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Early life and childhood
Don Henley was born on July 22, 1947, in Gilmer, Texas, United States. His birth name is Donald Hugh Henley. Currently, he is 75 years. In addition, she has American citizenship and is of the Christian religion. Also, she was born under the sun sign of Cancer.
Moving towards his family members, he was born to his father CJ Henley and his mother Hughlene (McWhorter). She grew up in Linden, the smallest city in Northeast Texas. Similarly, she is of mixed ethnicity (Irish, English and Scottish).
Education
Speaking about his educational status, Don completed his education at Linden-Kildare High School in Linde, Texas. In his early days he played soccer, but the team’s coach suggested he quit, which made him join the high school band. In 1965, he joined the university at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas, after finishing high school. He then attended North Texas State University from 1967 to 1969. However, he withdrew to spend time with his father, as his father was dying of heart and artery disease.
Don Henley – Net worth 2023
Don has obviously made a lot of money throughout his career. According to online resources, he has an estimated net worth of $200 million US dollars. He made this immense amount of wealth from his musical career. With this, he becomes the fourth richest drummer in the world.
Professional life and career
eagles race
Don is one of the founding members of the rock band Eagles. He and members of his band formed the band in September 1971. They were first signed to David Geffen’s Asylum Records label. The band released their first album in 1972 containing famous songs like Take it Easy. He has sung the band’s most popular songs like Hotel California, Desperado, Bst of My Love, One of These Nights, Witchy Woman, The Long Run and many more. In 1980 the band broke up and reunited in 1994 after 14 years. The band then released Long Road Out of Eden.
solo career
He began his solo career after the band broke up in 1980. With his then-girlfriend, Stevie, Don duetted on her Top 10 Pop and Adult Contemporary hit “Leather and Lace.” Likewise, his first solo album is “I Can’t Stand Still”. This album included a hit single “Dirty Laundry”, which is one of his biggest hit singles and sold over a million copies in the US. The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award. Some of his other albums are “Building the Perfect Beast”, “The End of the Innocence”, “Cass County” and others.
Caption: Don performing live (Source: Wikipedia)
civil status
Don is currently in a happily married life with Sharon Summerall. The couple married on May 20, 1995. Some of the greatest musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Billy Joel, Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey, and John Fogerty performed at their wedding. The couple have three children together named Annabel, Will, and Julia. He currently lives happily with his family in Dallas, Texas.
Caption: Don with his wife (Source: Pinterest)
Before this, he dated Loree Roskin in 1974. He was also in a relationship with Stevie Nicks in 1975. Furthermore, he was even engaged to Maren Jensen.
body measurements
Don is a tall and handsome boy. He has maintained an attractive body style even at this age. Talking about his height, he is 5 feet 10 inches or 1.78 meters tall. Also, the drummer has a body weight of 79 kg or 174 pounds. Also, the drummer has salt and pepper colored hair with a pair of blue eyes.
Don Henley – Social Media
When it comes to his social media activity, Don is only available on Facebook. His official Facebook page has 975,000 followers. He joined Facebook on June 25, 2013. In fact, he is a verified Facebook user. In addition, he also owns a Youtube channel under his name with more than 58,800 subscribers.
Caption: Don with his car (Source: The Guardian)
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