The Don Felder Site

Social Media Update

Felderfans — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:11:16 +0000

Sneak peak at the new location of my photo shoot next week!Looks awesome, right? twitter.com/donfelder/stat…

— Don Felder (@donfelder) January 26, 2012

It appears Don’s shifting into high gear as far as preparations go for a spring album release.

We love the retro theme. Two points Team Felder!

YouTube of the Week

Felderfans — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:28:12 +0000

From last week’s NCMEC fundraiser. The guitar is the star.

Feels Like Joe

Felderfans — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:03:11 +0000

Joe Vitale recently shared his awesome new single Feels Like Home with the world. Have a listen. We guarantee you’ll be hittin’ “Replay” again and again….and again.

Meet Ed Cherney

Felderfans — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:19:46 +0000

VERY interesting interview conducted in October with veteran engineer and producer Ed Cherney, the man behind the mixing of Don’s upcoming solo release, published yesterday in sonicscoop.com.

If there’s anybody to believe who says the album is worth the wait, then it’s Ed.

Bye Bye 2011

Felderfans — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:38:29 +0000

What? December 31st already? High time for our annual review. This year we’ve decided to get technical and share some of our 2011 web statistics.

Where did this year’s 51,316 visitors come from? It’s no surprise that the majority were from the U.S. followed by Canada and then the U.K. D’uh oh.

The world according to Felderfans

Breaking it further down by cities, the top ten were 1. Nashville 2. Calgary 3. San Francisco 4. New York 5. Los Angeles 6. Cleveland 7. Sydney 8. Buffalo 9. Vancouver and 10. Sevilla. Sevilla??

And where do web surfers land when they find us? Aside from the splash page, coming in waaaay ahead of all the others was Guitar Q&A with Don. Rounding out the top five are the Band page, the excerpt from Don’s book and the category “video clips.”

Even more fascinating are the search engine key terms, in other words what folks type in the search box when searching for info about Don. Now who’d have thought “Don Felder” would be #1?

Key search words over the last three days

Last but not least, we were interested in what piece of media visitors probably click on the most. Based on the transferred kilobytes (hey, we know this is not scientific, but what the heck) we discovered that Don’s guitar solo on Sad Cafe and Joe B’s golf video from 2007 (!) got the most hits.

We could drill down ad nauseum and look for stuff like page load milliseconds and how much our CPU gets roasted, but naah…who cares. On the other hand, what we do care about is that close to 25% of our site visitors come back again. For that we thank you and send you off with best wishes for a fabulous New Year!

Back to Calgary in 2012

Felderfans — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:11:50 +0000

Don will return to Calgary in 2012, playing at the Bowness Community Hall on Friday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $70 and available at the venue and these locations.

Last year Don performed a special concert in Calgary for the Canadian Music Therapy Trust. This year, concert fans are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank.

Update: show is Friday, March 2

Don in Japan!

Felderfans — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:11:17 +0000

According to Billboard.live Don is scheduled to perform in Tokyo on March 19 & 20 and Osaka on March 22 & 23, 2012.

Tokyo tickets go on sale to the general public on January 12 and Osaka on January 19, with special pre-sales for Billboard club members a week earlier.

As usual, we’ll keep an eye on this and possible expanded dates.

updated 20. Dec 23.00 CET

Dutch Treat

Felderfans — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:23:21 +0000

Guitar players in the Netherlands can pick up the January 2012 issue of Gitarist magazine and start working up their cover of Hotel California. The latest issue, which comes out today, includes a transcription and an accompanying interview with Don.

More at gitarist.nl online.

Red Deer Tickets Now on Sale

Felderfans — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:55:22 +0000

Tickets for Don’s March 3rd show in Red Deer, AB are now available through the College Arts Centre’s online box office.

This special performance benefits the College’s performing and visual arts programs. The event includes a pre-concert reception, after show party and best seats.

Follow @RDC_news on Twitter.

Meet Joe Vitale @ The Winchester

Felderfans — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:53:38 +0000

Veteran songwriter, musician and all-around good guy Joe Vitale will make a book signing appearance at the Winchester Music Hall in Cleveland on January 6th starting at 9 pm.

We first got to read Joe’s book BACKSTAGE PASS back when the ink was still wet. It’s a collection of stories from his years on the rock and roll road, with tales from tours with Ted Nugent, Joe Walsh, the Eagles and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, among others. Our favorite: Joe’s foiled plan to declare Charlie the Tuna chief spokesfish for the Save the Whales campaign.

Event info via artsinohio.com.