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Donald William "Don" Felder (born September 21, 1947; Gainesville, Florida) is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as lead guitarist for the Eagles from 1974 to 1980 and again from 1994 to 2001.
Don Felder was first attracted to music after watching Elvis Presley live on The Ed Sullivan Show. He acquired his first guitar when he was around 10, which he has stated he exchanged with a friend at the five-and-dime for a handful of cherry bombs. He was heavily influenced by rock and roll and when he was 15, started his first band, The Continentals, which also had Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills & Nash fame. Around this time he also met Bernie Leadon, later one of the founding members of the Eagles. He and Bernie both attended Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Florida. Bernie replaced Stills and the band became the Maundy Quintet. An interesting note: in the 1966 Gainesville High School Yearbook the Maundy Quintet is pictured next to another Gainesville High student and his band that was destined for fame; Tom Petty and his early band the Epics. Felder gave Tom Petty guitar lessons for a year and a half at a local music shop, and also learned how to play slide guitar from Duane Allman.
You must be a lost angel, dressed to your silk legs
Born somewhere between heaven, hell
I don't know what place
Yes, I can tell that you've cast your spell,
The way you hold me, somehow
If this is sin, Baby count me in, I can't turn back now
I've got to have all of you,
Little Darlin'
All of your lovin', all of your huggin', all of your kisses too
I've got to have all of you
Every day, in every way now, no one else will do
Now, I've been told that it's ages old,
Goes back to Adam and Eve
Yes I know how the story goes,
When a woman begins to deceive
Now here you stand, before my naked eyes,
My heart is pounding so
If I should die darlin' in your arms,
What a lovely way to go
I've got to have all of you,
Little Darlin'
All of your lovin', all of your huggin', all of your kisses too
I've got to have all of you