Eagles Founder Glenn Frey Dies Aged 67

“Hotel California” became a signature song for the group, capped off by dueling solos between Felder and Joe Walsh.

Frey died on January 18, 2016.

Bandmate Don Henley offered up a statement, calling Frey his “brother”, and now Felder has revealed he has a “heavy heart filled with sorrow” following Frey’s death.

Now another country star influenced by the country-rock of Frey’s band has paid his respects: Keith Urban took to Facebook late Monday night to share his condolences by performing a cover of the Eagles’ “Take It Easy”.

Frey, who died Monday at 67, and Don Henley formed the band in 1971 after they had played backup for another legend, Linda Ronstadt.

“Glenn was the one who invited me to join the Eagles in 1974 and it turned out to be a gift of a lifetime to have spent so many years working side by side with him”, Felder continued.

A whopping 14 years after their 1980 breakup, the Eagles were back, and they launched their “Hell Freezes Over” tour, named funnily after the band famously said it wouldn’t reunite “until hell freezes over”.

Bob Hall, with the Winslow Chamber of Commerce, said residents have had an appreciation for the artist after mention of the city made it into the song “Take It Easy” in 1977.

An announcement on the band’s website said the cause was complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. His greatest moment with the group was composing the musical for the title track to “Hotel California” and watching Henley’s face light up when he listened to the demo. “He was like a brother to me; we were family, and like most families, there was some dysfunction”, HENLEY said.

The Eagles’ 1975 greatest hits collection has sold more than 29 million copies in the United States, more than any album except Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Frey underwent surgery in November.

In a 2003 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Frey said that vagueness was the “primary tool of songwriters”. Their records remained consistent sellers, and they were a top touring act over the last 20 years even though Frey and Henley were the only remaining original members. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and a work ethic that wouldn’t quit.

During the Eagles’ 2014 concert at the Forum, in fact, Frey compared the legacy of two uniquely Californian bands: “The Beach Boys were pioneers”.

“He was amusing, bullheaded, mercurial, generous, deeply talented and driven”.