I heard on this morning’s news
that Glenn Lewis Frey, founding member of The Eagles, passed away on January
18, 2016 at the age of 67. He died from complications of pneumonia, ulcerative
colitis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
While many of us did not listen to
The Eagles on a regular basis, their sound was unmistakable. Frey played
guitar, piano, and keyboards, and sang lead on many of their hits, as well as
co-writing many of them. The Eagles was the best selling band of the 1970s,
with such hits as “Tequila Sunrise” and “Take it Easy” (on which Frey sang lead).
They went on to become one of the world's best-selling bands of all time.
During the time after The Eagles
broke up (or took an extended vacation), Frey attained solo success with such
hits as “The Heat is On” (from Beverly Hills Cop) and “You Belong to the
City” (from Miami Vice). The group reunited in 1994 with the album
entitled “Hell Freezes Over.”
Here is one of my favorite
Eagles songs, from the good old days!
R.I.P. Glenn Frey [1948 – 2016]
© 01/19/2016
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