Don Henley
Don Henley was born in Gilmer, Texas, United States on July 22nd, 1947 and is the Rock Singer. At the age of 76, Don Henley biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician, singer, guitarist, record producer, and founding member of the Eagles.
He served as the drummer and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971 to 1980, and he reprised those duties for the group's reunions since 1994.
Since the band's inception, he has been the only regular member of the group.
Henley performed lead vocals on Eagles hits including "Witchy Woman," "Desperado," "Best of My Love," "One of These Nights," "Life in the Fast Lane," "The Long Run" and "Get Over It." Henley, the Eagles' exile, devoted himself to a solo career and released his debut album "I Can't Wait" in 1982.
He has released five studio albums, two compilation albums, and one live DVD.
"Dirty Laundry," "The Boys of Summer," "All She Wants to Do Is Dance," "The Last Worthless Evening," "Not Enough Love in the World," and "The End of the Innocence" are among his solo hits. The Eagles have released more than 150 million albums, received six Grammy Awards, had five number-one singles, 17 top-five singles, and six number-one albums.
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and are the most well-selling American band in history.
Henley, a solo artist, has sold more than ten million albums worldwide, eight top-40 hits, received two Grammy Awards, and five MTV Video Music Awards.
Henley has released 25 top-40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 as a member of the Eagles and as a solo artist.
He has also released seven studio albums with the Eagles and five as a solo artist.
By Rolling Stone magazine, he was ranked as the 87th best singer of all time in 2008. He has also played a key role in many environmental and political causes, most notably the Walden Woods Project.
He divided his musical interests between the Eagles and his solo career from 1994 to 2016.
Early life
Donald Hugh Henley was born in Gilmer, Texas, on July 22, 1947, and grew up in Linden, Texas' small northeast town. Hughlene's uncle (née McWhorter; 1916–2003) and C. J. Henley (1907–1972) are both descendants of Hughlene (née McWhorter), who lived in Hughlene (1906–1972). He has ancestry in Ireland, England, and Scotland. Henley attended Linden-Kildare High School, where he began playing football but his coach recommended that he quit early, but instead he joined the high school band. He began playing the trombone and then in the percussion section. He first attended college at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, after graduating from high school in 1965. Henley attended North Texas State University (renamed 1988) in Denton, Texas, from 1967 to 1969, and spent time with his father, who was dying of heart and arterial disease.
Personal life
Henley's childhood friendship with Loree Rodkin, inspired the song "Wasted Time" and portions of the "Hotel California" lyrics. Henley began dating Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks as her relationship with Lindsey Buckingham came to an end late in 1975. The friendship lasted on and off for about two years. Henley later recorded a song called "Sara" that was about their unborn child, which Nicks referred to as abortions. Henley began a three-year relationship with actress/model and Bond girl Lois Chiles.
On November 21, 1980, Henley sent paramedics to his house, where a 16-year-old girl was discovered naked and claiming she had overdosed on quaaludes and cocaine. A 15-year-old girl was arrested for prostitution, and a 15-year-old girl was arrested for being under the influence of drugs. Henley was arrested and charged with contributing to minorities' delinquency. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to $2,500 and two years of probation. "I was shocked to hear about it," Chiles, who had no longer been in a relationship with Henley at the time of the incident. He didn't have drugs around the house. I'm positive it was an accident." Among the many inspirations for the solo hit, "Dirty Laundry," were primary media reports from this event.
Henley was engaged to Battlestar Galactica actress Maren Jensen in the early 1980s. Jensen performed harmony vocals on the song "Johnny Can't Read" on his first solo album, "I Can't Read." In 1986, he and Jensen split.
Henley married Sharon Summerall in 1995. Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Billy Joel, John Fogerty, Jackson Browne, Sheryl Crow, Glenn Frey, and Tony Bennett were among the wedding entertainers. "Everything Is Different Now" was Henley's first song from the album Inside Job for Sharon. Summerall has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. They have three children together, two girls and a boy.
Henley was expected to be the world's fourth-wealth drummer in 2012, behind Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, and Dave Grohl, who earned $200 million.
Career beginnings
Henley, a high school friend, was invited to join a Dixieland band formed by his childhood friend Richard Bowden's father Elmer, as well as another school friend Jerry Surratt. The Four Speeds were a British band formed in the United States. Felicity was renamed Felicity, then Shiloh, and the band underwent a slew of shifts in band members in 1964. They were signed to a local producer and released a Henley-penned song called "Hurtin." They met in 1969 by chance Texan Kenny Rogers, who expressed an interest in their band. They changed their name to Shiloh and performed a few songs for Rogers, and "Jennifer (O'My Lady)" was their first single. Surratt died in a dirt bike crash two years before their single was announced, and the band members were then Henley, Richard Bowden, Al Perkins, and Jim Ed Norman. Rogers was instrumental in signing the band to Amos Records and taking the band to Los Angeles in June 1970. They recorded a self-titled album at Larrabee Studios produced by Rogers while living at Rogers' home for a few months. In 1971, Shiloh was disbanded due to the band's leadership and creative differences between Henley and Bowden.
Henley and Glenn Frey were both signed to Amos Records (Frey and J. D. Souther as the duo Longbranch Pennywhistle), and they were recruited by John Boylan to be members of Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her 1971 tour. As Henley and Frey decided to form their own band after touring with her, she was the catalyst for the group's formation. Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon, both members of Ronstadt's backing band, were introduced (the foursome had collaborated before) and became the Eagles, but only once before.
Solo career
Henley began a solo career after the Eagles' breakup. He and Stevie Nicks (his girlfriend at the time) had duetted on her Top ten Pop and Adult Contemporary hit "Leather and Lace," written by Nicks for Waylon Jennings and his partner Jessi Colter in late 1981, was a moderate success. The single "Dirty Laundry" debuted at No. 10. Starting with 1983, 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 gained a Gold-certified single for over a million copies in the United States. It was Henley's all-time greatest solo hit single, and it had also been nominated for a Grammy Award. Henley performed "Love Rules" on the 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High School film soundtrack, as well as the 1982 Fast Times.
Building the Perfect Beast, an album that was released in 1984, was followed by this story. "The Boys of Summer," a single word, has debuted at No. 1. The Billboard Hot 100 is ranked 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Jean-Baptiste Mondino produced the song's music video, which also received multiple MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video of the Year. Henley received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for the song. "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" is among the album's other songs on the album. "Not Enough Love in the World" is a popular rating on Hot 100. (No. (No. 34) and "Sunset Grill" (No. 1). 22) was also heavily praised. He then had a No. "Who Owns This Place?" a 3rd album rock chart hit, "Who Owns This Place?" The Color of Money soundtrack from 1986.
The End of the Innocence of 1989 was Henley's next album, The End of the Innocence. The album's title track, a collaboration with Bruce Hornsby, debuted at No. This is a single 8-person team. Other songs that received radio airplay included "The Heart of the Matter," "The Last Worthless Evening" and "New York Minute." In 1990, Henley received the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Grammy Award for "The End of the Innocence." Henley appeared on MTV's Unplugged series briefly in 1990.
Henley's Greatest Hits single "The Garden of Allah" was released in 1995 to promote his greatest hits solo album, Real Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits.
Henley was named one of the best singing drummers of all time by MusicRadar.
Henley performs drums and sings simultaneously on several Eagles songs in live shows. He plays electric guitar and other Eagles songs on his solo albums and other Eagles songs, and he sings or sings solo. With four trombones, occasionally Eagles songs, such as "Hotel California," can be rearranged.
