Happy Birthday to Don Henley, who turned 75 yesterday (July 22nd)!!! Henley and the late-Glenn Frey co-founded the Eagles in 1971, and are responsible for the band’s best loved songs, including “Hotel California,” “One Of These Nights,” “Desperado,” “Best Of My Love,” “Life In The Fast Lane,” “Tequila Sunrise,” “Take It To The Limit,” “New Kid In Town,” “The Long Run,” and many more.
Since originally parting ways with the Eagles in 1980, Don Henley has scored eight Top 40 hits — including the Top Tens: “Leather And Lace” – with Stevie Nicks (#6), “Dirty Laundry (#3), “The Boys Of Summer (#5), “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” (#9), and “The End Of The Innocence” (#8).
In April 2011, Henley was honored in Washington, D.C. at the 10th annual Grammys on The Hill for his advocacy on behalf of the music community. Henley was awarded the inaugural Recording Artists Coalition award.
In 2015, Don Henley released his latest solo album, Cass County, which marks his highest charting solo set to date — debuting on the Billboard 200 album charts at Number Three — a full four spots higher than his last album, 2000’s Inside Job.
In addition to that, Cass County debuted at Number One on Billboard’s Top Album Sales and Top Country Albums charts marking the first chart-topping album of Henley’s solo career, selling more than 87,000 units in its first week of release. Cass County features collaborations with Mick Jagger, Stevie Nicks, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Martina McBride, and Miranda Lambert, among others.
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