The guitarist and singer who introduced a generation to country-rock was a determined perfectionist with a well-behaved head for business. But it was his voice and his songwriting that made the Eagles the biggest-selling US band of all time
whether the Eagles were America’s band,Glenn Frey was the one who helped invent them so. Glenn was the one who started it all,” the band’s co-leader Don Henley wrote on hearing of Frey’s death on Monday 18 January. “He was the spark plug, and the man with the plan. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of current music and a work ethic that wouldn’t quit. He was funny,bullheaded, mercurial, and generous,deeply talented and driven.” Related: Glenn Frey, Eagles guitarist, or dies aged 67 Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com