[EP 407] Eagles: Inside the Chaotic Making of Hotel California with Sean Egan

Booked On Rock with Eric Senich by Eric Senich

Aug 23, 202646:25Music

The Eagles’ Hotel California remains one of the most successful and mysterious albums in rock history—but its polished sound concealed a chaotic creative process. Rock historian Sean Egan, author of Eagles and Hotel Cali...

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