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about||the German boyband with singer Glenn Frey|Touchι (band)|the former American football coach|Glen FreyBLP sources|date=October 2008Infobox musical artist| name = Glenn Frey| image = Glenn Frey.jpg| caption = Frey performing with the Eagles (band)|Eagles in 2008.| image_size = 250| landscape = Yes| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Glenn Lewis Frey| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1948|11|6| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan , United States|U.S. | death_date =| instrument = Singing|Vocals , guitar , piano , Keyboard instruments|keyboards , harmonica , Percussion instrument|percussions , Drum kit|drums | genre = Rock music|Rock , country rock , pop rock | occupation = Musician , songwriter , actor , Painting|painter | years_active = 1966present| label = Asylum Records|Asylum , MCA Records|MCA | associated_acts = Eagles (band)|Eagles , J. D. Souther , Jackson Browne | website =Glenn Lewis Frey (pronounced Fry ; born November 6, 1948) is an American musician , singing|singer , songwriter , and actor , best known as a founding member of the Eagles (band)|Eagles . Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and released their debut album in 1972. Glenn Frey would play guitar with the Eagles as well as piano and keyboards, and shared lead vocals with Don Henley. The Eagles broke up in 1980 after becoming one of the most successful bands of all time. Frey sang lead vocals on many Eagles hits such as " Take It Easy ", " Peaceful Easy Feeling ", " Tequila Sunrise (song)|Tequila Sunrise ", " Already Gone (Eagles song)|Already Gone ", " Lyin' Eyes ", " New Kid in Town ", and " Heartache Tonight ". After the breakup of the Eagles in 1980, Frey embarked on a successful solo career. He released his debut album in 1982 and would go on to record such Top 40 hits like "The One You Love", "Smuggler's Blues", "Sexy Girl", " The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song)|The Heat Is On ", and " You Belong to the City ". As a member of the Eagles, Frey has won six Grammy s, and five American Music Award s. The Eagles have sold over 120 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. As a solo artist and with the Eagles combined, Frey has released 24 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Early life
Frey was born in Detroit, Michigan .cite web |last1=Eder |first1=Bruce |last2=Ankeny |first2=Jason |title=Glenn Frey Biography |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p77889/biography|pure_url=yes |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=April 16, 2010Growing up in Royal Oak, Michigan , he studied keyboard with concert pianist John Harrison and became part of the mid-1960s Detroit rock scene. One of his earliest bands was called the Subterraneans and included fellow Dondero High School Class of '66 students Doug Edwards (later replaced by Lenny Mintz) on drums, Doug Gunsch and Bill Barnes on guitar and Jeff Hodge on bass.
His first professional recording experience was performing steel-string acoustic guitar|acoustic guitar and background vocals on Bob Seger 's ''Ramblin' Gamblin' Man in 1968. Frey and Seger would remain friends and occasional songwriting partners in later years.
Frey then moved to Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles to follow a girlfriend who was an aspiring singer. His first recording as a musical writer was while fronting Longbranch Pennywhistle , a duo with J. D. Souther , in 1969. Frey also met Jackson Browne there, with whom he would also write songs. The three shared an apartment for a short time.
Tenure with the Eagles
After a stint in 1971 backing Linda Ronstadt , Frey helped form the Eagles (band)|Eagles , playing guitar and Keyboard instrument|keyboards . Frey wrote or co-wrote (often with Don Henley ) many of the group's songs, and sang lead vocal on a number of Eagles hits including " Take It Easy ", " Peaceful Easy Feeling ", " Already Gone (Eagles song)|Already Gone ", " Tequila Sunrise (song)|Tequila Sunrise ", " Lyin' Eyes ", " New Kid in Town ", " Heartache Tonight ", and " How Long (J. D. Souther song)|How Long ".
The Eagles broke up in 1980 and reunited in 1994, when they released an album mixing both live tracks and four new songs, Hell Freezes Over .
2007 saw the release of the Eagles' album Long Road out of Eden . Glenn Frey participated in the Eagles' The Long Road out of Eden Tour (2008Present).
