Eagles ‘Hotel California' Lyrics Trial: What We Know

[Matt Dillon]

Call it the long run of rock collectors' trials - one that's finally scheduled to begin this week after a lengthy delay.

In one of the most high-profile cases involving the world of music memorabilia, three men were arrested in July 2020, charged with attempting to sell pages of hand-written lyrics to songs from the Eagles' 1976 album Hotel California (and allegedly lying about the origins of the ownership). The value of the documents was reported to be more than $1 million and included drafts of songs like the title track and "Life in the Fast Lane" from the band's Don Henley.

Eagles ‘Hotel California' Lyrics Trial: What We Know (msn.com)​

[Matt Dillon]

"Hotel California (2013 Remaster) - Eagles

[Matt Dillon]

More on this tangled web.

Backstory of disputed 'Hotel California' lyrics pages 'just felt thin,' ex-auction exec says (msn.com)

[CATHYnKY]

interesting

[Matt Dillon]

A bizarre ending to the trial.

'Hotel California' trial abruptly ends after prosecutors drop case over handwritten Eagles lyrics (msn.com)

[CATHYnKY]

Bizarre indeed.

[Matt Dillon]

We may not have heard the end of it. It's now being reported that Don Henley may file a lawsuit in civil court.