The Don Felder Site

Don’t know whether is was the fertile soil which ended up in the pots of the marijuana plants or the natural “Rocky Mountain High” at 5000 feet above sea level, but something in Boulder, Colorado in the early 70′s spawned successful recording artists like no other spot on the planet. Everybody hung out there, from the likes of Chicago and Elton John to Stephen Stills and Joe Walsh.

In between all of this “artistry”, guitarist Jock Bartley, along with ex-Flying Burrito Brother Rick Roberts, tested the waters with Firefall
in the local club scene, and before they knew it, they had a record deal. You remember them. A staple on the Adult Contemporary charts, the band scored twelve Top 50 hits between 1976 and 1983. I wore out several C-60 magnetic cassette tapes constantly listening to “You are the Woman,” “Just Remember I Love You” and “Strange Way” on my Panasonic portable.

Don’s in Williamsburg, VA for tonight’s James River Jam fundraiser. He was caught rehearsing together with JD Souther, with whom it’s noted he’ll close the show doing Heartache Tonight, the Grammy-winning Eagles tune Souther helped co-write.

Don and JD’s association goes back a long way, which of course, brings us to another Felder trivia question:

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Wondering why Google has a brand new guitar doodle out today? It’s to mark what would have been Les Paul’s 96th birthday. You can even play it by moving your cursor over the strings.

Speaking of Les Paul, the Don Felder 1959 LP “Hotel California” signature replica has been out now for about a year. This begs another Felder trivia question:

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Crosby, Stills and Nash have annouced they will tour this year, beginning with mostly U.S. west coast dates in May and June. The trio will then head across the pond for shows in July. Certainly more dates are forthcoming.

More at crosbystillsnash.com.

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