A statement
from his family and band members Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit and
Bernie Leadon and manager Irving Azoff, said: "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, 18 January, 2016.
The guitarist
and founder of US rock band the Eagles, Glenn Frey, has died aged 67.
The
band's website announced that the musician - who also played piano, keyboards
and sang lead vocals on many Eagles tracks - had "fought a courageous
battle".
Among
the songs he wrote the lyrics for was Hotel California - a US number one and
ranked as one of Rolling Stone magazine's top 50 songs of all time.
"Glenn
fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly, succumbed to
complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and
pneumonia.
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