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[00:05.36]American rock and roll star Glenn Frey has died.
[00:09.56]He was 67 years old.
[00:12.60]The guitarist was a founding member of the Eagles.
[00:17.68]The popular Los Angeles-based band formed in 1971.
[00:23.92]Many years later it still performs sold-out shows in large centers.
[00:30.76]Frey died Monday in New York City.
[00:34.92]A band statement said the musician died
[00:38.52]from a combination of several diseases
[00:41.40]including rheumatoid arthritis.
[00:45.44]Bandmate Don Henley says Frey was like a brother to him.
[00:50.36]Frey "started it all,'' Henley said.
[00:54.44]He called him "the spark plug, the man with the plan.''
[01:00.36]Henley said Frey had "an encyclopedic knowledge of popular music
[01:05.48]and a work ethic that wouldn't quit.''
[01:09.40]An Eagles greatest hits collection from the mid-1970s
[01:14.08]and "Hotel California'' are among the best-selling albums in history.
[01:20.12]You are listening: Hotel California
[01:33.56]Glenn Frey also had some success as a solo artist
[01:37.72]in the 1980s after the Eagles broke up.
[01:42.40]But when they reunited at their first live performance in April 1994,
[01:49.52]Frey stated, "For the record, we never broke up.
[01:53.76]We just took a 14-year vacation."
[01:58.20]Frey was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in the suburbs.
[02:03.80]His solo hits include "The Heat Is On'' and "Smuggler's Blues.''
[02:09.00]You are listening:  The Heat Is On'
[02:21.26]The Eagles were entered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
[02:27.12]Frey is survived by his wife Cindy and their three children.
[02:33.32]Musicians have been posting messages of love and thanks for Frey.
[02:38.88]Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac wrote
[02:42.24]that she could hardly see through her tears.
[02:45.24]She said, "Take it easy, Mr. Frey, as you fly."
[02:49.96]I'm Jonathan Evans.
[02:51.60]You are listening: Take it easy