Don Henley --It was his Voice and Songwriting That Took the Eagles Higher
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- Was Don Henley the main voice behind the Eagle's success? Maybe not in the beginning but as the Eagles evolved into main stream rock and roll It was Don's voice that helped carry the band to the top of the rock charts. Become a Channel Member: th-cam.com/users/riverdocsjoin
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“The Heart of the Matter” is a superb song, superbly performed.
Don didn't take the Eagles higher,they did it all together, that was wonderfull. But for me it was especially Randy who took the Eagles to a higher level with his unforgettable voice and Don F. with his guitar.
There's no denying Don's amazing voice. My wife and I saw the History of the Eagles Tour with Bernie Leadon and Glen Frey was still alive - amazing. My wife was like "Don Henley sounds incredible!" Everyone in that band were amazing talents in their own right, but Don was and is an amazing vocalist.
He was definitely one of the important keys to the success they achieved.
It was the perfect combo of talent that was responsible for the success,
although I must say Don is one of my favorite singers.
don henley unmistakable voice. i admit my favourite song is one of these nights.
Dirty Laundry ,is one of my all time favorites. Next to Frank Zappa's [I Am Slime] Such great players ,singer ,songwriters , So sad about battles ,Ego. ,Money and legal disputes. Always to me a great Band. Thanks R/D.
Yea that's one of his better ones. Thanks Dennis, Have a good one!
now it has been found out he has been miming in recent concerts
Every combination of the Eagles had killer vocals!! They just had what it took! Henley and Frey were both extremely talented! That’s what made them successful!
No no, before 1:40 Walsh and Felder they were definitely a “good” band, but an average country , country-rock band. Walsh and Felder cranked their music up a bit and their lead guitar duels really turned it up a notch. Walsh/Felder made them who they became. Henley does have an awesome range in his voice. Frey an average voice mostly for ballads but not gutsy enough for rock. All in all the harmonies together also made them great. Unfortunately Henley and Frey’s narcissistic greed ruined the band. They need Felder & Walsh together again. Doubtful but its what fans demand. Good luck.
I like Felder also and it would be great to see him back .Thats not gonna happen.
JD and Meisner were great talents.I still think Henley is the thing that puts them over the top everytime.
He is a generational talent
@@fredlay993 absolutely 👍 he’s phenomenal!! Frey had an attitude and was a prick most of the time
JD Sother wrote some good songs for them....he was definitely underrated if you here him sing with James Taylor on Used to be my town song not sure of the actual title but his vocals are amazing.Imagine
JD if would have joined the band and Henley and Frey and Meisner thats a pretty good combo of vocal talent.
That band had some amazing connections in music
@@robertjohnson3855Felder = creative, talented guitarist, also arguably the only Eagle couldn’t sing.
Henley and the way he sings pitch perfect .The way he puts sighs and enunciates certain phrases and the heart felt tone of his voice not really many singers can match all of his qualities together .He has a rare combination of god given gifts.I say he is the best male rock singer and drummer in the last 50 years even better than Phil Collins and that guy is a great talent.I seen both of them live in concert and Henley always leaves me amazed.
Paul McCartney is also a great live .I still say Henley style is the best consistently .I just attended an Eagles concert 2022 for 4th time in my life and once again even without Frey this time they were beyond excellent.My 2 sons with me and my youngest 27 years old was completely blown away by how talented they were as musicians and vocalist. I really enjoyed watching him fall in love with the Eagles sound just like I did when I was young.
Don Henley will always be the gas in that amazing engine.
At 58,
I grew up with the eagles. my personal favorite period was while Randy Meisner was in the band. “Take it to the limit” was all Randy! and at lead vocals non the less. Henley and Frey nowhere to be found picking up any piece of lead on that track. For me it was Randy’s harmonizing with Frey and Henley that sealed the deal with me. All versions of the band are great but the years with Randy are my favorite years.🎶
Yeah personally I was a big fan of the early music when they were 4 piece. With Frey singing lead and Don. Bernie and Randy singing the harmony around him. Thanks for watching and your comment!
@@RiverDocs Magical time for sure!
Love what you are doing brother, keep up the good work!🎶
It sure was a special time for music. Appreciate the kind words.
take it to the limit 100%! put Randy on the mic and get Felder's guitar plugged in
Probably my favorite Eagles song. It makes for a great cruising tune @ 2am on a wide open highway under the moon!
Don Felder is my favorite eagle.
I would not miss Henley if I have Frey and Meisner.
This is a great little synopsis, and accurate as well. Thanks so much for taking time to make and share this!
You're very welcome!
He is definitely one of my favorite singers period! Even Frey's songs would never have been such classics, without Henley & Meisner's part in the band's world-class back up harmonies. If you like drummers who are talented singers; and you haven't seen it yet, I bet you & your sons would enjoy "Journey Through Time", from Neil Schon. He got Greg Rollie, & did a lot of the earlier Journey tunes. He has Marco Mendoza on bass, & Deen Castronovo, who kills the drums & somehow still does an excellent job on the Steve Perry vocal parts.
Yes and song writing
I'm glad I got to see and hear the Eagles during the early days and onward. Great band with great songs. Class act
Thanks RD,
Don's voice is amazing. I don't think the Eagles will ever be the same with out Glenn though.
The song seven bridges road is probably the best harmonizing ever in history. Period! Love your work and the channel. Boe
Thank you Boe. I appreciate it.
As someone born and raised in gilmer, and a die hard fan of your channel, I really like how accurately you told his story. My grandfathers best friend was his dads boss. They worked for an auto parts store and my grandfather used to go with them to nascar races. In my head I have my own little rivalry with don. When I was a kid, I was a drummer and singer and everyone used to say my voice was just like his. I still sing, but I haven’t quite overtaken him yet. More of a guitar player anyway. Tbh, my sister is great friends with whiskey Myers and I’m borderline hoping on a Steve gains kinda situation lol I know you’ve got to be somewhat in my vicinity by the way you speak and the specific music you’re really into, I just know it. East Texas?
Dig it man. Solid work and You know your music history. Thanks for the work.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Good to see you back with another doc RD! Great stuff!
Hey, thanks Ferd!
Another good one RD stay with it ✌️👍🦐
Thanks Shrimp. Appreciate it!
Great show ,thanks .
Glad you enjoyed it
I think that Don Henley has the best voice in Rock and Roll and to top it off, wrote some of the greatest songs that will live forever!
Nah, Paul Rogers, Lou Gram were the absolute best voices
Robert ...Lou Graham and Paul Rogers they aren't even close.. Rogers is definitely good love his voice.
But they are guys who sing a song. Henley sings a tune it mesmerizes your ears.
Absolutely!
Nice job RD
It would be cool to get all the ex-eagles back on stage. Soul healing.
Very good 💯
I love Don Henley's music even though he appears to be a pain the backside for those who work with him. His lyrics are smart and articulate social commentary. If Glen Frey was in the Eagles without Don Henley, the Eagles would have been like Poco with a few hits and doing summer shows with other 70's bands but Don Henley's great songwriting and gritty singing along with the guitar abilities of Don Felder made them rock superstars soaring into selling out arenas for decades.
Joe Walsh is my favourite Eagle
Stopped paying attention to anything new from the Eagles after Glenn Frey passed away. R.I.P.
I think the original bass player randy m had the greatest range❤
I live and work in gilmer where Henley was born. Hardly anyone even knows who he is .
Amazing.
i always thought it as the guitar players who made the band shine NOT HENLEY
theres an old dragstrip sayin that also applies to bands and singers, pretty much everything else too..
when th flag drops
the bullshit stops...
the greats of music are products of circumstance, talent,effort, and the effect they have via the media , the presence of the eagles in the zeitgeist of the world..its a team effort.
Super talented as a musician, as a person, not too much.
He nley is good but i favor glenn frey so heartfelt❤
Yeah, the eagles were such a great band. Their early country-bluegrass phase is solid and they produced such great songs during that period.
