Rock Music
The song “Witchy Woman” was written by group members Bernie Leadon and Don Henley. Leadon had begun work on the song while still a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers, and he took it with him when he joined The Eagles. While both claim that the lyrics describe a certain number of women they knew, the story is that Henley at the time was reading about Zelda Fitzgerald, the wild wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Zelda was the quintessential flapper and a bit loco. Whatever the inspiration may have been, they released the song first on their 1972 album Eagles and then as a single, backed with “Early Bird.” And, in 1972, the song went to #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Group members of The Eagles for the track were as follows: Don Henley (lead vocals, drums), Glenn Frey (backing vocals, lead guitar), Bernie Leadon (backing vocals, rhythm guitar), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, backing vocals).