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Another one gone:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/18/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-67/

Glenn Frey has died. Bad day.

And the sad news keeps coming. Rest in peace, Glenn. 

Just awful and shocking, just saw them live back in July. Another great is gone R.I.P. Glenn.

This ain't good

Sad

 Gosh, didn't see this one coming. Always loved Glenn's singing on "New Kid in Town." RIP Glenn Frey, you'll be greatly missed.

Very sad news. The next few years are going to be rough for fans like me whose favorite music came from that generation. 

As a matter of fact, I heard two Beach Boys songs in a row on Saturday, and knowing that no one in the group has a birthday coming up, I searched the net to make sure everyone was ok. Turns out that it was just a twofer.

Very sad indeed, I am actually kinda shocked.

:(

I hereby order a moratorium on famous rock star deaths for the next 3 months. We simply can't take any more so soon. :(

Dang, another one gone too soon.

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Here's Glenn performing "Caroline, No".


https://youtu.be/y_2qibx9IPo

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Wow that was very good! Never heard that before.

I swear, 2016 is a bloody cursed year so far..... So many prominent deaths.....

Life is short and you never know how long we have here on earth.  In the words of the late Warren Zevon, "enjoy every sandwich"... RIP Glenn Frey...

That was a great interview - based on his reputation that is not what one would expect.

Such terrible news.  I had heard he was sick but had thought he would recover.  :'(

I knew he had been a bit off kilter for a few years........I'd even in my mind compared him to Mike love........the ML of the eagles........so etimes not nice and instrumental in driving some members out of the band.   but knowing now of his steroid treatment and what that can do to the personality of even a good man.....I have a new perspective and empathy....and respect for his perseverance and strength to keep on keepin on.....RIP .

Great, great voice.

RIP http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/glenn-frey-rip.html

I used to love them and then, for reasons beyond me, tried not to like for them for a very long time - but I got over that. I'd take them over The Byrds or CSN (but maybe not CSNY) any day of the week.

Yep, all started at the tail end of 2015 with Lemmy. 

Hope the law of averages kick in soon.  Looking at Facebook lately has been like reading the obituaries. 

Sadly, as a classic rock fan, this type of news is becoming almost as common as new tours and albums.  :(

OK 2016, I think you've taken enough legends for one year.
RIP Glenn.

The Eagles are credited with pioneering a movement in country and rock that forever changed music, but if you ask Frey, he might deny it.

“The Beach Boys were pioneers,” he said. “The Eagles were settlers.”


From an article in CMT News dated October 2013 entitled "Eagles Give a History Lesson"

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I think the reality is that the era of mass media and its celebrity multiplying effect is 50-60 years old. In the next few decades, there will be many more famous people dying as there will be many more famous people in their 70's, 80's and 90's.

Growing up, I used to wonder what it would be like as I myself got older, because most of the music people I liked started in the 50s/60s, and to a lesser extent, the 70's. Well, I am finding out now. The days of going to major concerts every month are over; most of the new acts don't interest me. But thank God for recorded sound. We are blessed to have the works of the great singers, songwriters, performers recorded for us to enjoy anytime we want.

The guy overcame several setbacks. For me, a huge loss musically speaking

I agree.  I'm only 35, and I could see my concert going days being over in the next decade.  As it stands now, I attend maybe three a year. 

I am thankful that I got to see a lot of the legends at least once - and in most cases, they may not have been in their prime, but they could still put on a great show. Never did get to see the Eagles, other than on tv, but they are a great example of a band where the talent was spread out. It wasn't just one guy singing and writing, with nearly anonymous players behind him. Each of those guys was massively talented - sure, Henley and Frey get most of the attention, but how can you overlook a monster guitar player like Joe Walsh? Or a voice as sweet as Randy Meisner's? (just to name 2...)

Something told me that I should've paid to see The Eagles when they came to town last summer.  You always think "eh, maybe next time."  But with many of these acts, next time might never come. 

I've had the chance to see a lot of legends in the flesh over the last 18 years or so.  But I should make an effort to try and see the ones I haven't seen yet. 

One silver lining from this tragedy is that at least, as a band, the Eagles story had something of a complete ending. The band had an exclamation mark of sorts with the History of The Eagles documentary and tour. It didn't sound that the band (Henley at least) had it in them to do more albums. They had a 20plus year run post Hell Freezes Over. What needed to get done, got done.

Of course there can be no Eagles without Frey...can there?? Would Jackson Browne and J.D. Souther come into the fold?