Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles opened for the Eagles’ Don Henley at the Jones Beach Theatre on a Friday evening in July of 1991. Hoffs has a great voice, and the come hither glances, that made her a nice opening act for the cantankerous Henley, who had some really great solo tunes to promote and tour behind. I have never been a big fan of the man, as Henley’s greed is the stuff of legend; he will return to Long Island, with what is left of the Eagles, to perform another round of tour “Hotel California” at the Islanders new home UBS Arena this spring- Covid be damned; cha-ching!

if I recall correctly, the lowlight for the 1991 Jones Beach concert was Henley singing the Kermit the Frog ballad “It Ain’t Easy Being Green”.

Some years later I caught Don Henley do a one-off solo gig at the Paramount in Huntington reportedly on his way back to Nashville to complete a solo project. There is no denying the great catalog of songs that Don Henley has contributed to through the years, going back to playing behind Linda Ronstadt, but as the ticket prices for this latest Eagles go round will confirm, in my opinion, Don has, and will, take the last dime out of his fans’ pockets, then come around again for some more.

Peaceful Easy Feeling (on Sesame Street)

Rock on!

GQ