Glenn Frey, founding member of The Eagles, recently died this year, and we’re taking a look back at a few of our favorite songs from Glenn and the Eagles. Here’s part two of “Remembering Glenn.”
“Smugglers Blues” was a monster hit for Glenn in 1984. It inspired a Miami Vice episode featuring both the song and Glenn in his first acting gig. The song won an MTV Music Award in 1985, and is considered by many to be the signature song from the solo work of Glenn Frey.
“Desperado” is an early Glenn Frey-Don Henley composition that crossed over to Country, and has been covered countless times by many groups. The song earned a great deal of airplay on radio stations of all formats, but was never released as a single.
“One of These Nights” is one of the finest examples of how Glenn Frey approached song writing. In an interview much later after the song’s release, Glenn reveals that this song was his favorite song as it reminded him of his start in rock – a background singer to Motown’s early Bob Seger albums.
“Take it Easy” was the Eagles first single, and a song written by Glenn and Jackson Browne in early 1972. The song put Winslow, Arizona on the map, and if you ever visit Winslow, Arizona you’ll see a real standing statue of Glenn at the corner of Second St. & Kinsley Ave.