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Don Henley is an American rock musician best known for his time as the lead singer of "The Eagles". With five number-one singles and four number-one albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of their albums, "Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" and Hotel California, ranked among the ten best-selling albums according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The best-selling studio album Hotel California is rated as the 37th album in the "Rolling Stone" list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and the band was ranked #75 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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On the eve of releasing Long Road Out of Eden, the Eagles' first studio CD in 28 years, Don Henley is in London with his bandmates. The 60-year-old spoke in a phone interview about the classic sound of Eden, the band's enduring country connection and the green packaging that eventually led them to choosing Wal-Mart as the album's brick-and-mortar retailer.
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The concerts... featuring Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, Lou Reed and Ziggy Marley (the added third day will tout newer acts), will be simulcast on the Internet but not aired on pay-per-view or radio. Daily attendance will be limited to 30,000. Already, fans in 30 states are buying the $69.98 tickets, available from Ticketmaster. "The Woodstock magic is working again," Socolof says. "People want to reconnect with that vibe."
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In 1980, Don Henley and Glenn Frey experienced several creative differences of opinion which resulted in several discussions in which they decided to temporarily terminate their partnership. In these discussions, they communicated to each other the intense passions and feelings of displeasure which they felt due to these creative differences. They decided to break up the band until such time as Hell froze over. Finally, on November 21, 1980, Don Henley was arrested for being Don Henley, and charged with Being an Idiot, a charge to which he willingly pled "No Contest." One Miss Stephanie Nicks was instrumental in providing evidence, through the "grapevine," that his claims to being an idiot were, in fact, of a substantive nature. Since that time, he has made up his mind to try to concentrate on not being an idiot.
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Often taken to task for the maudlin mellowness of his back catalog, Don Henley's viewpoint on Inside Job is frequently as astringent as any of the best of his solo work, if refreshingly more stylistically diverse. Whether skewering the self-absorbed target of "Nobody Else in the World but You" with some welcome funk or lambasting the corporate co-opting of Mother Nature in "Goodbye to a River," Don Henley still wears his heart proudly on his sleeve. But the changes in his life have ... blunted a previous propensity for self-righteousness into something more akin to subtle, resigned irony, and this album wears it well, especially on strangely downbeat "celebrations" like "For My Wedding." Featuring a typically all-star cast of guest musician pals (including Stevie Wonder, Randy Newman, Glenn Frey, and Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench), coproducer Stan Lynch (formerly of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers) has helped Henley fashion a more timeless, deftly shaded production envelope that should age better than most. Though he still can't help lament his world's hardening and loss of innocence (to the point of "They're Not Here, They're Not Coming," echoing Randy Newman's "Trouble in Paradise" nostalgic plea to "bring back the Duke of Earl"), Henley does it here with a subtle grace that may just win him a few new, late-blooming fans. It's an album that underscores how quickly life's fine wine can unexpectedly turn to vinegar. --Jerry McCulley
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Don Henley was born on July 22, 1947 in Texas where he was ... raised. Henley has often described himself as a 'drummer at heart' and a 'singer by default." In the early 70s, Henley was drummer and sometimes lead singer for a group called Shiloh. But Henley became more well-known during the 70s as part of the The Eagles who went on to define the "California Sound" of 70s music. Henley quickly stood out in the group not only as the drummer, but often the lead singer and songwriter of many of their most memorable hits. Henley went solo when The Eagles broke up in 1982. the jealousy, the envy, and the people going in different directions.
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