Publishing Briefs: Eagles Co-Founder Bernie Leadon Joins Warner Chappell, Plus Avex Signs Kehlani Collaborator

Bernie Leadon, 1 of the architects of state stone arsenic a subordinate of the Flying Burrito Brothers and co-founder of the Eagles, has signed a semipermanent planetary publishing woody with Warner Chappell Music. Alongside the agreement, he’ll merchandise his archetypal solo medium successful much than 20 years, Too Late to Be Cool, arriving Oct. 10 connected Straight Wire Records.

Born successful Minneapolis and raised successful Gainesville, Fla. — his precocious member Tom played with chap Gainesvillian Tom Petty — Leadon grew up steeped successful bluegrass and acoustic traditions. His aboriginal enactment with Dillard & Clark and connected the Burrito Brothers’ 2nd and 3rd albums fused accepted instrumentation with progressive songwriting, laying the instauration for what would aboriginal beryllium dubbed Americana. In 1971, helium co-founded the Eagles with Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner, helping trade the band’s signature dependable meshing state and rock.

His contributions — connected guitar, banjo, pedal alloy and mandolin — defined aboriginal Eagles albums specified arsenic the set self-titled debut, Desperado and One of These Nights. He co-wrote the Hot 100 apical 10 deed “Witchy Woman” with Henley and he’s the tasty pb guitarist you mostly perceive connected Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975, aka, the best-selling medium successful U.S. history.

After departing the Eagles successful 1975 arsenic the set started to displacement distant from its countrified roots, Leadon became a sought-after collaborator, moving with artists specified arsenic Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Stephen Stills, Michael Georgiades, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Alabama. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Eagles successful 1998.

Leadon present returns with Too Late to Be Cool, a postulation of originals including”Just a Little,” “Go On Down to Mobile&rdquo...