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“...every once in a while it seems like the cosmos part and something great plops into your lap, that's how it was with "Hotel California".. a leased beach house in Malibu ... all the doors wide open on a spectacular July day probably in 1975 ... soaking wet ... thinking the world is a wonderful place to be... with an acoustic 12 string ... those chords just oozed out.”

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Don Felder

Don Felder, born on September 21, 1947, is an American musician renowned for his role as a guitarist and composer. He joined the iconic rock band Eagles in the 1970s, contributing significantly as a guitarist and songwriter to the band's many classic hits. more

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