Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: Former Eagles Guitarist Bernie Leadon to Rejoin Band for Upcoming Tour

  1. #1
    ∞ SHEEP PEN GYPSY
    Matt White's Avatar
    Member No
    5688
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Last Online
    01-25-2024 @ 06:27 PM
    Location
    ON THE ROAD
    Age
    56
    Posts
    20,446
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    1,512
    Thanked 1,031 Times in 685 Posts


    Rep Power
    0

    Former Eagles Guitarist Bernie Leadon to Rejoin Band for Upcoming Tour

    Former Eagles Guitarist Bernie Leadon to Rejoin Band for Upcoming Tour

    Nice! If they had Randy Meisner involved I'd go see 'em!

    http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...-tour-20130409


    By Andy Greene
    April 9, 2013 5:15 PM ET

    According to guitarist Joe Walsh, former Eagles guitarist and co-founder Bernie Leadon will join the group on their upcoming History of the Eagles tour. "Bernie's brilliant," Walsh told Billboard. "I never really got a chance to play with him, but we've been in contact. We see him from time to time, and I'm really glad he's coming because it's going to take the show up a notch, and I'm really looking forward to playing with him, finally."

    Walsh didn't get into detail, but he implied that Leadon will only perform material from his time in the band. "There'll be part of the show that doesn't involve me," he said. "But I may come out and play some James Gang stuff as part of the show, just to show what I was doing when 'Witchy Woman' came out. We don't have that down yet."

    The Eagles have yet to confirm that Leadon will be returning, and it's unclear whether former bassist Randy Meisner or former guitarist Don Felder will be involved with the tour in any capacity. Relations with Felder are extremely strained, and Meisner has been largely inactive from the rock scene over the past few years.

    Leadon is also a former member of the Flying Burrito Brothers, and he played with the Eagles from their inception in 1971 through 1975. He cowrote some of their early hits, including "Witchy Woman," but left when the group turned away from their country-rock roots. He was also butting heads with Glenn Frey. "I just wanted some time to regroup," Leadon told Rolling Stone in 2008. "I suggested we take some time off. They weren't excited about that idea."

    During one particularly heated fight, Leadon poured a beer on Glenn Frey's head. Not long after that, he was replaced by Walsh. "I don't regret any of it," he said. "It was a great time in my life, but everything since then has been great, too. What's funny is that a year after I left, they did wind up taking a long break."

    All seven Eagles performed at the band's 1998 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but that marked the only occasion that former members were invited to play with the band. "They came to Los Angeles for a show a few years ago and I asked if I could sit in," Meisner told Rolling Stone in 2008. "I didn't get much response. I thought it would be nice to sit in with [current bassist] Timothy B. Schmit and sing 'Take It to the Limit,' but they pretty much gave me a 'no' in a round-about way. I can't blame them. They have to keep their band the way it is."



    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  2. Thanked Matt White for this KICKASS post:

    Jérôme Frenchise (04-10-2013)


  3. #2
    Banned
    REPENT AND SINS NO MO!

    Member No
    14
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Last Online
    11-04-2021 @ 07:27 PM
    Location
    China
    Posts
    44,120
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    2,838
    Thanked 3,233 Times in 2,449 Posts


    Blog Entries
    2
    Rep Power
    0
    I thought this was gonna be another death thread...
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  4. #3
    Fuck this and fuck that
    ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

    FORD's Avatar
    Member No
    32
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Last Online
    Today @ 12:06 AM
    Location
    Cascadia
    Posts
    58,679
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    3,391
    Thanked 6,285 Times in 4,714 Posts


    Rep Power
    143
    Bernie was definitely a huge part of the country roots of the Eagles.

    Don't get much more country than this......

    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  5. #4
    The Menace Is Loose Again
    TOASTMASTER GENERAL
    sadaist's Avatar
    Member No
    6381
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Last Online
    04-08-2015 @ 12:58 AM
    Location
    So CA
    Age
    52
    Posts
    11,625
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    1,789
    Thanked 2,934 Times in 1,875 Posts


    Rep Power
    61
    Quote Originally Posted by ELVIS View Post
    I thought this was gonna be another death thread...

    Me too.


