DHAKA: Founding member of popular American rock band ‘Eagles’ guitarist Glenn Frey breathed his last in New York City on Monday, the band has announced. He was 67

Glenn died from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia, reports the BBC.

“Words can neither describe our sorrow, nor our love and respect for all that he has given to us,” his family and fellow band members said.

The Eagles were one of the most successful bands of the 1970s, with multiple hit singles including Hotel California, in 1976.

Frey co-founded the Eagles in 1971 with Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner.

He co-wrote Hotel California with Henley, and composed a number of the band’s biggest songs on his own, including Heartache Tonight and Lyin’ Eyes.

The Eagles notched up more than 150 million album sales worldwide, with Hotel California and their greatest hits among the best selling in history.

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