Eagles

Eagles
Left to right: Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Don Henley, Don Felder (circa 1977)
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	Rock Country rock
Years active	1971—1982 1994—Present
Label(s)	Asylum Geffen Records
Website	eaglesband.com
Members
Glenn Frey Don Henley Joe Walsh Timothy B. Schmit
Former members
Bernie Leadon (1971–1976) Randy Meisner (1971–1977) Don Felder (1974–2001)

The Eagles are an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. With five number-one singles and four number-one albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of their albums, Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 and Hotel California, ranked among the ten best-selling albums according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The best-selling studio album Hotel California is rated as the 37th album in the Rolling Stone list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and the band was ranked #75 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. They are also the best-selling American group ever (followed by Aerosmith), with Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 being the best-selling album in the U.S. to date and the second-best-selling album of the 20th century worldwide after Michael Jackson's Thriller

The Eagles broke up in 1980 and were disbanded for 14 years, but reunited and have since toured regularly, making new fans in the process and continuing to record. The Eagles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.