Word: henley
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...will that left all or at least most of his estate to the tax-free Howard Hughes Medical Institute. They also expected to be named trustees of the institute and thus continue running the empire. The three are Frank William Gay, Summa's executive vice president; Nadine Henley, Hughes' longtime administrative assistant and senior vice president; and Chester Davis, an abrasive Wall Street lawyer who is general counsel...
...among the first to combine country music with the energy of rock, was their musical inspiration. The Eagles' tunes, performed on three rock guitars paced by a drummer and a bass guitar, have more wail than twang. They are in fact a somewhat unlikely assemblage. Drummer Don Henley, 28, and Guitarists Frey, 26, and Don Felder, 27, have roots in rock. Bernie Leadon, 28, is country-trained, while Randy Meisner, 29, remains partial to Motown blues...
...Felder are almost recluses. An eight-mile-long dirt road separates Felder's rustic, ridgeline house from the Pacific coast highway far below. On tour, Leadon is a loner who prowls music stores to discover new instruments for his $80,000 collection. Frey is a nocturnal playboy; Henley reads Rimbaud. Meisner is a family man, calls his Nebraska home daily to check in with his wife and three children...
They do not find new songs easy to come by. Cursed with writer's cramp early this year, Songwriters Felder and Henley rented a Mulholland Drive mansion, stocked it with tequila and legal pads and agonized for several weeks while waiting for the muse. Finally, after three months, four cross-country trips and $160,000 in production costs, the group was satisfied with the nine songs on One of These Nights...
...album explores the emotional changes that accompany the quest for success, romance and security, and the disillusionment that may follow attainment of the goal. "It can be a woman, fame or peace of mind," explains Henley. "What is important is how you feel about the prize when...