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History of the Eagles

Name: History of the Eagles
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-02-15
Rating: 7.521

★ 7,5 /10 (48 Votes)

2013 EN 1 Seasons

Overview

Alison Ellwood’s intimate, meticulously crafted patchwork of rare archival material, concert footage, and unseen home movies explores the evolution and enduring popularity of one of America’s truly defining bands. This exceptional two-disc set includes History of the Eagles Part One and History of the Eagles Part Two, as well as Eagles Live At The Capital Centre - March 1977, featuring never-before-released performances from the Eagles’ two-night stand at Washington, D.C.’s Capital Center Arena during the legendary Hotel California tour.

First air date

15/02/2013

Votes

Popularity

2.6

The story of an American band

Genres

Documentary

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Networks

Showtime

Language

Last air date

2013-02-16

Episodes

Episode runtime

185 min

Website

www.historyoftheeagles.com

Don Henley

Self

Glenn Frey

Self

Timothy B. Schmit

Self

Joe Walsh

Self

Randy Meisner

Self

Bernie Leadon

Self

Don Felder

Self

Jackson Browne

Self

JD Souther

Self

Bob Seger

Self

Kenny Rogers

Self

David Geffen

Self

Glyn Johns

Self

Linda Ronstadt

Self (archive footage)

Original Soundtrack

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At over 3 hours long (187 minutes), the film delivers the history of The Eagles primarily from the perspectives of the founding members and unquestionable leaders of the band – Don Henley and Glen Frey. Along the way, we get treated to both archival footage, concert footage, archival interviews as well as current interviews with former bandmates. We hear from jilted bandmates, abandoned producers and record labels. Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Brown, and Bob Seger all make appearances as well. What is great about the film are the ugly parts. We get to see the egos clash, the drug use, the al…

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