<P> Their 1975 album One of These Nights included three top 10 singles: "One of These Nights", "Lyin' Eyes", and "Take It to the Limit", the first hitting the top of the charts . Guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh also joined the band in 1975 replacing Leadon . The Eagles continued that success and hit their commercial peak in late 1976 with the release of Hotel California, which would go on to sell more than 16 million copies in the U.S. alone and more than 32 million copies worldwide . The album yielded two number - one singles, "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California". Meisner left the band in 1977 and was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit . They released their last studio album for nearly 28 years in 1979 with The Long Run, which spawned three top 10 singles: "Heartache Tonight", "The Long Run", and "I Can't Tell You Why", the lead single being another chart - topping hit . </P> <P> The Eagles disbanded in July 1980 but reunited in 1994 for the album Hell Freezes Over, a mix of live and new studio tracks . They toured consistently and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 . In 2007, the Eagles released Long Road Out of Eden, their first full studio album in 28 years and their sixth number - one album . The next year they launched the Long Road Out of Eden Tour in support of the album . In 2013, they began the extended History of the Eagles Tour in conjunction with the band's documentary release, History of the Eagles . </P> <P> Following the death of Frey in January 2016, Henley stated in several interviews that he did not think the band would perform again . However, the Eagles continued performing in 2017 with guest musicians Deacon Frey (son of Glenn) and Vince Gill . </P> <P> The Eagles began in early 1971, when Linda Ronstadt and her then - manager John Boylan recruited local musicians Glenn Frey and Don Henley for her band . Henley had moved to Los Angeles from Texas with his band Shiloh to record an album produced by Kenny Rogers, and Frey had come from Michigan and formed Longbranch Pennywhistle; they had met in 1970 at The Troubadour in Los Angeles and became acquainted through their mutual record label, Amos Records . Randy Meisner, who had been working with Ricky Nelson's backing band, the Stone Canyon Band, and Bernie Leadon, a veteran of the Flying Burrito Brothers, also later joined Ronstadt's group of performers for her summer tour promoting the Silk Purse album . </P>

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