Don Henley, founding member of the Eagles On this day (July 22) in 1947, Don Henley was born in Gilmer, Texas. He co-founded the Eagles in the early 1970s and is the band’s only remaining original member. He has also had a successful solo career, releasing five albums and multiple hit singles. Henley began his journey to rock stardom when he was still in high school. First, he joined a Dixieland jazz band. Then, he and some of his friends formed…
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