Don Felder
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Donald William Felder |
| Born | September 21, 1947 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1966–present |
| Website | donfelder |
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 the Eagles, and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016.
Felder was fired from the Eagles in 2001, after which he filed lawsuits against his former bandmates alleging wrongful termination, breach of implied-in-fact contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. He published an autobiography detailing his tenure with the Eagles, Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974–2001), in 2008.