Eagles Won't Play Super Bowl, Would Play Opry

1/15/2008 Stephen L. Betts Although the Eagles turned down an offer to perform at this year’s Super Bowl XLII, if invited singer Don Henley says the group would more than happy to play the Grand Ole Opry. “[Playing the Opry] would be an honor,” he says. The legendary country-rock group released Long Road out of Eden, their first studio album in 28 years, last fall. The two-disc set, available only at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and Walmart.com, has sold over two million copies in the U.S. to date, and was the best selling country album of 2007. The album's first single, “How Long,” reached No. 24 on the country singles chart, their best showing since “Lyin’ Eyes” went to No. 8 in 1975. The second single, “Busy Being Fabulous,” is due at radio this month and while it has more a pop than country feel, Don says the Eagles have always been a “musical mutt,” influenced by all forms of American music. “We don't sit down and calculate or target anything,” he says. “It's hard enough just to write songs, and they come out in various ways. We've always done that. So it's not like this album is radically different.” The group performed on the CMA Awards for the first time ever in November.