Don Henley: The Boys Of Summer and the Eagles’ Long Goodbye

Behind the Song by Gamut Podcast Network

Jul 29, 202600:13:15Music

Don Henley's “The Boys Of Summer” is a song with lyrical roots that trace back to the poet Dylan Thomas, but it got its musical start from a demo Mike Campbell played for Tom Petty -- who passed on it! In an updated epis...

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