Music
Remembering The Eagles’ Glenn Frey
Take it easy, take it easy
Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
Don’t even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand
And take it easy
Glenn Frey is known best for his time as the lead singer and frontman for The Eagles. It’s his voice you hear in your head as you sing along to “Take It Easy,” “Already Gone,” or “Heartache Tonight.”
The Eagles-and Frey- certainly changed the course of rock history. And it wouldn’t have happened if not for a string of chance encounters and… Linda Ronstadt?
Born and raised in Detroit, Frey played in a few bands. He even sang backup on Bob Seger’s “Ramblin, Gamblin’ Man.”
At the same time, he met and dated a girl, who then moved to LA. Frey went west, hoping to reconnect. That didn’t pan out, but the girlfriend’s sister introduced him to JD Souther. Frey and Souther would form a short-lived duo called Longbranch Pennywhistle.
Meanwhile, Souther had started seeing Ronstadt after bumping into her at random on the street. The two spent a lot of time at The Troubador, both playing and checking out other bands, including one…
