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No matter how you look at it, 2024 is shaping up to be the Year of the Fingers — Don “Fingers”
Felder, that is. Felder, a true American rock and roll guitar hero, is very much looking forward to
building upon his rich legacy as one of the most innovative riff-generating songwriters of the
modern rock era while continuing his growth as a featured touring and recording solo artist.
To that end, Felder finds himself most decidedly back in the driver’s seat with the release of his
first solo album in seven years, American Rock ’N’ Roll (BMG). American Rock ’N’ Roll consists
of 11 high-energy rockers mixed with touching, thoughtful ballads. ARnR also boasts a who’s
who of A-list guest contributors including Slash, Sammy Hagar, Peter Frampton, Mick
Fleetwood, Joe Satriani, Orianthi, Richie Sambora, Alex Lifeson, and many, many more.
Not only is Felder a proud, longstanding member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, having
been inducted with the Eagles back in 1998, he was also inaugurated into the Musicians Hall of
Fame and Museum in Nashville in 2016 and the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2017. Fact is,
Felder spent 27 years with the Eagles, who own the fine distinction of recording the top-selling
album of all time — Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), which has sold over 38 million copies (and
counting). “I’m blessed enough to have contributed to and been a part of a very talented mixture
of voices, writing, guitar parts, and production. I’m very proud of that,” he says of the group.
Don left the band in 2001 and has since forged an impressive career as a top-tier solo artist with
a three fully realized full-length albums as well and several very successful singles for film
scores like Heavy Metal, 1983’s sonically soaring Airborne and 2012’s multifaceted song-cycle
treatise, Road to Forever and American Rock ‘N’ Roll. Felder added “best-selling author” to his
impressive C.V. when his spellbinding 2008 memoir, Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles
(1974-2001), became an instant New York Times smash bestseller.
Felder navigated the burgeoning rock scene in his native Gainesville, Florida, in the 1960s,
which included a stint teaching guitar to Tom Petty and learning slide guitar from his longtime
friend Duane Allman. His matchless lead-guitar tone added extra fuel to Eagles tracks like
“Already Gone,” “One of These Nights,” “Take It to the Limit,” and “New Kid in Town,” in addition
to having co-written “Victim of Love,” “Those Shoes,” and his most popular co-creation, “Hotel
California.” Felder has also recorded with and performed alongside top-drawer artists such as
The Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper, Warren Zevon, Barbra Streisand, Elton John,
Joni Mitchell, and Stephen Stills, whom Don first crossed paths in his first band, The
Continentals in Gainesville in the early 1960s.
Spending more and more time on the road as the frontman of his own tight-knit solo band made
Felder realize he needed to put in the time to hone his own distinctive voice into a finely tuned
instrument. “That’s just how I work,” Don explains. “A lead vocal has to fit the song — it has to fit
the timbre and texture of the song. Otherwise, you’re a one-note samba.” Felder counts
extended runs with Foreigner, Styx, Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus, and REO Speedwagon as
touring highlights.
What’s next for Fingers Felder? Extensive touring is most definitely already locked into place to
get behind the majestic sounds and broad shoulders of American Rock ’N’ Roll. In the
meantime, let us continue to admire the essence of Don Felder, a man who continues to push
boundaries and expand horizons. It’s the only way that he can travel down that road.
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