Glenn Frey

Birth Name:

Glenn Lewis Frey

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department

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
Founded the Eagles with drummer and singer Don Henley in Los Angeles in 1971
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
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

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