Home / Music / Linda Ronstadt's backing musicians became the EaglesMusic linernotes album music eaglesLinda Ronstadt's backing musicians became the EaglesAll four founding members — Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner — had played in Linda Ronstadt’s backing band at various points before forming the Eagles. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe Eagles' self-titled debut hit No. 22 and spawned three Top 40 singlesThe Eagles' debut was recorded and released in 1972Jackson Browne started 'Take It Easy' and Glenn Frey finished itGlyn Johns produced the Eagles' debut at Olympic StudiosAguirre soundtrack: only 2 of 9 tracks are actually from the film — the rest are compiled from early-'70s Popol Vuh sessionsExplorePeace Piece runs six and a half minutes on a single repeating two-chord figurePure Comedy is Father John Misty's longest album at 74 minutesFree Jazz is a single 37-minute continuous improvisationKamasi Washington's The Epic runs 173 minutes across three volumesBeethoven's Hammerklavier held the title for longest standard piano sonataPrevious Peter Henderson and Supertramp produced Breakfast in AmericaNext Juice Newton took 'Angel of the Morning' to #4 in 1981