Q 01/05

In which city did the Eagles form in 1971?

A) Nashville

B) Los Angeles

C) San Francisco

D) Detroit

Answer · why

B) Los Angeles

Los Angeles was home base: Frey, Henley, Meisner and Leadon met on the city's club scene and played together only once as a backing band, at Disneylan...

Q 02/05

Which singer's backing band brought the four founding Eagles together?

A) Emmylou Harris

B) Carole King

C) Linda Ronstadt

D) Joni Mitchell

Answer · why

C) Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt's touring band was where Frey, Henley, Meisner and Leadon first played together in 1971; all four then played on her self-titled 1972 a...

Q 03/05

Which label, newly started by David Geffen, signed the Eagles in 1971?

A) Capitol Records

B) Reprise Records

C) Elektra Records

D) Asylum Records

Answer · why

D) Asylum Records

Asylum Records, founded by David Geffen and Elliot Roberts in 1971, signed the Eagles after Geffen bought out Frey and Henley's Amos Records contracts...

Q 04/05

Under what name did the band play its first show in Aspen in October 1971?

A) Longbranch Pennywhistle

B) Teen King and the Emergencies

C) The Aspen Ramblers

D) The Stone Canyon Band

Answer · why

B) Teen King and the Emergencies

Billed as Teen King and the Emergencies, the as-yet-unnamed band played The Gallery club in Aspen in October 1971; the Eagles name came later on a pey...

Q 05/05

Which comedian, a Troubadour friend, claims he suggested calling them "the Eagles"?

A) Cheech Marin

B) Steve Martin

C) Albert Brooks

D) Chevy Chase

Answer · why

B) Steve Martin

Steve Martin, a Troubadour friend, wrote in his memoir that he suggested 'the Eagles', but Frey insisted the group's name was simply 'Eagles', with no...