It Is With The Heaviest of Hearts That We Announce…

[silvershadow]

Source: Eagles home page

...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.


Read more: http://eagles.com/news/266763

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RIP Glenn

[Lazy Daisy]

1. The world has lost

So much talent these last few weeks.



RIP

[Initech]

2. I know, it's really sucked.

[roguevalley]

3. they used to go in threes. this makes four

[ChiciB1]

6. Yeah, "My Generation" Is Falling Like Flies...

Glad I didn't do ALL those drugs that were offered to me!! Only 2 that I can think of, and one of them ONLY once! Maybe it's best that I stuck with Mary!

I saw a documentary about the Eagles on Netflix... they did FLY KIND OF HIGH! Out in the desert and really saw EAGLES! But, DAMN they were good!

Personally, I always preferred over The Grateful Dead. They were much better performers.

Hope my very, very, very favorite and a great activist JACKSON BROWNE hangs around! Joan Baez and Dylan. Oh, I have to stop, too depressing.

[PeaceNikki]

14. No, they didn't. That's a myth.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/upshot/no-celebrity-deaths-do-not-come-in-threes.html?referer=

[Bucky]

50. Are you counting Dan Haggerty?

[kimbutgar]

4. In San Francisco we lost a member of Tower of Power

If you know the song, you're still a young man" the trumpet/ trombone player Mic Gillette aged 65 passed away. The first three bars were his trademark.

Tonight there is some great music being played in heaven. A great jam going on.

[greiner3]

7. And their great backup to a lot of early Chicago songs;

Before the latter became a 'love song' group.

Just sayin.

[KamaAina]

25. Oh, THAT's why Chicago's horn section sounded so good!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

37. Really?

They collaborated with a lot of other acts but this is news to me.

[LanternWaste]

51. No, not really. Chicago maintained their own in-band horn section

Not really. Chicago maintained their own in-band horn section Walt Parazaider on sax, Lee Loughnane on trumpet, and the great James Pankow - on trombone who arranged all the scores for the horn section.

There may have been guest shots here and there, but in the beginning, Pankow was The Man while Walt and Lee were super-men in regards to tight sound synching with each other.

[Gregorian]

22. One of my best friends is in Tower of Power. That sucks.

Not only that, but I used to be the trumpet player in a Tower cover band a lifetime ago. This a real loss.

[KamaAina]

26. They're called "tribute bands" these days

[dhill926]

33. Holy shit....

just saw them (for the umpteenth time) Friday night. Man, those early recordings...so fresh and alive. And the band still kicks it.

[jalan48]

43. I was living in SF when it was popular.

Sorry to hear of his passing.

[BuelahWitch]

54. Loved that song!

[SoapBox]

5. Too many passings over the last several weeks...

RIP

[Scalded Nun]

8. RIP

2016 has not started well for music.

[JudyM]

9. Tequila by Glenn

https://m.

[yuiyoshida]

10. take it easy

[LuckyLib]

11. One of the great music concerts is Hell Freezes Over - a reunion concert.

Fabulous sound, great musicianship.

RIP one of the best!

[vkkv]

12. He was one of the good guys of rock music -though I was never an Eagles fan.

Too pop, and often too modern-country for my tastes, but in my 38 years running in the music business I've seen and met a lot of a--holes and a lot of nice people, too.

[AllyCat]

13. No! Not another great talent!

RIP Mr Frey.

[tabasco]

15. Jesus, how sad ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia.

Fuck me.

[Capt.Rocky300]

16. I'm sad but not surprised to hear this......

A friend of a friend's brother did some studio work with the Eagles. He said Glenn was in the middle of a bout with Diverticulitis while trying to cut an album. That was many years ago and I'd heard he battled digestive issues most of his adult life.

His pain is gone now and thankfully he left us fans with music to enjoy the rest of our lives.

RIP Glenn

[DinahMoeHum]

17. He did great stuff on his own as well. . .

. . .on the Miami Vice TV series. . .

Great friend of Jimmy Buffett as well. The Parrotheads are also in mourning tonight.

