Eagles singer Don Henley is seeking the return of his handwritten notes and song lyrics from the band’s iconic Hotel California album, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in New York.
The federal court civil complaint is the second attempt to claim the documents. In March, prosecutors dropped criminal charges midway through a trial against three collectibles experts accused of trying to sell the items.
Henley claims the pages were stolen. He said he would pursue a civil remedy when the criminal case was dropped against rare books dealer Glenn Horowitz, former Rock & Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi, and rock memorabilia seller Edward Kosinski.
Hotel California was released by the Eagles in 1977 and is the third-biggest selling album of all time in the U.S. “These 100 pages of personal lyric sheets belong to Mr.
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