Childhood And Early Life

Musician Don Henley was born on the 22 July 1947 in Linden, Texas to Hughlene McWhorter and C.J. Henley. Henley was an only child. According to Henley’s website the small town Henley grew up in has a strong musical history being the hometown of ragtime great Scott Joplin and T-Bone Walker who were both born there. As a boy, he loved listening to music on the radio as it represented the wide world outside of the small town he lived in.

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Education

Don Henley was a pupil at Linden-Kildare High School. He was a member of the school band, playing the trombone and later, the drums. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at North Texas State University (1967-1969).

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