One of the most popular rock bands of the 1970s, the Eagles took the country-rock sound that had been pioneered by earlier groups such as the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers , smoothed it out and made it palatable for a mass audience. The Los Angeles-based band released seven massively best-selling albums between 1972 and 1980, and became one of the biggest concert attractions of the era.
The four founding members of the Eagles had come from musical backgrounds that had...