Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey dies at 67

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Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey dies at 67

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Glenn Frey, the guitarist and singer who was a founding member of the Eagles, died Monday in New York City, the band said in a statement. He was 67.

Frey died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said.

“He was like a brother to me," said fellow founding member of the group Don Henley on Monday in a statement. "We were family, and like most families, there was some dysfunction. But, the bond we forged 45 years ago was never broken, even during the 14 years that the Eagles were dissolved.

"We were two young men," Henley's statement continued, "who made the pilgrimage to Los Angeles with the same dream: to make our mark in the music industry — and with perseverance, a deep love of music, our alliance with other great musicians and our manager, Irving Azoff, we built something that has lasted longer than anyone could have dreamed. But, Glenn was the one who started it all."

Azoff noted that Frey had been hospitalized in New York City since Oct. 27, and although he had been scheduled to undergo intestinal surgery, he developed pneumonia and was never strong enough to go through that procedure.

The Eagles were to have been recognized with a 2015 Kennedy Center Honor in December, but in November the band requested that it be put off until “all four Eagles -- Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit -- can attend.”

In a statement released at that time, the Eagles said Frey had suffered a recurrence of “previous intestinal issues, which will require major surgery and a lengthy recovery period.”

Those issues date back to the 1980s, the Washington Post reported. In 1986, Frey missed a reunion concert with Henley because of an intestinal disorder. An attempt to reunite the Eagles in 1990 was put off in part because of surgery to remove part of Frey’s intestine. And in 1994, their “Hell Freezes Over” reunion tour was interrupted by Frey’s bout with diverticulitis.

Over the course of the group’s career, the Eagles have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide and won six Grammy Awards.
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Re: Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey dies at 67

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Horrible month. :(

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