Eagles (band) in conjunction with the band's documentary release, "History of the Eagles". Following the death of Frey in January 2016, Henley stated in several interviews that he did not think the band would perform again. However, the Eagles continued performing in 2017 with guest musicians Deacon Frey (son of Glenn) and Vince Gill. The Eagles began in early 1971, when Linda Ronstadt and her then-manager John Boylan recruited local musicians Glenn Frey and Don Henley for her band. Henley had moved to Los Angeles from Texas with his band Shiloh to record an album produced by Kenny Rogers, and Frey had
Glenn Henry (band leader) Glenn Henry (band leader) Glenn Henry (sometimes billed as Glen Henry; "né" Glenn Alby Henry, Jr.; 29 August 1915 Terril, Iowa – 29 July 1993 Santa Barbara, California) was an American band leader of a popular West Coast big band bearing his name, "Glenn Henry and His Orchestra." General Henry's orchestra, a 14 and sometimes 15-piece group, flourished between 1935 and the 1950s, and featured various female solo vocalists and the Quintones. Henry fronted his band as a clarinetist, saxophonist, and vocalist. Henry's band was initially based out of Pocatello, Idaho – while he was a student at Idaho State