    I don;t know who this guy is. Only Eagles album I've had was the greatest hits with Hotel CA on it. Forget which volume that is. Dig their famous songs. Also like a few hits the members have made in their solo careers. All extremely talented. Definitely a supergroup.
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  6. #5
    Fuck this and fuck that
    ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

    FORD's Avatar
    Member No
    32
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Last Online
    Today @ 12:06 AM
    Location
    Cascadia
    Posts
    58,679
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    3,391
    Thanked 6,285 Times in 4,714 Posts


    Rep Power
    143
    Bernie's the guy with the afro playing the Telecaster here. He was the lead guitarist before Joe Walsh joined.



    and in another trivial note, Bernie's brother Tom was in Tom Petty's band, Mudcrutch.

  7. Thanked FORD for this KICKASS post:

    DLR Bridge (04-10-2013)


  8. #6
    FROGALLIC
    ROTH ARMY SUPREME
    Jérôme Frenchise's Avatar
    Member No
    9783
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Last Online
    Yesterday @ 02:10 PM
    Location
    Frogland
    Age
    53
    Posts
    7,172
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    1,041
    Thanked 508 Times in 376 Posts


    Rep Power
    32
    Quote Originally Posted by ELVIS View Post
    I thought this was gonna be another death thread...
    So did I!

    One of my friends who is a kind of living pre-80s rock encyclopedia once asked me:

    "Do you know what's the most stoned band in rock history?"

    I answered I thought it was the Stones, but he said:

    "Everybody I tell about it won't believe me, but it's the Eagles."

    He insisted, but I've never been sure he was right, though I never really checked it out - hard to tell, anyway.
    After what criteria, after all? :confused:

    Their 1994 "Hell Freezes Over" reunion album was great. Makes me wanna give it another listen after a long time.
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  9. #7
    Cunning Linguist
    DIAMOND STATUS
    jhale667's Avatar
    Member No
    7379
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Last Online
    04-07-2016 @ 01:20 AM
    Location
    Los Angeles
    Posts
    20,929
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    8,152
    Thanked 4,110 Times in 2,874 Posts


    Rep Power
    82
    The Showtime documentary is excellent... I highly recommend checking it out.
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  10. Thanked jhale667 for this KICKASS post:

    Matt White (04-10-2013)


  11. #8
    your last loose end
    ROCKSTAR

    DLR Bridge's Avatar
    Member No
    25975
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Last Online
    Today @ 06:09 AM
    Location
    New Jersey
    Age
    54
    Posts
    5,434
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    3,328
    Thanked 2,335 Times in 1,435 Posts


    Rep Power
    43
    Hats off to this guy for pouring a beer on Glenn Frey's head. It occurred to me not long ago that I can tolerate just about every Eagles song that Frey isn't singing lead on. Even as a kid, when my Mom was playing their records, I just couldn't take his voice. Always loved Take It To The Limit.
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  12. #9
    ∞ SHEEP PEN GYPSY
    Matt White's Avatar
    Member No
    5688
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Last Online
    01-25-2024 @ 06:27 PM
    Location
    ON THE ROAD
    Age
    56
    Posts
    20,446
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    1,512
    Thanked 1,031 Times in 685 Posts


    Rep Power
    0
    Hey Ford...did I spy Jackson Browne on piano in that Eagles video?

    Yeah...Don & Glen get on my nerves...money grubbers that they are...

    I only buy EAGLES cds USED...those two have enough money!!!

  13. #10
    Fuck this and fuck that
    ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

    FORD's Avatar
    Member No
    32
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Last Online
    Today @ 12:06 AM
    Location
    Cascadia
    Posts
    58,679
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    3,391
    Thanked 6,285 Times in 4,714 Posts


    Rep Power
    143
    Yep, that was Jackson Browne on piano, just for that gig (California Jam 74)

    He actually did co-write that song with Frey though, and recorded a version of it himself.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 38
    Last Post: 10-01-2013, 07:01 PM
  2. Guitar World Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time
    By Va Beach VH Fan in forum Main VH/DLR Discussion
    Replies: 103
    Last Post: 10-31-2012, 10:26 PM
  3. Upcoming Kickass Films....
    By Hardrock69 in forum Max's Non VH/DLR Related Stuff
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 09-16-2012, 07:19 PM
  4. Replies: 11
    Last Post: 06-08-2012, 05:38 PM
  5. Replies: 3
    Last Post: 10-30-2011, 01:27 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •