Don Henley

Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) 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.

As a solo artist, Henley has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, had eight top 40 singles, and won two Grammy Awards and five MTV Video Music Awards. In 2008, he was ranked as the 87th-greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone.

Following the initial break-up of the Eagles, Henley embarked on a solo career. He and Stevie Nicks (his girlfriend at the time) had duetted on her top 10 pop and adult contemporary hit "Leather and Lace" in 1981 written by Nicks for Waylon Jennings and his wife Jessi Colter, in late 1980. Henley's debut solo studio album, I Can't Stand Still (1982), was a moderate seller. The single "Dirty Laundry" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the beginning of 1983 and earned a Gold-certified single for sales of over a million copies in the U.S. It was Henley's all-time biggest solo hit single, and also was nominated for a Grammy Award. Henley also contributed the song "Love Rules" to the coming-of-age comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).