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Eagles ‘Hotel California’ Lyrics Trial: What We Know
Everything we know so far about the trial focusing on stolen lyrics to the Eagles 'Hotel California' album.
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 origins of the case date back more than 40 years, when Ed Sanders — the author, poet, and founding member of the Fugs — was researching a biography of the Eagles and was given access to their archives, including the lyric notes. At the time of the arrests, Eagles manager Irving Azoff said, “This action exposes the truth about music memorabilia sales of highly personal, stolen items hidden behind a facade of legitimacy.
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