On July 15, 2017, the Eagles played Dodger Stadium, on an emotional night as it was their first performance without co-founder Glenn Frey.
The 67-year old musician died in 2016 from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia after spending several months in the hospital trying to recover from stomach surgery.
“He was in a coma, and he’d come out, but then he couldn’t breathe. They’d put him back into the coma. They were trying like hell to keep him alive,” his longtime friend and fellow Michigander Bob Seger said. “They had the eight best specialists working on Glenn.”
Frey was key to the success of the Eagles. He played guitar, keyboards, and sung lead on all-time favorites like “Take It Easy”, “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, “Tequila Sunrise”, “James Dean”, “Lyin’ Eyes”, “New Kid in Town”, and “Heartache Tonight,” among others.
He also co-wrote the majority of those great Eagles tunes with drummer Don Henley. Counting the classics he co-wrote with the Eagles plus his solo hits, Frey tallied 24 Top 40 singles over his award-winning career. Tough shoes to fill.
So on that summer night at Chavez Ravine as part of a two-day music festival, the Eagles chose not one, but two gentlemen to do their best to fill the void: Frey’s 24 year-old son Deacon, and country superstar Vince Gill.
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