(“Donald Hugh Henley” (born July 22, 1947) is an american singer-songwriter, producer, and drummer, best known as a founding member of ‘the eagles’ before launching a successful solo career)
Henley was the drummer and co-lead singer for the Eagles from 1971 to 1980, when the band broke up, and from 1994 to 2016, when they reunited.
Following a year-long break due to Eagles founder Glenn Frey’s death, Henley reformed the band in summer 2017 for the Classic West and Classic East rock festivals, hiring Vince Gill and Deacon Frey to replace Glenn.
(ouch!)
(and this after claiming that the death of ‘frey’ meant the end of the eagles)
(these fucking baby boomers just won’t exit the stage gracefully)
(time to wage war on these hoarse dinosaurs!)
(‘henley’ sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as “Witchy Woman”, “Desperado”, “Best of My Love”, “One of These Nights”, “Hotel California”, “Life in the Fast Lane”, “The Long Run” and “Get Over It”)
After the Eagles broke up in 1980, Henley pursued a solo career and released his debut album I Can’t Stand Still, in 1982.
He has released five studio albums, two compilation albums, and one live DVD.
His solo hits include “Dirty Laundry”, “The Boys of Summer”, “All She Wants to Do Is Dance”, “The Heart of the Matter”, “The Last Worthless Evening”, “Sunset Grill”, “Not Enough Love in the World”, and “The End of the Innocence”.
The Eagles have sold over 150 million albums worldwide, won six Grammy Awards, had five No. 1 singles, 17 Top 40 singles, and six No. 1 albums.
(they were inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” in 1998 and are the biggest selling american band in history)
(as a solo artist, ‘Henley’ has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, had 8 ‘Top 40’ singles, won 2 ‘Grammy Awards’, and 5 ‘MTV Video Music Awards’)
(combined with ‘the eagles’ and as a solo artist, ‘henley’ has released 25 ‘top 40’ singles on the Billboard ‘Hot 100’)
(he has also released 7 studio albums with ‘the eagles’ and 5 as a solo artist)
(in 2008, he was ranked as the “87th greatest singer of all time” by the Rolling Stone magazine)
(“aretha franklin” of course was #1)
(just like that token “respect” is considered the greatest “rock song” of all time)
(talk about political correctness)
(“respect” is hardly a fucking song at all!)
(‘henley’ has also played a founding role in several environmental and political causes, most notably the “Walden Woods Project”)
(from 1994 to 2016, he divided his musical activities between ‘the eagles’ and his solo career)