Bernie Leadon was with the Eagles from 1972-1975..all of the albums included on Greatest Hits. He arrived in L.A. in 1967 as a member of Hearts and Flowers before joining Dillard and Clark and then the Flying Burrito Brothers. He had the best voice: smooth, soft, and clear. He could play guitar and banjo when he was six! Bernie was a great country guitarist and an awesome banjo player.

       His songs were some of the best but unnoticed Eagles tunes: My Man, I Wish You Peace, and Train Leaves Here This Morning. It was very unfortunate that Bernie left, because he was a great force in early Eagles music, and you can definitely sense his absence in the Eagles last two albums.He represented, like Glenn, the country side of the Eagles.When he left the group and Joe Walsh entered Glenn was the only country person left and it was out of balance and I believe that led to the breakup. He was an important member in the early Eagle days.

Bernie in 1979, on why he left the band:
"I kept asking 'Are we going to rest next month?' and we never did. I wanted to get in shape before the age of thirty so I could have a chance at the rest of my life. I was afraid something inside me was dying. Leaving was an act of survival."