- Glenn Frey
Infobox musical artist
Name = Glenn Frey
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Glenn Lewis Frey
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Born = birth date and age|1948|11|6
Detroit, Michigan , U.S.
Instrument = Vocals,Guitar ,Keyboards
Genre =Country rock , Rock
Occupation =Musician ,Songwriter ,Actor
Years_active = 1968-present
Label = Asylum, MCA
Associated_acts =Eagles ,Dan Fogelberg
URL =Glenn Lewis Frey (born
November 6 ,1948 inDetroit ,Michigan [ [http://www.michiganhistorymag.com/extra/rockroll/frey.html Glen Frey of the Eagles - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee ] ] ) is an Americanmusician ,singer ,songwriter , andactor , best known as one of the founding members of the rock bandEagles .Early life
Growing up in
Royal Oak, Michigan , Frey became part of the mid-1960s Detroit rock scene. One of his earliest bands was called the Mushrooms and included fellowDondero High School students Doug Roberts (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 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 to follow a girlfriend who was an aspiring singer. His first recording as a musical writer was while frontingLongbranch Pennywhistle , a duo withJ.D. Souther , in 1969. Frey also metJackson 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 theEagles , playingguitar and keyboards. Frey wrote or co-wrote (often withDon 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 ", "Tequila Sunrise", "Lyin' Eyes ", "New Kid in Town ", "Heartache Tonight ", and "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 ".olo career
After the Eagles disbanded, Frey found solo success in the 1980s, especially with two #2 hits: the
soundtrack songs "The Heat Is On" (from "Beverly Hills Cop ") and "You Belong to the City " (from the television series "Miami Vice ", thesoundtrack 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 ".During his solo career he had 12 songs in the U.S. Top One Hundred. Eleven of those were written with Jack Tempchin who also wrote Peaceful Easy Feeling. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hpfuxq95ldte~1~T32C]
In the late 1990s, Frey founded a record company with attorney Peter Lopez called
Mission Records .Acting career
As an actor on television, Frey guest starred on "
Miami Vice " in an episode inspired by his hit song "Smuggler's Blues" and had a starring role in the "Dead Dog Arc" of "Wiseguy ". He was also the star of the short-lived "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 sociopath boyfriend. In 2002, he appeared onHBO '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 down to Colombia to rescue a friend from a drug lord. Frey's next film appearance was a smaller role inCameron Crowe 's third film, "Jerry Maguire ". Frey played the frugal owner of theArizona Cardinals football team who, in the film's climax, finally agrees to pay Cuba Gooding'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. This move was somewhat controversial within the music industry;
Neil Young was especially vocal in his criticism of Frey.Frey's first appearance as an actor in a commercial was for
Pepsi with "Miami Vice" starDon 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" modeling sweaters.Frey also contributed music for several commercials, with his jingle for
Canada Dry ginger ale evolving into the obscure Japanese "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. In the television showCorner Gas , in the episode "Hook, Line and Sinker", the characters are putting up a sign outside the gas station. Brent says he was careful in choosing letters that could not be rearranged to spell something crazy. Wanda asks what it is. Brent says "Come for the oil change, stay for the grease." and soon after, Wanda says "Choose Glenn Frey for amenage à trois ."There is a
Saturday Night Live short, called The H(eat) Is O(n), byAdam McKay , in which a character named Wes, played byBen Stiller has a one night stand with Glenn Frey (played byWill 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.Discography
Albums
* 1982 "
No Fun Aloud " #32 US
* 1984 "The Allnighter" #22 US, #31 UK
* 1988 "Soul Searchin' " #36 US
* 1992 "Strange Weather "
* 1993 "Glenn Frey Live In Dublin"
* 1995 "Solo Collection " (compilation)
* 2000 "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection:The Best of Glenn Frey " (compilation)ingles
Trivia
* The popular track "The Heat Is On" (from "
Beverly Hills Cop ") was ranked "784th" out of 2006 songs by voting featured in theTriple M Essential 2006 Countdown.* 'The Heat is On' is
Ottawa Senators star forwardDany Heatley 's goal song.* 'The Heat is On' is the song played when the
Omaha Lancers junior hockey team scores, and 'Partytown' is played atWaterloo Black Hawks games when the home team scores. Both teams play in theUnited States Hockey League . During the mid-to-late 80s, it was also played atNew York Mets home games following a home run by a Mets player.* Monday through Friday, KSHE95 in St. Louis, MO plays "Partytown" at 10:00 AM CST with Todd Rundgren's "Bang the Drum All Day" following right after.
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