ON THIS DAY IN 1979 - THE EAGLES RELEASE THEIR SIXTH ALBUM, 'THE LONG RUN'

On this day in 1979 – The Eagles release their sixth album, ‘The Long Run’

On this day in 1979 – The Eagles released their sixth album, The Long Run. The lead single ‘Heartache Tonight’ a song co-written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger and JD Souther won a Grammy Award. This was the first Eagles album to feature bassist Timothy B. Schmit, who had replaced founding member Randy Meisner, and the last full studio album to feature Don Felder before his termination from the band in 2001.

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