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Keith Grant, a recording engineer who will become widely-known for his work at London's Olympic Studios on tracks by The Beatles, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, The Eagles, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Small Faces, Dusty Springfield, Scott Walker and others, is born in Freebridge, Norfolk, UK.
Irving Azoff is born. He will find success as a personal manager in the music industry, looking after artists including The Eagles, Steely Dan, Van Halen, Journey, Christina Aguilera and Neil Diamond.
Del Shannon, The Springfields (including Dusty Springfield], Johnny Tillotson, Kenny Lynch and The Eagles (UK band) play at The Odeon, Newcastle, UK, Europe
Del Shannon, The Springfields, Johnny Tillotson and Kenny Lynch and The Eagles (UK band) play at The Granada, Tooting, UK, Europe
Del Shannon, The Springfields (including Dusty Springfield], Johnny Tillotson, Kenny Lynch and The Eagles (UK band) play at The Granada, Bedford, England, UK, Europe.
A coffin containing the body of country-rock star Gram Parsons is stolen from LAX Airport, Los Angeles, California, USA, by his road manager, Phil Kaufman, who drives it out to the Joshua Tree National Monument in the Navajo Desert and sets fire to the corpse, in accordance with a request made by Parsons before his death. The incident is immortalised in the song Fast Cars And Rented Beds by Julian Dawson on his 2004 album Bedroom Suite. The 2003 movie Grand Theft Parsons is about the same incident. Another song inspired by the life [and death] of Gram Parsons is My Man by The Eagles.
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The second day of the three-day long Ozark Music Festival is held at The Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Missouri. Artists appearing over the course of the event include Jefferson Starship, The Eagles, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bachman Turner Overdirve, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Earl Scruggs Revue, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Boz Scaggs, Electric Flag, Ted Nugent And The Amboy Dukes, David Bromberg, Leo Kottke, Cactus, Bob Seger and Bruce Springsteen. Hosting the event is Wolfman Jack.
The Eagles release the compilation album Their Greatest Hits in the USA. It will go on to notch up over 42m sales worldwide.
The Eagles open a European tour with the first of four nights at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe.
Don Henley releases a new single, All She Wants To Do Is Dance, on Geffen Records in the UK.
At the MTV Video Awards event in Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA, Don Henley's The Boys Of Summer scoops Video Of The Year plus three more awards. Best Male Video goes to Bruce Springsteen for I’m On Fire, and Best female Video to Tina Turner for What’s Love Got To Do With It.
Having been asked by travel writer Joe Cummings if the song Hotel California had anything to do with The Hotel California in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Don Henley of The Eagles sends a fax stating unequivocally that, "neither myself nor any of the other band members have had any sort of association - business or pleasure - with that establishment."
Don Henley and Stevie Nicks play at The PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey, USA.
American music trade publication Billboard reports that U2 had the top-grossing tour of 2005. More than three million people attended their sold-out 90-date Vertigo tour which grossed $260m (£146.6m). The Eagles took $117m (£66m) from 77 shows and Neil Diamond grossed over $71m (£40m). The Top ten is rounded out by Kenny Chesney in fourth place with $63m (£35.5m), Paul McCartney $60m (£33.8m), Rod Stewart $49m (£27m), Elton John $45.5m (£25.6m), The Dave Matthews Band $45m (£25.3m), Jimmy Buffett $41m (£23m) and Green Day $36.5m (£20.5m).Ian Wallace, former drummer of King Crimson, dies of cancer, aged 60 in Los Angeles, California. Wallace also played drums for Bob Dylan, Don Henley, Jackson Browne and many others.
On the Who Am I tour, Nick Jonas and The Administration play at The Eagles Ballroom, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
On their Long Road Out Of Eden tour, The Eagles play for the first time at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their Long Road Out Of Eden tour, The Eagles play the last of three non-consecutive nights at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their Long Road Out Of Eden tour, The Eagles play at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
On their Long Road Out Of Eden tour, The Eagles play the first of two night at The GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.On their Long Road Out Of Eden tour, The Eagles play at The RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.On their Long Road Out Of Eden tour, The Eagles play at The Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas, USA.On their World Contamination Tour, My Chemical Romance play at The Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
On his Doowops And Hooligans tour Bruno Mars plays at The Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Sir Paul McCartney and his new wife, the American heiress Nancy Shevell, throw a party to celebrate their recent wedding in The Bowery Hotel, Manhattan, New York City, USA. Guests include Yoko Ono, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones and The Eagles' guitarist Joe Walsh.
Rise Against play at The Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, supported by The Gaslight Anthem.
Universal Music Publishing Group in Santa Monica, California, USA, announces that six-time Grammy winner Glenn Frey of The Eagles has been signed to an exclusive worldwide publishing deal [excluding the USA].
On their History Of The Eagles tour, Don Henley of The Eagles presents The Walden Woods Project's 2014 Global Environmental Leadership Award to actor Robert Redford during a fundraising event at The Citi Performing Arts Center/Wang Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, featuring an intimate concert by The Eagles.
The Forbes list of The World's Highest-Paid Musicians is revealed, showing Dr. Dre at No1, having earned $620m, largely due to the sale of his headphone brand, Beats, to Apple Inc for $3bn. The Top Ten music earners are as follows :01. Dr. Dre ' $620 million
02. Beyonce ' $115 million
03. The Eagles ' $100 million
04. Bon Jovi ' $82 million
05. Bruce Springsteen ' $81 million
06. Justin Bieber ' $80 million
07. One Direction ' $75 million
08. Paul McCartney ' $71 million
09. Calvin Harris ' $66 million
10. Toby Keith ' $65 million
The Eagles Of Death Metal return to The Bataclan, Paris, France, Europe, to complete the gig that was violently disrupted by a terrorist attack three months earlier. After the show, the band's vocalist-guitarist Jesse Hughes, tells a French tv reporter that guns should be available to anybody who wants them.
On their World Tour 2019 The Eagles play at Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK, Europe, with special guest Sheryl Crow.1941 |
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