I know one person who will be very sad.
Posted on 01/18/2016 2:01:14 PM PST by Borges
Glenn Frey, a founding member and guitarist of the Eagles, has died ... TMZ has learned. Frey had been battling intestinal issues for months and had surgery in November. We're told in the last few days his condition took a turn for the worse. Glenn co-wrote and sang most of the Eagles hits, including "Take It Easy," "Tequila Sunrise," "Lyin' Eyes," and "Heartache Tonight," to name a few. He also co-wrote "Hotel California" and "Desperado" with Don Henley and took home 6 Grammys with the band. After the Eagles' 1980 breakup, Glenn launched a successful solo career, recording numerous hits ... most notably "The Heat Is On" and "You Belong to the City." Glenn also got into acting, snagging a recurring role on "Miami Vice." He reunited with the Eagles in '94 for their monster Hell Freezes Over tour and recorded music till the end, releasing what would be his fifth and final solo LP, "After Hours," in 2012. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer had been fighting intestinal issues for awhile but his condition relapsed before the holidays, forcing the Eagles to pull out of their Kennedy Center Honors appearance in December. At the time, the band said he needed major surgery that would require a lengthy recovery, but it appears he was never able to bounce back. Glenn was 67. RIP.
Wow! all of a sudden all the rockers are dying. Live hard, die young. Too bad the Eagles were great.
Take it easy, fry.
With their drug habits, it’s amazing they all lived this long.
Glenn Frey did not write “Take it Easy.” Sorry.
Prayers up for his family.
He helped write the soundtrack of our youth.
RIP. Smuggler's Blues running in my head.
Sad. RIP, Glenn
Don Henley...he’s still alive and kicking.
My understanding is that after the Eagles broke up, Glenn became a health nut.
I’m so sorry, loved the Eagles. RIP sir.
Is this accurate? Only TMZ has this.
I remember listening to “Hotel California” on the radio of a taxi while riding into Danang in 2000.
RIP
Dammit! I know you’d beat me too it.
Smuggler’s Blues
I still don't believe Michael Jackson is dead and Keith Richards is alive.
God has a sense of humor.
I know one person who will be very sad.
My grandad has an Eagles CD and plays it constantly along with Stray Cats.
Wow. How sad. I love Glenn Frey. “Smuggler’s Blues”...
I don’t know what specifically you refer go, but I’m lol anyhow.
I can imagine.
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