This article is about the guitarist for the band The Eagles. For the American football player on the Philadelphia Eagles, see Glenn Frey (American football).
Glenn Frey
Frey performing with the Eagles in 2008
Born
Glenn Lewis Frey
(1948-11-06)November 6, 1948
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died
January 18, 2016(2016-01-18) (aged 67)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
Musician
singer
songwriter
actor
Years active
1966–2015
Spouses
Janie Beggs
(m. 1983; div. 1988)
Cindy Millican
(m. 1990)
Children
3, including Deacon
Musical career
Genres
Rock
pop rock
soft rock
country rock (early)
hard rock (early)
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
keyboards
Labels
Asylum
MCA
Formerly of
Eagles
Musical artist
Glenn Lewis Frey (/fraɪ/FRY; November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American musician. He was a 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".
While the Eagles were on hiatus from 1980 to 1994, 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.
Glenn Lewis Frey (/fraɪ/ FRY; November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American musician. He was a founding member of the rock band the Eagles. Frey...
GlennFrey Live is a live album by GlennFrey, released in 1993. In 2018, Universal Music released a four-disc pack entitled Above the Clouds, in honor...
1977. Songwriting credits go to Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and GlennFrey (lyrics). The Eagles' original recording of the song features Henley singing...
American rock band Eagles, written by Jackson Browne and Eagles band member GlennFrey, who also provides lead vocals. It was released on May 1, 1972, and peaked...
band, The Who is a rock-and-roll band, and you're not that." The band—GlennFrey in particular, but not Don Henley—were also unhappy with the no-drug policy...
the last Eagles album to feature the original lineup of Randy Meisner, GlennFrey, Don Henley, and Bernie Leadon (along with then-new member Don Felder)...
been killed in a car accident that April. On a few tracks, Don Henley, GlennFrey and Randy Meisner of the Eagles contributed backing vocals. In March 1976...
California (Felder, Henley, GlennFrey, and J. D. Souther) "Hotel California" from Hotel California (Felder, Henley, and Frey) "The Disco Strangler" from...
Henley and Bowden. In Los Angeles, Henley met GlennFrey as they were both signed to the same label (Frey was signed to Amos Records, together with J....
the Hotel California and The Long Run tours. Eagles Live was mixed by GlennFrey and Don Henley on opposite coasts in Los Angeles and Miami, respectively...
released in 1982, after the band's breakup. That same year, Don Henley and GlennFrey both released their debut solo albums. The compilation features eight...
credits include: Sheryl Crow, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Wynonna Judd, GlennFrey, Peabo Bryson, Chick Corea, Dave Weckl, Russ Kunkel, Jay Graydon, AO Music...
the dismissal of Don Felder in 2001, as well as their final album with GlennFrey before his death in 2016. The album produced two singles on the Hot Country...
fourteen-year break up. The band's lineup was that of the Long Run era: GlennFrey, Don Henley, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit. It contains...
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