The Eagles’ 78-year-old founding member, Bernie Leadon, is returning to music with Too Late to Be Cool, Paradereports, his first album in more than two decades.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee claimed in an interview with Variety that his 2013–2015 reunion with the Eagles, when he played in 175 gigs throughout the globe as part of the History of the Eagles Live in Concert tour, was the catalyst for his creative comeback.
After that, Leadon constructed a special studio area and worked with record producer Glyn Johns to finish the album this year.
Regarding his new album, Leadon stated, “It’s the logical expansion of going back out, getting the creative juices going, and committing to songwriting, where I became more faithful to work on it.”
Two singles from the new album, “Too Many Memories” and “Just a Little,” have already been released by the Minneapolis-born artist.
The full album will be available on Friday, October 10.
After releasing his 1977 album Natural Progressions with The Bernie Leadon-Michael Georgiades Band, Leadon’s final solo album, Mirror, came out in 2004. He joked to Variety about the lengthy pauses between his projects:
Yes, I have been between projects for up to 22 years. I swear, I’ll attempt to do another one before 22 years pass.
After twenty years, it will be interesting to watch what Leadon creates. Will his musical output or the moment he threw a beer over Glenn Frey’s head as a farewell to The Eagles be what people remember him for? Marc Bona, a features writer for The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com, said.
On Friday, September 12, Leadon will play at Nashville’s City Winery as part of AmericanaFest. Parade stated that further tour dates will be announced in the spring of 2026.
In addition to performing with the Flying Burrito Brothers and Dillard & Clark, Leadon co-founded the Grammy Award-winning Eagles in 1971 with Frey, Don Henley, and Randy Meisner before beginning his solo career.
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