Glenn Frey - wikipedia Glenn Frey Glenn Frey Frey performing with the Eagles in 2008 Glenn Lewis Frey ( 1948 - 11 - 06 ) November 6, 1948 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. January 18, 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 18 ) ( aged 67 ) Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. Spouse ( s ) Janie Beggs ( m. 1983 ; div. 1988 ) Cindy Millican ( m. 1990 ) Children Musical career Genres Rock pop rock soft rock country rock Occupation ( s ) Singer songwriter actor Instruments Vocals guitar keyboards Years active 1966 -- 2015 Labels Asylum MCA Associated acts Eagles J.D. Souther Jackson Browne Linda Ronstadt Glenn Lewis Frey ( / fraɪ / ; November 6, 1948 -- January 18, 2016 ) was an American singer, songwriter, actor and founding member of the rock band the Eagles. Frey was the 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. Contents 1 Early life 2 Tenure with the Eagles 3 Solo career 4 Acting career 5 Personal life 6 Illness and death 7 Discography 7.1 Studio albums 7.2 Live albums 7.3 Compilation albums 7.4 Singles 8 Equipment 9 References 10 External links Early life 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. Immediately after graduating from Dondero in 1966, he was invited to join The Four of Us, a local band led by Gary Burrows who had seen him performing with the Subterraneans. Frey also attended Oakland Community College while in the band, and he learned to sing harmonies performing with The Four of Us. In 1967, He formed the Mushrooms with Gary Burrows ' brother Jeff, Bill Barnes, Doug Gunch, and Larry Mintz. That year Frey also met Bob Seger, who helped Frey get a management and recording contract with a label formed by Seger 's management team, Hideout Records. Seger also wrote and produced the band 's first single, `` Such a Lovely Child '', and the band made television appearances to promote it. Frey had intended to join Seger 's group but his mother blocked that course of action for smoking cannabis with Seger. In the later part of 1967, Frey also pulled together another band called Heavy Metal Kids with Jeff Burrows ( piano ), Jeff Alborell ( bass ), Paul Kelcourse ( lead guitar ) and Lance Dickerson ( drums ). In 1968, at age 19, Frey played the acoustic guitar and performed background vocals on Seger 's single, `` Ramblin ' Gamblin ' Man ''. Frey has said that Seger strongly encouraged and influenced him to focus on writing original songs. They remained good friends and occasional songwriting partners in later years, and Frey would also sing on Seger 's songs such as `` Fire Lake '' and `` Against the Wind ''. In Detroit, Frey also met and dated Joan Sliwin of the local female group The Mama Cats, which became Honey Ltd. after the group moved to California in 1968. Frey went to Los Angeles hoping to reconnect with his girlfriend, and he was introduced to J.D. Souther by her sister, Alexandra Sliwin, who was with Souther at the time. Frey returned to Detroit after three weeks, but then went back again to Los Angeles to form a duo with Souther called Longbranch Pennywhistle. They were signed to Amos Records and released a self - titled album in 1969, which contains songs he wrote such as `` Run, Boy, Run '' and `` Rebecca '', and `` Bring Back Funky Women '' he co-wrote with Souther. Frey also met Jackson Browne during this period. The three musicians lived in the same apartment building for a short time, and Frey later said that he learned a lot about songwriting from hearing Browne work on songs in the apartment below. Tenure with the Eagles Frey met drummer Don Henley in 1970. They were signed to the same label, Amos Records, at that time and both spent time at the Troubadour. When Linda Ronstadt needed a backup band for an upcoming tour, her manager John Boylan hired Frey because he needed someone who could play rhythm guitar and sing. Don Henley was approached by Frey to join Ronstadt. Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon were also hired, although as the backing band personnel changed through the tour, the four had only played once together at a gig at Disneyland. Frey and Henley decided to form a band together while on the tour, and they were joined by Meisner on bass and Leadon on guitar, banjo, steel guitar, mandolin and dobro, forming the Eagles, with Frey playing guitar and keyboards and Henley playing drums. The band went on to become one of the world 's best - selling groups of all time. Frey wrote or co-wrote ( often with Henley ) many of the group 's songs, and sang the lead vocals on a number of Eagles hits including `` Take It Easy '', `` Peaceful Easy Feeling '', `` Already Gone '', `` Tequila Sunrise '', `` Lyin ' Eyes '', `` New Kid in Town '', `` Heartache Tonight '' and `` How Long ''. The Eagles broke up around 1980 and reunited in 1994, when they released a new album titled Hell Freezes Over. The album had live tracks and four new songs. The Hell Freezes Over Tour followed. In 2012 on The Tavis Smiley Show, Frey told Smiley, `` When the Eagles broke up, people used to ask me and Don, ' When are the Eagles getting back together ? ' We used to answer, ' When Hell freezes over. ' We thought it was a pretty good joke. People have the misconception that we were fighting a lot. It is not true. We had a lot of fun. We had a lot more fun than I think people realize. '' At their first live concert of 1994, Frey told the crowd, `` For the record, we never broke up. We just took a 14 - year vacation. '' The Eagles ' album Long Road Out of Eden was released in 2007, and Frey participated in the Eagles ' Long Road Out of Eden Tour ( 2008 -- 2011 ). In May 2012, Frey was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music along with Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit. In 2013, the two - part documentary History of the Eagles, directed by Alison Ellwood and co-produced by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney, was aired on Showtime. The documentary won an Emmy Award in 2013 for Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming. An accompanying two - year History of the Eagles world tour ended on July 29, 2015 at Bossier City, Louisiana, a concert which would be Frey 's final public appearance with the band. Solo career After the Eagles disbanded, Frey achieved solo success in the 1980s, especially with two No. 2 hits. In 1984, he recorded in collaboration with Harold Faltermeyer the worldwide hit, `` The Heat Is On '', the main theme from the Eddie Murphy action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop ; then, Frey performed `` You Belong to the City '' ( from the television series Miami Vice, the soundtrack of which stayed on top of the U.S. album charts for 11 weeks in 1985 ). His other contribution to the soundtrack, `` Smuggler 's Blues '', hit No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. During his solo career, Frey had 12 charting songs in the U.S. Top 100. Eleven of those were written with Jack Tempchin who also wrote `` Peaceful Easy Feeling ''. Frey was the first choice to record `` Shakedown '', the theme for the film Beverly Hills Cop II. Frey did not like the lyrics and then came down with laryngitis, so the song was given to Bob Seger. After the song went to number one, Frey called to congratulate Seger, saying `` At least we kept the money in Michigan ! '' Frey also contributed the song `` Flip City '' to the Ghostbusters II soundtrack, and `` Part of Me, Part of You '' to the soundtrack for Thelma & Louise. In 2005, he appeared on B.B. King & Friends : 80 on the track `` Drivin ' Wheel ''. In the late 1990s, Frey founded a record company, Mission Records, with attorney Peter Lopez. Frey never released any of his own work on the label and the company has since disbanded. On May 8, 2012, he released his first solo album in 20 years, After Hours, featuring covers of pop standards from the 1940s to the 1960s. Acting career As a television actor, Frey guest starred on Miami Vice in the first - season episode `` Smuggler 's Blues '', inspired by his hit song of the same name, and had a starring role in the `` Dead Dog Arc '' of Wiseguy. He was also the star of South of Sunset, which was canceled after one episode. In the late 1990s, he guest - starred on Nash Bridges as a policeman whose teenage daughter had run amok and gone on a crime spree with her sociopathic boyfriend. In 2002, he appeared on HBO 's Arliss, playing a political candidate who double - crosses Arliss and must pay a high price for it. Frey 's first foray into film was his starring role in Let 's Get Harry, a 1986 film about a group of plumbers who travel to Colombia to rescue a friend from a drug lord. Frey 's next film appearance was a smaller role in Cameron Crowe 's third film, Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ). Frey played the frugal general manager of the Arizona Cardinals football team who, in the film 's climax, finally agrees to pay Cuba Gooding Jr. 's character, wide receiver Rod Tidwell, a large professional contract. Personal life Frey was married twice. From 1983 to 1988, he was married to artist Janie Beggs. He married dancer and choreographer Cindy Millican in 1990. They had three children : a daughter Taylor, and two sons Deacon and Otis, and remained together until his death. Deacon Frey, since his father 's death, has toured with the surviving Eagles. Illness and death Since about 2000, Frey suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, which affected various joints of his body. The medication that he was prescribed to control the disease eventually led to colitis and pneumonia, and in November 2015, the Eagles announced that they were postponing their appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors as Frey required surgery for intestinal problems and a lengthy recovery period. Following surgery, he was placed in a medically - induced coma at Columbia University Medical Center. Frey died there on January 18, 2016 at the age of 67 from complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia, while recovering from gastrointestinal tract surgery. Medications for rheumatoid arthritis or ulcerative colitis can compromise the immune system 's ability to fight off pneumonia. In January 2018, Frey 's wife filed a suit against Mount Sinai Hospital and gastroenterologist Steven Itzkowitz for the wrongful death of Frey. Frey was publicly mourned by his friends, fellow musicians and bandmates including Don Henley, Randy Meisner, J.D. Souther, Jack Tempchin, Irving Azoff, Linda Ronstadt, Don Felder, and Bob Seger. At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, the remaining members of the Eagles and Jackson Browne performed `` Take It Easy '' in his honor. A life - sized statue of Frey was unveiled at the Standin ' on the Corner Park in Winslow, Arizona, on September 24, 2016, to honor his songwriting contributions to `` Take It Easy '', made famous by the Eagles as their first single in 1972. The road that runs next to his high school now bears his name. Discography Studio albums Year Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US CAN UK SWE SWI 1982 No Fun Aloud Release date : May 28, 1982 Label : Asylum Records 32 -- -- 39 -- US : Gold 1984 The Allnighter Release date : June 19, 1984 Label : MCA Records 22 57 31 40 -- US : Gold 1988 Soul Searchin ' Release date : August 15, 1988 Label : MCA Records 36 37 -- 36 -- 1992 Strange Weather Release date : June 23, 1992 Label : MCA Records -- -- -- 34 23 2012 After Hours Release date : May 8, 2012 Label : Universal Music 116 -- 92 -- -- `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart Live albums Year Title Album details 1993 Glenn Frey Live Release date : July 2, 1993 Label : MCA Records Compilation albums Year Title Album details Peak chart positions US US Cat. 1995 Solo Collection Release date : March 28, 1995 Label : MCA Records 82 23 2000 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection Release date : September 19, 2000 Label : MCA Records -- -- Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album US US Main US AC CAN CAN AC UK AUS NZ 1982 `` I Found Somebody '' 31 57 27 -- -- -- 93 -- No Fun Aloud `` The One You Love '' 15 -- 12 -- 50 36 `` Do n't Give Up '' -- 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Partytown '' -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- `` All Those Lies '' 41 -- 28 -- -- -- -- -- 1984 `` Sexy Girl '' 20 -- 23 48 12 81 76 -- The Allnighter `` The Allnighter '' 54 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` The Heat Is On '' -- 8 -- 12 22 Beverly Hills Cop ( soundtrack ) 1985 `` Smuggler 's Blues '' 12 13 -- 37 -- 22 -- -- The Allnighter / Miami Vice ( soundtrack ) `` You Belong to the City '' 6 94 20 46 Miami Vice ( soundtrack ) 1988 `` True Love '' 13 15 -- 84 49 -- Soul Searchin ' `` Soul Searchin ' '' -- -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- 1989 `` Livin ' Right '' 90 -- 22 -- -- -- -- -- 1989 `` Flip City '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ghostbusters II ( soundtrack ) 1991 `` Part of Me, Part of You '' 55 9 7 9 8 -- -- -- Strange Weather 1992 `` I 've Got Mine '' 91 -- 12 18 -- -- -- -- `` River of Dreams '' -- -- 27 57 34 -- -- -- 1993 `` Love in the 21st Century '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1995 `` This Way to Happiness '' -- -- -- 54 -- -- -- -- Solo Collection `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart ^ Note A The song reached No. 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Equipment Takamine Guitars manufactures a Glenn Frey signature acoustic - electric guitar, the EF360GF. It is designed to replicate the Takamine Frey used for his live and studio applications. In the 1970s, Frey used Martin acoustic guitars in both six - and 12 - string versions. Frey played assorted electric guitars over the years, namely Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, Gibson ES - 335, Epiphone Casino and Rickenbacker 230, but the electric guitar that is most associated with him was his black Gibson Les Paul Junior, nicknamed Old Black. References Jump up ^ Eder, Bruce ; Ankeny, Jason. `` Glenn Frey Biography ''. AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2010. ^ Jump up to : Smith, Harrison ( January 18, 2016 ). `` Glenn Frey, guitarist for the Eagles, dies at 67 ''. The Washington Post. ISSN 0190 - 8286. Retrieved January 19, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` MRRL Hall of Fame : Glenn Frey ''. Michigan Rock and Roll Legends. 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External links Glenn Frey on IMDb The New York Times obituary The Guardian obituary The Telegraph obituary Detroit Free Press obituary Glenn Frey Studio albums No Fun Aloud The Allnighter Soul Searchin ' Strange Weather After Hours Live albums Glenn Frey Live Compilations Solo Collection Singles `` The One You Love '' `` Sexy Girl '' `` The Heat Is On '' `` Smuggler 's Blues '' `` You Belong to the City '' `` True Love '' `` Soul Searchin ' '' `` Livin ' Right '' See also Eagles Eagles Don Henley Timothy B. Schmit Joe Walsh Glenn Frey Bernie Leadon Randy Meisner Don Felder Studio albums Eagles Desperado On the Border One of These Nights Hotel California The Long Run Long Road Out of Eden Live albums Eagles Live Hell Freezes Over Farewell 1 Tour - Live from Melbourne Compilation albums Their Greatest Hits ( 1971 -- 1975 ) Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 The Very Best of the Eagles Selected Works : 1972 -- 1999 The Very Best Of Eagles Singles `` Take It Easy '' `` Witchy Woman '' `` Peaceful Easy Feeling '' `` Tequila Sunrise '' `` Outlaw Man '' `` Already Gone '' `` James Dean '' `` Best of My Love '' `` One of These Nights '' `` Lyin ' Eyes '' `` Take It to the Limit '' `` New Kid in Town '' `` Hotel California '' `` Life in the Fast Lane '' `` Please Come Home for Christmas '' `` Heartache Tonight '' `` The Long Run '' `` I Ca n't Tell You Why '' `` Seven Bridges Road '' `` Get Over It '' `` Love Will Keep Us Alive '' `` Hole in the World '' `` How Long '' `` Busy Being Fabulous '' Other songs `` Desperado '' `` Ol ' ' 55 '' `` The Last Resort '' `` In the City '' Tours Long Road Out of Eden Tour History of the Eagles Tour Related Discography Poco Linda Ronstadt Flying Burrito Brothers Common Thread : The Songs of the Eagles History of the Eagles Heaven and Hell : My Life in the Eagles ( 1974 -- 2001 ) Book Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1959 − 1980 `` Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu ( Volare ) '' by Domenico Modugno ( 1959 ) `` Mack the Knife '' by Bobby Darin ( 1960 ) `` Theme from A Summer Place '' by Percy Faith ( 1961 ) `` Moon River '' by Henry Mancini ( 1962 ) `` I Left My Heart in San Francisco '' by Tony Bennett ( 1963 ) `` Days of Wine and Roses '' by Henry Mancini ( 1964 ) `` The Girl from Ipanema '' by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz ( 1965 ) `` A Taste of Honey '' by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass ( 1966 ) `` Strangers in the Night '' by Frank Sinatra ( 1967 ) `` Up, Up and Away '' by The 5th Dimension ( Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamont McLemore, Ron Townson ) ( 1968 ) `` Mrs. Robinson '' by Simon & Garfunkel ( Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon ) ( 1969 ) `` Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In '' by The 5th Dimension ( Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamont McLemore, Ron Townson ) ( 1970 ) `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' by Simon & Garfunkel ( Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon ) ( 1971 ) `` It 's Too Late '' by Carole King ( 1972 ) `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' by Roberta Flack ( 1973 ) `` Killing Me Softly with His Song '' by Roberta Flack ( 1974 ) `` I Honestly Love You '' by Olivia Newton - 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Question: which member of the band the eagles died
Answer: Glenn Lewis Frey