Texas Musician Top Ten: Don Henley (#5)

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FINALLY! A respite from the country music! I continue the look at my ten all-time favorite musicians from Texas with someone who probably surprises you because he’s this low on the list. Yeah, I know. But wait until you see the other four, and you’ll understand. Here’s today’s artist. #5: Don Henley See you tomorrow. Yes, of course Henley will be here. He was responsible for a couple of stops on my Texas road trip this past winter: Linden, where he was raised; and Gilmer, where he was born. Ooh, that voice. If Glenn Frey was the “brains” of the Eagles, then Don Henley and that marvelous voice of his were the soul. I’m so glad I got to see the Eagles, and Henley solo, in the days before you had to put a mortgage on your house to buy the tickets. Of course, today it’s not “the Eagles,” it’s “Don Henley and Friends,” so why even bother. But Henley’s legacy is sealed, and was sealed a long time ago. Don Henley Born Donald Hugh Henley July 22, 1947, Gilmer (age 77) HALLS OF FAME: Rock and Roll (with the Eagles), Songwriters Here’s a great solo song from Henley’s career, “Not Enough Love in the World”: