Don Felder

Don Felder is one of those guys who quietly made rock history while someone else got most of the credit, and I think that's worth saying out loud. He joined the Eagles in 1974 and immediately elevated their sound with that twin-guitar interplay alongside Joe Walsh — tight, melodic, and deceptively technical. And then there's "Hotel California": Felder wrote the core guitar riff that became arguably the most iconic intro in rock, and the song went on to win a Grammy. Being fired from the Eagles in 2001 after years of internal tension was brutal, but he came back swinging with a memoir and a solo career, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1998 means the legacy is locked in regardless. The fact that he also plays banjo and mandolin tells you this is a musician's musician — not just a rock pose, but a genuine roots-deep craftsman from Gainesville, Florida.

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Name (English)

Don Felder

Name (Japanese)

ドン・フェルダー

Reading

どん・ふぇるだー

Born

September 21, 1947 (age 78)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Boar

Origin

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Occupation

guitarist / singer / songwriter / banjoist / mandolinist

High school

Gainesville High School

• Official sitehttps://www.donfelder.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Felder
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q704399

Tags

• Florida
• guitarist
• singer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

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