My Take
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.
Overview
Donald William Felder (born September 21, 1947) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 to 2001. He is known for co-writing several of the band's songs, most notably "Hotel California". Felder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 with Eagles and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / songwriter / banjoist / mandolinist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Gainesville High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.donfelder.com/
- 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
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.