Glenn Frey Biography

Fast Facts

• Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the rest of the Eagles in 1998
• First began taking piano lessons at the age of 5 and later switched to guitar after seeing the Beatles perform live
• He and the Eagles got their first big break when they were hired to serve as Linda Ronstadt's backing band during her 1971 tour
• Founded the Eagles with drummer and singer Don Henley in Los Angeles in 1971
• Pop rock singer, songwriter and guitarist who was a founding member of the band the Eagles
• Played acoustic guitar on an early recording by fellow rock legend and Detroit native Bob Seger before he moved to California and formed the Eagles