Don Henley

Birth Name:

Donald Hugh Henley

Birth Place:

Gilmer, Texas, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Producer

Established the Walden Woods Projects in 1990 to help protect natural wildlife habitats
Received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2015 as a member of the Eagles
Was named the 2014 MusiCares Person of the Year
Received an honorary doctorate degree from Berkelee College of Music in 2012
After meeting Glenn Frey in the early '70s, the two would work as backup musicians to Linda Ronstadt
Relocated to Los Angeles by 1970 to record his first album with the band Shiloh
Quote: "I know I've done some important things and I am proud of that․ Maybe I will be able to do some more before I'm through in this business․"
Quote: "[Regarding the Eagles] "We have been through every trip a band can go through and basically what is left is to just play, which is all we wanted to do in the first place․""
Best known as the founder of the band the Eagles
Partly based the song "Witchy Woman" on the wife of writer F․ Scott Fitzgerald
Was a former roommate of fellow musician Kenny Rogers

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