Don Henley full name Donald Hugh "Don" Henley was born on 22 July 1947, in Gilmer, Texas. He spent most of his childhood in Linden, Cass County, Texas. His father was a WWII veteran who later started a vehicle parts business. Don was given piano lessons by her mother as a child, but he was not interested enough to learn it. He was more interested in playing football and so he joined the high school football team. ... Read more