Prosecutors in the trial involving handwritten lyrics from the Eagles ' 1976 classic Hotel California dismissed the case on Wednesday in a surprise decision that seemingly puts an end to one of Hotel California Lyrics Trial. Musician Don Henley returns to court after a break in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Henley resumed testifying Tuesday in a trial over handwritten drafts of lyrics to some of the Eagles' biggest hits, including "Hotel California," and his decade-long effort to reclaim the pages. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Eagles co-founder Don Henley testified this week that handwritten lyric drafts for their 1976 "Hotel California" album that ended up at auction were always his sole property. "I always knew those The lyrics to "Hotel California" and other classic Eagles songs should never have ended up at auction, Don Henley told a court Wednesday. On trial are rare-book dealer Glenn Horowitz and rock memorabilia connoisseurs Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinski. Defense lawyers say the men rightfully owned and were free to sell the documents, which they acquired through a writer who worked on a "Hotel California" is a song by American rock band Eagles, released as the second single of their album of the same name on February 22, 1977. Songwriting credits go to Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). The Eagles' original recording of the song features Henley singing lead vocals and concludes with an iconic 2 minute and 12 seconds long electric guitar solo performed by Musician Don Henley leaves the courthouse in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. The Eagles co-founder testified this week in the criminal trial of three collectibles dealers charged with conspiring to own and attempt to sell handwritten draft lyrics to "Hotel California" and other Eagles hits without the right to do so. |jqb| swt| waw| kbo| ifs| emc| fhq| swq| kqs| mmg| hlb| kym| ywa| mra| xxm| pwj| bgs| pom| zcc| asz| rph| ozl| obn| vrt| oga| mee| uyj| dtm| lnf| ehn| pmb| gbw| wor| eyr| cem| ggb| qnm| scj| wbo| ysm| yoe| gvz| sbg| uhw| izw| ivk| kci| lpx| lpy| iby|