After that they produced some of the most iconic and well-written classic songs of all-time. I mostly admire Don Felder but Don Henley's is undeniably a great and iconic singer and a really steady drummer. However, I dont really appreciate some of his personality factors but that's a personal opinion of mine. The classic line up of the eagles made everyone in the band play the best out of them. The Walsh-Felder duo is an absolute classic and Henley's vocals are admirable in the hotel California album. Such a great album, man. They really produced some awesome music
Well said! I was a big fan of the early 4 piece Eagles. But you can not deny that if they would have just stayed in that concept they never would have achieved the heights they did. Even thought I was into the early Eagles I still loved hearing and watching Felder and Walsh together. Those guys really lit it up. Thanks for you comment and watching.
@@RiverDocs You're welcome, man. I truly enjoy watching your content! Its great to keep the memory of such musicians alive as I've said before because you do a really great job. It's such a shame that the eagles block their music on youtube and stuff like this, because in this way they make it less accessible to the masses. Lastly, As a suggestion, I think you should make a video dedicated to the late great Greg Allman (as you've made perfect videos for Duane and Dickey Betts). His work in both the allman brothers and his solo band is tromendous. I'm sure you will cover his life in the awesome style you always deliver!
I'm in the process of reading Gregg's book(again). He is on my list. I'm sure he will find his way on my channel in the future. Just not sure when yet. Thanks for your support Fotis.
Its just an opinio.n its just me 🖤
Not mentioning Randy Meisners song Take It to The Limit is a crime!!
You want to hear about Meisner maybe try watching a video about him instead of Henley?? just saying. Here is one on my channel about Meisner, th-cam.com/video/Y9mhHyQS7OU/w-d-xo.html
I don`t know Glen or Don who was best on the fence with that one .
It damn sure didn’t hurt their chances.
Another thing Henley had in common with Frey, Money Grubbing! Just ask Felder. But yeah, great singer and even better lyricist, I’ll say.
Henley's voice and lyrics kept the Eagles from being Air Supply.
That's what Glenn Frey said.
@@RiverDocs Sure Nuff:)
Frey always looked like he never had time for a good shower.
There's no denying Hotel California is their greatest album but it wouldn't have it's diversity without those less famous tracks.
It's like Fleetwood Mac's Rumors album with all the artists getting a little space on the same record.
For Eagle's earlier cuts Witchy Woman, Desperado, Take it Easy and Peaceful Easy Feeling rate by my standards as good as anything off of Hotel California.
I think their later record after Hotel California was their worst! I refer to it as The Long Road to the bottom of my record collection.
Dirty Laundry and other solo stuff was seriously over played on the radio and I never bought a single solo album of his.
Another group with an all star cast was Styx. Their lead singer has an inflated ego like Henley's. There would be no Styx without Tommy Shaw and James Young for me.
Fleetwood Mac was sub par without all of them too. You can't single out a single ingredient in a cake mix either. You use more of this and less of that but anything missing spoils the cake.
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I hear ya. I'm a big fan of the early 4 piece stuff. I thought the vocals were killer with Glenn, Don, Bernie and Randy. Just my personal feelings on it. Thanks for watching and your comment.
The original 4 is a great line up.
I would have liked to hear JD Souther in the group just for harmony sake.
Well ill shut up😮
Frey’s voice and all the harmonies. But it was Felder’s guitar that took the Eagles into the big time.
Witchy Woman and a number of other songs would never done as well with out Felder.
In fact Hotel California is due to Felder. It set the sound to the point anyone could have sung it to a hit. Victim of Love was all Felder.
The day Henley removed Felder was the day the Eagles became irrelevant.
Just look at their last album. Wasted time.
Felder did not get much support but all of his solo efforts are better.
I have a pretty good video on the channel about Don Felder you might enjoy. Check it out when you get a chance. Thanks for watching.
th-cam.com/video/Bl4CZCWwnyE/w-d-xo.html
Felder definitely gave them something they did not have as did Joe Walsh.
Hotel California has Felder all over it his signature is all over that album your right
That video was really good
Always seemed like a bit of an A-Hole to me.
Great voice! Too bad he finished his career by faking it in live performances with recordings and pitch control techniques.
Agree 100%
Don henley may be a asshole but he has some good music
Nope
Henley is the most boring drummer of any major rock act.
Never like his voice