[silvershadow]

18. Yes, he did. nt

[Capt.Rocky300]

19. I remember hearing Jimmy....

on a talk show telling a story about how he and Glenn did a trip together on Jimmy's sailboat. They anchored in some little cove somewhere that had one other boat anchored. Somehow the folks on the other boat invited the two strangers over for drinks and fresh seafood. The only cd's the people had to play were "Best of the Eagles" and "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes". They all had a great time and the people never realized who was on their boat. But Jimmy and Glenn finally got tired of the music an asked them to turn it off.

[sinkingfeeling]

20. Oh damn. He was my age and I probably wore out my

Eagles albums.

[PatrynXX]

21. Yep what a year this has been . er Month

and Lemmy started it at the end of last year.

[brett_jv]

55. For me it started with Scott Weiland ...

Singer of Stone Temple Pilots & Velvet Revolver ...

Sure has been a lotta losses of musicians I really like in a short period ... it's starting to feel like we're having another 1979-1980, wherein we lost Bon Scott, Lennon, Moon, Marley, and Bonham in less than 2 years IIRC. I was only 13-ish but loved ALL them at the time. It was pretty rough stretch ... thankfully never happened since ...

Guess I been lucky that I haven't lost a MAJOR musical hero in my 'adult life' excepting Jerry & now Bowie ... most of my all-time faves are still with us ... Sir Paul, Sir Elton, Dylan, Robert & Jimmy, Mick & Keith, Steven & Joe, Roger & David, Roger & Pete, Stipe/Buck/Mills, all of U2, Robert Smith, Paul Westerberg ... but I'm knocking on wood. I'll be devastated when everyone of those people goes ... if I'm around to see it.

[mountain grammy]

23. I'm so sorry, what a loss!

[Roland99]

24. Now I've got the Smugglers' Blues

[KamaAina]

27. The heat is off.

[OldRedneck]

28. Glenn Frey is dead, Elvis is gone, Jerry Garcia left us and I'm not feeling so good myself

[nolabels]

42. Isn't part of that post similar to some other famous music lyrics

Just a thought

[maveric]

48. Dave Mason, "Feelin Allright"

He is still with us.

[mcar]

29. Too many!

[workinclasszero]

30. RIP Glenn

A great music man from Michigan.

Damn Glenn Frey, David Bowie, Natalie Cole, all within weeks of each other.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

31. Great Musician!

The "New Kid in Town" is “Already Gone” and I have a “Heartache Tonight”. I just hope his family has a “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, when they remember Glenn. And to the rest of you, “Take It Easy”, kick back with a “Tequila Sunrise”, and DO NOT EVER trust your “Lyin’ Eyes”!!

RIP Glenn Fry

[SammyWinstonJack]

38. Very nice.

[skamaria]

32. Sadness all around

“It's Your World Now”
Written by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin
From the Eagles’ Long Road Out of Eden album

A perfect day, the sun is sinkin' low
As evening falls, the gentle breezes blow
The time we shared went by so fast
Just like a dream, we knew it couldn't last
But I'd do it all again
If I could, somehow
But I must be leavin' soon
It's your world now

It's your world now
My race is run
I'm moving on
Like the setting sun
No sad goodbyes
No tears allowed
You'll be alright
It's your world now

Even when we are apart
You'll always be in my heart
When dark clouds appear in the sky
Remember true love never dies

But first a kiss, one glass of wine
Just one more dance while there's still time
My one last wish: someday, you'll see
How hard I tried and how much you meant to me

It's your world now
Use well your time
Be part of something good
Leave something good behind
The curtain falls
I take my bow
That's how it's meant to be
It's your world now
It's your world now
It's your world now

[KingCharlemagne]

34. A little part of my adolescence is gone now. I taught myself to play guitar to the Eagles- nt

[GreydeeThos]

35. RIP Glenn Frey

Whoop it up Mr. Frey, you have made it to Party Town full time

[Duval]

36. Awww, RIP Glenn

[OrwellwasRight]

39. I can't tell you why

[OrwellwasRight]

40. For anyone who is interested,

Here is a complete list of songs for which Frey got writing credit (from the Songwriters Hall of Fame):

http://songwritershalloffame.org/index.php/songs/detailed/C129/

My favorites are Desperado and I Can't Tell You Why, but there are so many great ones!