Solo career
After the Eagles disbanded, Frey found solo success in the 1980s, especially with two #2 hits: the soundtrack songs " The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song)|The Heat Is On " (from Beverly Hills Cop ) and " You Belong to the City " (from the television series Miami Vice , the soundtrack to which stayed on top of the U.S. album charts for 11 weeks in 1985). His other contribution to the soundtrack, "Smuggler's Blues", hit #12 on the Hot 100. Frey also contributed the song "Flip City" to the Ghostbusters II soundtrack, and "Part of Me, Part of You" to the soundtrack for Thelma and Louise . He released his first solo album in 20 years, After Hours , featuring covers of pop standards from the 1940s-1960s, on May 8, 2012.
During his solo career he had 12 songs in the U.S. Top 100. Eleven of those were written with Jack Tempchin who also wrote "Peaceful Easy Feeling".cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p20974/songs/songs-composed-by|pure_url=yes |title=((( Jack Tempchin > Songs > Songs Composed By ))) |publisher=allmusic |date= |accessdate=2010-07-19
In the late 1990s, Frey founded a record company with attorney PeterLopez called Mission Records .
In 2009, Glenn Frey was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends online Hall of Fame.cite web|url= http://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/105-glenn-frey |title=Glenn Frey |publisher=Michigan Rock and Roll Legends |accessdate=2012-05-13
Acting career
As an actor on television, Frey guest starred on Miami Vice in the first season episode titled "Smuggler's Blues", inspired by his hit song of the same name and had a starring role in the "Dead Dog Arc" of Wiseguy . He was also the star of South of Sunset , which was canceled after one episode. In the late 1990s, he guest-starred on Nash Bridges as a policeman whose teenage daughter had run amok and gone on a crime spree with her sociopathic boyfriend. In 2002, he appeared on HBO 's Arli$$ , playing a political candidate who double-crosses Arliss and must pay a high price for it.
Frey's first foray into film was his starring role in '' Let's Get Harry '', a 1986 film about a group of plumbers who travel to Colombia to rescue a friend from a drug lord. Frey's next film appearance was a smaller role in Cameron Crowe 's third film, Jerry Maguire . Frey played the frugal general manager of the Arizona Cardinals NFL|football team who, in the film's climax, finally agrees to pay Cuba Gooding, Jr. 's character, wide receiver Rod Tidwell , a large professional contract.
Commercial endorsements
Frey appeared in or wrote music for a few advertisement campaigns in the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s.
Frey's first appearance as an actor in a commercial was for Pepsi with Miami Vice star Don Johnson . Another notable commercial campaign was the "Hard Rock in the 70s, Rock Hard in the 80s" gym campaign of 1988, which featured a photograph of a newly physically toned Frey contrasted with the famous Hotel California insert photograph. He even did a picture spread in Rolling Stone modeling ski wear, and a spread in Penthouse magazine|Penthouse modeling sweaters.
Frey also contributed music for several commercials, with his jingle for Canada Dry ginger ale evolving into the obscure Japanese Strange Weather (Glenn Frey album)|Strange Weather bonus track "Ain't It Love".
References in pop culture
Cameron Crowe , who interviewed the Eagles on the road when he was a teenager, has stated that the character of Russell, the lead guitar player from his film Almost Famous , was based primarily upon Glenn Frey. The instruction Russell gives to Crowe's autobiographical young critic William Miller, to "Just make us look cool," was apparently a direct quote from Frey.
There is a Saturday Night Live short, called The H(eat) Is O(n), by Adam McKay , in which a character named Wes (played by Ben Stiller ) has a one night stand with Glenn Frey (played by Will Ferrell ). Over the course of the evening, Glenn reveals his penchant for aggressive sex play, leaving Wes very upset.
The Randy Stonehill song Teen King is about Glenn Frey's experiences as a rock star.
Equipment
Takamine Guitars manufactures a Glenn Frey signature acoustic-electric guitar, the EF360GF. It is designed to replicate the Takamine Frey uses for live and studio applications.cite journal |title=Glenn Frey signature Takamine guitar |journal=Music Trades |volume=157 |issue=1 |page=203
http://www.glennfreyonline.com/ Glenn Frey Unofficial fan website
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