Fans of “Hotel California” bid farewell to Eagles guitarist Steuart Smith, who has stepped away from the band due to a ...

One aspect of The Eagles' "Hotel California" took weeks to complete. The Eagles' Don Henley dismissed the idea that all this work counted as perfectionism from his bandmates.

The easygoing California sound they perfected in the ... “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” “Take It Easy,” and their guitar opus, “Hotel California.” The creation of “Hotel California ...