[wordpix]

46. Thanks, Desperado is such a classic great song

Never fails to cause a bit of awe in me at the songwriting

[Zorra]

41. Loved his voice.

40+ yrs later, still love Eagles.

RIP, Glenn.

[KeepItReal]

44. I'm so sad I missed the Eagles in NOLA the one time I could've seen them

I love this group.

Rest in Peace, Glenn Fry

[Bayard]

45. Holy Crap!

I've loved the Eagles for more than half my life. Amazing lyric writing, incredible harmonies. Never got to see them in person, but did get to see one of Don Henley's solo tours, probably my all time fave song writer.

We'll miss you Glenn.

[Lunabell]

47. We have lost a lot of great ones this week.

And so young. RIP

[lark]

49. OMG!

He and Bowie are both too young to be dying like this. Frey hits me especially hard because I absolutely LOVE the Eagles. They have produced some of the best music ever. Saw them 3 or so years ago at the NO Jazz Fest and they still had IT. They were brilliant musically plus more funny and engaged with the audience than when I saw them over 25 years ago. I did sadly notice that Frey's voice had not held up as well as Walsh's, Henley's or even Tim's. He also looked older than them, but didn't look sick. Walsh, on the other hand, looked and sounded amazing. He hadn't aged much at all.

So sad.

[LanternWaste]

52. I was ten or eleven in '77 when an older cousin to me to my first concert

I was ten or eleven in '77 when an older cousin to me to my first concert-- the Eagles it turned out to be. Now, being a kid from the west side of San Antonio, this may have been the first time I'd ever seen a crowd so collectively Caucasian (until a Rush concert in 1982).

[brett_jv]

53. Man, what a huge bummer ... my whole life has been soundtracked by Eagles it seems like ...

Got to see 'em in 1997 I think it was, they absolutely blew everyone away with how PERFECT everything sounded. Best 'sounding' show I've been to (out of a few hundred major concerts I've been to), bar none. Instruments, lead vocals, harmony vocals, everything SPOT ON, and many of their classic songs sounded much BETTER live, even with all the years and miles on their voices.

I have to admit to leaning a bit more towards Henley in terms of the Eagles songs I particularly love (probably cause I like their 'darker' stuff like Witchy Woman, Life in the Fast Lane, Sad Cafe, Last Resort, Wasted Time) but Glenn had some great ones over the years as well. I appreciated Frey because he had the perfectly light, down-to-earth contrasting style ... the McCartney to Don's Lennon, if you will. The Eagles wouldn't have had nearly the success they did without him, that's for sure, as with just Henley and Walsh writing tunes, the overall output would've been much less ... lets say ... fun?

Unfortunately these days seems like you get two guys that talented in one band (esp. if they both can really sing) and egos and tempers start to flare, and next thing you know, one great band has become two (usually lesser) bands. And in fact obviously they did break up at one point, and Henley had some great albums and solid hits, and Frey had ... well, some hits ... and a number of their solo tunes get played now by Eagles when they tour, like You Belong to the City and Heart of the Matter.

Eventually, however, they realized their sum was greater than their two parts, and got back together as Eagles to rake in bajillions on tours. But they were SO SO good, it was hard to blame 'em for cashing in. They gave the fans what they paid for, every night, even when they HAD to be just SO SO sick of playing all those songs still.

Wonder what they'll do now? Glenn is pretty irreplaceable as he was the clear 'affable front man' ... Do they divide his songs up between Don, Timmy, Joe and (guy who took Don Felders place), maybe? Or find someone else who does a good Glenn Frey imitation? If so, allow me to formally put my name in the hat ... I do a pretty mean Frey, and I already know all the words to all his Eagles songs.

Anyways, thoughts and condolences to his family and friends ... and thanks for all the great music I lived so much of life to. Godspeed, ye will be missed ...