NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Glenn Frey, who co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley became one of history\u2019s most successful songwriting teams with such hits as \u201cHotel California\u201d and \u201cLife in the Fast Lane,\u201d has died.<\/p>\n
Frey, who was 67, died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said on its website. He died on Monday in New York. He had fought the ailments for the past several weeks, the band said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Frey family would like to thank everyone who joined Glenn to fight this fight and hoped and prayed for his recovery,\u201d a statement on the band\u2019s website said. \u201cWords 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Guitarist Frey and drummer Henley formed the Eagles in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, along with guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner. They would become a top act over the next decade, embodying the melodic California sound.<\/p>\n
An Eagles greatest hits collection from the mid-1970s and \u201cHotel California\u201d are among the best-selling albums in history.<\/p>\n
Frey was born in Detroit and was raised in its suburbs. His solo hits include \u201cThe Heat Is On\u201d and \u201cSmuggler\u2019s Blues.\u201d<\/p>\n
Frey was lead vocalist on the Eagles\u2019 breakthrough hit, \u201cTake It Easy,\u201d a song mostly written by Jackson Browne that came out in 1972. His other showcases included \u201cPeaceful Easy Feeling,\u201d \u2018\u2019Already Gone\u201d and \u201cNew Kid in Town.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Eagles split up in 1980 but reunited in 1994 and were one of the world\u2019s most popular concert acts. The band, which for years was made up of Frey, Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, was supposed to have been honored at the Kennedy Center last month. But the appearance was postponed because of Frey\u2019s health problems.<\/p>\n
Frey, known for his oversized jaw, big grin and blunt personality, loved music, girls and the rock \u2018n\u2019 roll life. He would meet up with Henley, Meisner and Leadon while all were trying to catch on in the Los Angeles music scene, and for a time the four backed Linda Ronstadt. They also befriended such other Los Angeles-based musicians as Browne and J.D. Souther, who would collaborate on \u201cNew Kid in Town\u201d and other Eagles songs.<\/p>\n
They harmonized memorably on stage and on record but fought often otherwise. Leadon and Meisner departed after run-ins with Frey, and guitarist Don Felder, who had joined the group in 1974, ended up in legal action with the Eagles.<\/p>\n
Frey and Henley also became estranged for years, their breach a key reason the band stayed apart in the 1980s. Henley had vowed the Eagles would reunite only when \u201chell freezes over,\u201d which became the name of the 1994 album they never imagined making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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