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Ex-Eagle, Don Felder, has recorded a new version of the band’s classic hit “Hotel California” with Tommy Shaw of Styx and Kelly Hansen of Foreigner. The three are touring together in The Soundtrack of Summer tour, beginning May 14 in Wichita.

Felder says:

“I was a bit perplexed about how to go about doing it. The new version incorporates some flamenco-ish rhythms before progressing into the rock guitar outro. It grows from this acoustic steel-string version to where the electric guitars come in at the end.”

Styx guitarist, James Young, adds:

“Don Felder is extremely complimentary of my guitar playing, as I am of his, because we play guitar very differently. I can’t play the way he plays. It’s so lyrical, so melodic, particularly on “Hotel California,” probably the most-played and most-known Eagles song, and he wrote all the music to that.”

“Hotel California” will appear on “The Soundtrack Of Summer: The Very Best Of Foreigner & Styx” tour-companion CD, on sale May 6. Other tracks on the album include the Foreigner hits, “Cold As Ice,” “Juke Box Hero” and “I Want To Know What Love Is,” and the Styx hits “The Grand Illusion,” “Blue Collar Man” and “Renegade”.

The dates for “The Soundtrack of Summer” tour are as follows:

May

• 14 – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita
• 16 – Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
• 17 – Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, Texas
• 18 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston
• 20 – Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Fla.
• 22 – Germain Arena, Estero, Fla.
• 23 – St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fla.
• 24 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Atlanta
• 25 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, Ala.
• 29 – Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• 30 – Charter Amphitheatre, Simpsonville, S.C.
• 31 – PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte.

June

• 1 – Farm Bureau Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach
• 5 – Horseshoe Casino, Cincinnati
• 6 – FirstMerit Bank Pavilion, Chicago
• 7 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Mo.
• 8 – Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.
• 19 – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
• 20 – Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Va.
• 21 – Summer Stage, Big Flats, N.Y.
• 23 – Turning Stone Casino, Verona, N.Y.
• 26 – Prudential Center, Newark
• 28 – Nikon Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y.
• 29 – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

July

• 3 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J.
• 4 – Toyota Pavilion, Scranton, Pa.
• 5 – Darlings Waterfront, Bangor, Me.
• 6 – Bank of NH Pavilion, Gilford, N.H.
• 9 – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua, N.Y.
• 10 – Freedom Hill Amphitheater, Detroit
• 17 – Target Center, Minneapolis,
• 18 – Moondance Jam, Walker, Minn.
• 19 – Winnavegas Casino, Sloan, Iowa
• 22 – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Denver
• 23 – USANA Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City
• 25 – Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
• 26 – Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
• 27 – Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, Calif.

August

• 1 – Marymoor Park Concerts, Redmond, Wash. (Styx & Foreigner only)
• 2 – Maryhill Winery, Goldendale, Wash. (Styx & Foreigner only)
• 15 – Kentucky State Fair, Louisville (Styx & Foreigner only)
• 17 – Iowa State Fair, Des Moines (Styx & Foreigner only).

“The Soundtrack Of Summer: The Very Best Of Foreigner & Styx” is available now on iTunes.

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