Glenn Frey

The Eagles’ Glenn Frey cofounded one of the quintessential California bands, yet his native Michigan was always in his heart.

Born in 1948, he cut his teeth in a Detroit rock scene steeped in R&B, and his mentor Bob Seger offered career advice while inviting the young singer and guitarist to play on his 1968 single “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man.” But Frey couldn’t resist the lure of L.A., where he and Don Henley formed the Eagles in 1971.

Over the next nine years, they became rock royalty thanks to their sunbaked, countrified sound.