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Trio charged in plot to sell stolen handwritten Eagles lyrics for ‘Hotel California’

Don Henley, left, and Joe Walsh, right, of the Eagles, perform during the "Hotel California 2022 Tour" at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia, March 28, 2022.

Three men were indicted Tuesday in New York for allegedly conspiring to sell handwritten notes and lyrics for the Eagles album “Hotel California” — papers that band member Don Henley says were stolen in the late 1970s.

The 100 allegedly stolen pages include the lyrics to the songs “Hotel California,” “Life in the Fast Lane” and “New Kid

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