Glenn Lewis Frey (/fraɪ/; November 6, 1948 â€" January 18, 2016) was
an American singer, songwriter, actor and founding member of the rock
band the Eagles. Frey was the co-lead singer and frontman for the
Eagles, roles he came to share with fellow member Don Henley, with
whom he wrote most of the Eagles' material. Frey played guitar and
keyboards as well as singing lead vocals on songs such as "Take It
Easy", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "Tequila Sunrise", "Already Gone",
"James Dean", "Lyin' Eyes", "New Kid in Town", and "Heartache
Tonight".After the breakup of the Eagles in 1980, Frey embarked on a
successful solo career. He released his debut album, No Fun Aloud, in
1982 and went on to record Top 40 hits "The One You Love", "Smuggler's
Blues", "Sexy Girl", "The Heat Is On", "You Belong to the City", "True
Love", "Soul Searchin'" and "Livin' Right". As a member of the Eagles,
Frey won six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards. The Eagles
were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, the first
year they were nominated. Consolidating his solo recordings and those
with the Eagles, Frey had 24 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot
100.Frey was born in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up in Royal Oak,
Michigan, he studied piano at age five, later switched to guitar, and
became part of the mid-1960s Detroit rock scene. One of his earliest
bands was called the Subterraneans, named after Jack Kerouac's novel,
and included fellow Dondero High School classmates Doug Edwards (later
replaced by Lenny Mintz) on drums, Doug Gunsch and Bill Barnes on
guitar and Jeff Hodge on bass.
an American singer, songwriter, actor and founding member of the rock
band the Eagles. Frey was the co-lead singer and frontman for the
Eagles, roles he came to share with fellow member Don Henley, with
whom he wrote most of the Eagles' material. Frey played guitar and
keyboards as well as singing lead vocals on songs such as "Take It
Easy", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "Tequila Sunrise", "Already Gone",
"James Dean", "Lyin' Eyes", "New Kid in Town", and "Heartache
Tonight".After the breakup of the Eagles in 1980, Frey embarked on a
successful solo career. He released his debut album, No Fun Aloud, in
1982 and went on to record Top 40 hits "The One You Love", "Smuggler's
Blues", "Sexy Girl", "The Heat Is On", "You Belong to the City", "True
Love", "Soul Searchin'" and "Livin' Right". As a member of the Eagles,
Frey won six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards. The Eagles
were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, the first
year they were nominated. Consolidating his solo recordings and those
with the Eagles, Frey had 24 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot
100.Frey was born in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up in Royal Oak,
Michigan, he studied piano at age five, later switched to guitar, and
became part of the mid-1960s Detroit rock scene. One of his earliest
bands was called the Subterraneans, named after Jack Kerouac's novel,
and included fellow Dondero High School classmates Doug Edwards (later
replaced by Lenny Mintz) on drums, Doug Gunsch and Bill Barnes on
guitar and Jeff Hodge on bass.
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