Remember When the Eagles Fired Don Felder? The Eagles have seen quite a few lineup changes over the years, but few of them shook the band up quite like guitarist Don Felder's departure. Felder was fired from the band on Feb. 6, 2001, touching off a series of events from which his relationship with the other musicians would never recover. Felder joined the band in 1974, and he had an immediate impact on the group, which was in the process of transitioning from the country-rock stylings of early hits including "Take It Easy," "Peaceful, Easy Feeling" and "Best of My Love" into a more rock-edged sound. Felder was much more of a rock guitarist than their original guitarist, Bernie Leadon, and his contributions to the band were major, not only as an instrumentalist but also as a co-writer on songs including "Victim of Love," "Those Shoes" and even "Hotel California."