Founding member of The Eagles, Glenn Frey, passes away

Founding member of The Eagles, Glenn Frey, passes away at 67

Our thoughts are with his family during the difficult time

The founding member of The Eagles, Glenn Frey, has died at the age of 67.

The band released a statement on their Facebook page announcing the news.

“It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our comrade, Eagles founder, Glenn Frey, in New York City on Monday, January 18th, 2016”, the statement said.

“Glenn fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly, succumbed to complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia.

“The Frey family would like to thank everyone who joined Glenn to fight this fight and hoped and prayed for his recovery.

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“Words can neither describe our sorrow, nor our love and respect for all that he has given to us, his family, the music community & millions of fans worldwide.””

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