Irving Azoff claimed Don Henley's "Hotel California" lyric pages were stolen by an author working on a biography about the rock band in the late '70s.

Glenn Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinski were charged with attempting to sell allegedly stolen lyric pages from The Eagles worth more than $1 million.

Most bands would give their eye teeth to write a song like the Eagles' Hotel California. Many have tried. Many have failed.

The Eagles co-founder took the stand Monday at the criminal trial surrounding what he says were stolen, handwritten lyrics to Hotel California and key Eagles hits.

How 1 song laid the groundwork for a whole album by The Eagles Felder said that “Hotel California” paved the way for other Eagles songs from the same era.

What was The Eagles’ #1 song? The band scored several chart-toppers, but “Hotel California” is widely recognized as their signature #1, hitting the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1977.

The Eagles' "Hotel California" was a much bigger hit than the obscure 1970s song that inspired its lyrics.

The Eagles co-founder took the stand Monday at the criminal trial surrounding what he says were stolen, handwritten lyrics to Hotel California and key Eagles hits.