- Leadon had just joined the The Flying Burrito Brothers when they performed at Altamont.
- Was an original member of The Flying Burrito Brothers. He wrote the song "My Man", which appears on Eagles' "On the Border" album, as a tribute to the Burritos late founder, Gram Parsons.
- One of the original members of Eagles.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 (as a member of Eagles).
- Shares a birthday with fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Queen guitarist Brian May and Grateful Dead keyboardist Keith Godchaux.
- During the 1970s he lived with then California governor Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis, during which time the couple co-wrote "I Wish You Peace," a track that appeared on the Eagles' 1975 album "One of These Nights".
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