Classic rock could get a little historically minded from time to time. For example, Desperado by The Eagles was inspired by Old West outlaws. A member of The Eagles said that the overall point of the ...

Eagles' debut album was barely finished for a week when Don Henley and Glenn Frey wrote the title track for the follow-up and their inaugural collaboration as a songwriting team. "Desperado" was ...

The Eagles did not strike gold with every record. On April 17, 1973, exactly 53 years ago today, the band released Desperado, their ambitious Old West concept album. It debuted at a lowly No. 145 on ...

The Eagles’ 1973 release Desperado was just their second album, but it secured the band’s position as ones to watch early on in their career. Across 11 tracks, the album presented to listeners a band ...

The Eagles were in the very early stages of establishing themselves among the biggest-selling artists in the history of rock ‘n’ roll when they rolled into Phoenix to play the Celebrity Theatre on ...