The Eagles are part of the very small club of artists whose success created new records : their 1976 greatest hits compilation sold 42 million copies, and the album dates back from just before Hotel California so their most famous song is not even on it yet ! Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and later Joe Walsh found the perfect recipe for mixing folk, rock, pop and blues, including awe-inspiring vocal harmonies and epic guitar solos trade outs.