July 22

 Don Henley

July 22, 1947

Don Henley anchored the rhythm section and drove the vocal harmonies for the Eagles starting in 1971. He played drums and sang lead on many of their biggest hits throughout the decade. His distinctive voice powered tracks like Witchy Woman and Hotel California.

He co-wrote much of the band's catalog before they split in 1980. He later launched a highly successful solo career in 1982 and eventually rejoined the Eagles for tours and albums beginning in 1994.

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Rick Davies

July 22, 1944 – September 6, 2025

Rick Davies co-founded Supertramp and shaped their art-rock sound. He played keyboards and harmonica, while sharing lead vocals for the group. His soulful voice and bluesy keyboard styling powered massive hits like Bloody Well Right and Goodbye Stranger.

Davies drove the creative direction and composed many signature tracks. He remained the sole constant anchor of the lineup through 1988, and later steered their occasional reunion tours starting in 1996.

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John Oliva

July 22, 1959

Hailing out of Florida, John Nicholas Oliva earned a reputation for his powerful vocal delivery while playing piano and keyboards. He took his first major musical steps by singing for the cover band Metropolis before coming together with his brother to lay down the foundations of a heavier sound.

By the close of the decade, he sparked a brand new creative vision when he helped form Avatar, a hard-hitting outfit that eventual name-changes would transform into the celebrated metal band Savatage. He anchored that lineup as the driving lead vocalist and songwriter well into the subsequent decades, later expanding his musical reach by composing massive theatrical symphonic rock pieces for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra starting in 1993.

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