Eagles’ former guitarist Don Felder suffered a shock medical emergency onstage and had to be rushed for medical treatment Thursday.
The iconic musician, 77, was playing the band’s hit Tequila Sunrise on the Rock Legends cruise when he abruptly stopped strumming and stared offstage.
Appearing unsteady on his feet, a crew member rushed on and cradled Felder as he attempted to speak into the microphone.
Visibly swaying, he was quickly escorted offstage with his bandmates as the crowd shouted support.
The star’s team shared an update Friday revealing Felder had been suffering from dehydration and was feeling ‘much better’ after getting medical attention on the cruise, which sails between Miami and CocoCay, Bahamas.
The statement read: ‘We appreciate everyone’s concern regarding Don Felder’s abrupt stop to his show last night on the Rock Legends Cruise.
Eagles’ former guitarist Don Felder suffered a shock medical emergency onstage and had to be rushed for medical treatment Thursday
The iconic musician, 77, was playing the band’s hit Tequila Sunrise on the Rock Legends cruise when he abruptly stopped strumming and stared offstage – pictured 2016
The star is pictured performing with the band in 1980
‘After receiving medical attention, he was deemed to be suffering from dehydration.
‘He was given fluids and is feeling much better.
‘To ensure he has ample time to rehydrate and recover fully, we are working on rescheduling today’s shows and adjusting the remainder of the cruise schedule accordingly
‘Thank you for your understanding and remember – drink your water!’
In addition to Felder, the Rock Legends Cruise lineup includes Alice Cooper, Styx, John Watie, Foghat and Robin Trower.
The Eagles redefined West Coast rock after forming in Los Angeles in 1972. They sold 120 million albums and provided the soundtrack for a generation of baby boomers with hits like Take It Easy, One Of These Nights and Hotel California.
Hotel California is the title track from the 1976 Eagles album of the same name, and won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
It’s known for its long guitar outro, featuring Felder and Joe Walsh, and complex lyrics sung by Don Henley.
Appearing unsteady on his feet, a crew member rushed on and cradled Felder as he attempted to speak into the microphone. Visibly swaying, he was quickly escorted offstage with his bandmates as the crowd shouted support
The star’s team shared an update Friday revealing Felder had been suffering from dehydration and was feeling ‘much better’ after getting medical attention on the cruise which sails between Miami and Coco Cay, Bahamas
The Eagles redefined West Coast rock after forming in Los Angeles in 1972. They sold 120 million albums and provided the soundtrack for a generation of baby boomers with hits like Take It Easy, One Of These Nights and Hotel California – pictured Felder, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner in 1976
Felder was the lead guitarist of the rock band from 1974 to 2001 but his time in the band was marred by feuding with co-lead singer and frontman Glenn Frey
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Randy Meisner left the group because of the band’s direction away from country music, followed by Bernie Leadon who blamed tiredness, but it is believed to be more to do with his deteriorating relationship with the remaining two founders.
Joe Walsh and Timothy Schmidt replaced them, but the build up of rivalry between Felder and Frey forced the band to break up in 1980.
But not for good, as after a ’14-year vacation’ which saw each member pursue solo careers, Frey, Henley, Walsh and Schmidt reunited without Don Felder.
He was fired from the band in 2001 leading to him filing lawsuits alleging wrongful termination, breach of implied-in-fact contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.
On May 8, 2007, the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.
Felder has four children with ex-wife Susan Pickersgill, from whom he split in 2000 after three decades of marriage.