Tuesday night’s memorial for Glenn Frey was private, but apparently large – given the venue. Don Henley took notes with him to the podium, but never glanced at them.
Attended a moving/joyous memorial for Glenn Frey. A huge loss. Amazing Eagles music&beautiful speech from Don Henley https://t.co/E500Dp35Mt
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Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) February 17, 2016
Paul Stanley of KISS was there. He called it “moving and joyous… A huge loss. Amazing Eagles music was played and there was a beautiful speech from Don Henley.”
Also in attendance besides Eagles bandmates was Glenn’s lifelong friend, Bob Seger.
The night featured performances by the Eagles, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Randy Newman and Stevie Wonder. The finale, with most of the night’s performers, was “Already Gone.”
Most everyone who knew or worked with Glenn was there, including such celebrity friends as Ed Begley Junior, who MC’d the event; tennis great John McEnroe; actor Larry David; basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; former L.A. Lakers coach and current New York Knicks president Phil Jackson; and director Cameron Crowe.
One attendee said, “It was an amazing night, putting the previous night [at the Grammys] to shame. Truly a fitting and superb tribute for Glenn.”
Frey died on January 18th at age 67 due to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. He left behind a wife and three children.
Another tribute will be held in Frey’s memory today (Thursday) in his hometown of Royal Oak, Michigan when new signs renaming a stretch of Willis Avenue ‘Glenn Frey Drive’ are unveiled. The street runs adjacent to Frey’s alma mater, the former Dondero High School, now a middle school.