27 Facts About Glenn Frey

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Glenn Frey was a founding member of the rock band Eagles.

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Immediately after graduating from Dondero in 1966, Glenn Frey was invited to join The Four of Us, a local band led by Gary Burrows, who had seen him performing with the Subterraneans.

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Glenn Frey attended Oakland Community College while in the band, and he learned to sing harmonies performing with The Four of Us.

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Glenn Frey had intended to join Seger's band, but his mother blocked that course of action for smoking cannabis with Seger.

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At age 19 in 1968, Glenn Frey played the acoustic guitar and performed background vocals on Seger's single, "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man".

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Glenn Frey has said that Seger strongly encouraged and influenced him to focus on writing original songs.

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In Detroit, Glenn Frey met and dated Joan Sliwin of the local female group The Mama Cats, which became Honey Ltd.

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Glenn Frey went to Los Angeles hoping to reconnect with his girlfriend, and he was introduced to JD Souther by her sister, Alexandra Sliwin, who was with Souther at the time.

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Glenn Frey returned to Detroit after three weeks, but then went back again to Los Angeles to form a duo with Souther called Longbranch Pennywhistle.

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The Eagles released the album Long Road Out of Eden in 2007, and Glenn Frey participated in the Eagles' Long Road Out of Eden Tour.

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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.

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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, Glenn Frey performed "You Belong to the City".

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Glenn Frey was the first choice to record "Shakedown", the theme for the film Beverly Hills Cop II.

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Glenn Frey did not like the lyrics and then came down with laryngitis, so the song was given to Bob Seger.

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Glenn Frey never released any of his own work on the label, and the company has since disbanded.

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In 2009 Glenn Frey was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.

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Glenn Frey was the star of South of Sunset, which was canceled after one episode.

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Glenn Frey did seven episodes of Wiseguy co-starring with Ken Wahl in 1989.

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Glenn Frey's next film appearance was a smaller role in Cameron Crowe's third film, Jerry Maguire.

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Glenn Frey played the frugal general manager of the Arizona Cardinals football team who, in the film's climax, finally agrees to award Cuba Gooding Jr.

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Glenn Frey married dancer and choreographer Cindy Millican in 1990.

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From about 2000, Glenn Frey had suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, which affected his joints.

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The medication that he was prescribed to control the disease eventually led to colitis and pneumonia; and, in November 2015, the Eagles announced they were postponing their appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors because Glenn Frey required surgery for intestinal problems and needed a lengthy recovery period.

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Glenn Frey died there on January 18,2016, at the age of 67, from complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia.

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In January 2018, Glenn Frey's widow filed a suit against Mount Sinai Hospital and gastroenterologist Steven Itzkowitz for the wrongful death of Glenn Frey.

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Glenn Frey was publicly mourned by his friends, fellow musicians and bandmates, including Don Henley, Randy Meisner, JD Souther, Jack Tempchin, Irving Azoff, Linda Ronstadt, Don Felder, and Bob Seger.

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Glenn Frey played assorted electric guitars over the years, namely Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, Gibson ES-330, 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.