Eagles member Glenn Frey has died

[The Mover]

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Eagles founder Glenn Frey has died.

The band's website posted the news late Monday under the heading, "It Is With The Heaviest of Hearts That We Announce ..."
and then continued "...the passing of our comrade, Eagles founder, Glenn Frey, in New York City on Monday, January 18th, 2016.

Glenn fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly, succumbed to complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia.

The Frey family would like to thank everyone who joined Glenn to fight this fight and hoped and prayed for his recovery.

Words can neither describe our sorrow, nor our love and respect for all that he has given to us, his family, the music community & millions of fans worldwide."

Frey was 67.

 

[REFLOG]

So much talent gone in a matter of a few days

 

[vinnie]

So much talent gone in a matter of a few days

I know, hope Ozzy can make it at least two more Days :00hour

:Yep:

:Yep:

R.I.P Glenn :sadwave:

 

[REFLOG]

I know, hope Ozzy can make it at least two more Days :00hour


R.I.P Glenn :sadwave:

He and Keith Richards are on the same vitamin regiment

 

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:toast::toast:

 

[Old School]

My friends who I never met are moving on.

Sure hope I get to hang out with them again.

 

[vinnie]

My friends who I never met are moving on.

Sure hope I get to hang out with them again.

xstop Not so fast we need you here :00hour

 

[yyz]

I'm telling you......you had better start getting used to this.

 

[Statman02]

Saw them live last September......they played for three hours......nothing but hits.....RIP

 

[The Boys]

Glenn Frey founder of the "Eagles", from Royal Oak, Michigan, graduated from Royal Oak Dondero high school 1966.

R.I.P Glenn

 

[Morris]

Way too young. RIP.

 

[The Boys]

I'm thinking about Kenny Buttice and Glenn Frey this morning. Kenny was one of the greatest Record execs to ever come out of Detroit. With the ears of an elephant and the energy of 20 Lions, any band wanted someone like KB running their promotional show. David Geffen hired Steve Wax and Kenny Buttice away from Bell records in NYC in 1973 and moved them to LA to break the stable of artists he had signed to his new label Asylum, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, JD Souther, et al. The directive had come down from the tower. David had signed Linda's back up band(the Eagles) because he saw real song writing talent. This band was radio ready and nothing to be held back in terms of producer, touring, promotion. Kenny had a sense that he could write his industry ticket with this band(and he did) He butted heads more than once with Mgr Irving Azoff even fisting down on "Lyin Eyes" as a release when Irving wanted another track. Irving told him, "you'd better be right" And KB was. You see Kenny was a notorious gambler. He'd created the game 'Eagles Poker' and would literally beat Frey, Henley, and Felder for thousands in card games at 30,000 feet in the Eagles chartered jet on many tours. He'd laugh about the poker games and say it was his duty to take something back for the millions he was making Azoff and the band. One day the eagles came to play at Joe Louis arena in Detroit. Kenny was so happy to bring the band to Detroit with a big dinner in Greektown. KB invited me to that dinner and introduced to each member and pointed out to me that Glenn was from Royal Oak and Dondero high school. Then privately he said to me, 'watch Frey tonight bro, he's one of us'. I looked over at Kenny and then down the table at Glenn and thought Wow, this is so cool. two Detroiters who busted out of here and are on their way. That night was truly transformational for me. We lost Kenny a year ago and now Glenn. I can feel good about this though, they'll be playing heads up Eagles poker and may the best man win.

My friend Jimmy Risk FB post.