Skip to content
227,683 profiles ranked

Don Henley

American rock musician · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1947 · age 79

Donald Hugh Henley is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is a founding member of the Eagles, serving as a songwriter, drummer, and vocalist for the band.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Don Henley is read about 5,285 times a day, in 38 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 405 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare Claim

A life in dates

2016Kennedy Center HonorsAward2015Americana Trailblazer AwardAward2007MusiCares Person of the YearAward1997National Humanities MedalAward1947Born22 July 1947

People around Don

Close ties

Media & music

Listen

Spotify
Loads from Spotify when you press play
Open artist page on Spotify

Awards

Kennedy Center Honors2016
Americana Trailblazer Award2015
MusiCares Person of the Year2007
National Humanities Medal1997

About this person

Henley sang lead vocals on Eagles songs such as "Witchy Woman", "Desperado", "Best of My Love", "One of These Nights", "Hotel California", "Life in the Fast Lane", and "The Long Run". The Eagles disbanded in 1980, but reunited in 1994. Following the death of co-founder Glenn Frey in 2016, Henley became the Eagles' only remaining consistent founding member.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1947 · age 79

Where to find them