Warner Chappell Music , the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, today announced the signing of Eagles founding member Bernie Leadon to a long-term, worldwide publishing agreement.

“I have been associated with Warner Chappell and the rest of Warner Music since 1971,” said Leadon in a statement. “I am delighted to renew my connections with them now at this point in the 21st Century. Warner Chappell and Warner Music have always been at the pinnacle of support for songwriters and other music creators, and that reality is still very evident in the current leadership and staff. My sincere thanks go to all of them.”

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is slated to release his first solo album in more than two decades,” Too Late to Be Cool,” on Oct. 10. Most recently, Leadon was a headl

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