song was coming together, he andDonald Fagendiscussed how they “both liked Henley’s singing. ‘Why don’t we call Henley andLinda Ronstadt? Maybe that...
If you’ve spent any time perusing liner notes of classic albums from such performers as James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne and Don Henley, you’re certainly familiar with the name Danny Kortchmar. Or simply “Kootch.” Or “Danny Kootch,” as it appears prominently on the back ...
Yeah. Like Gregg got me into uhh, well what are those - I forget what they're called but the albums where it's like a corporate presentation - Oh yeah! Yeah, yeah! - made into a musical? I have a good friend in New York who's really into that stuff. ...
Besides, I had had the gramophone in mind for a while and was thinking more along the lines of how some songs/albums become almost a part of our DNA. If you stop and think about it, it really is a very personal, mysterious and powerful thing. I still remember listening to my parents...