Glenn Frey was born on this day in Detroit in 1948. The future Eagles guitarist, singer, songwriter and close collaborator with drummer, singer and songwriter Don Henley would start playing piano, but soon switched to guitar. His first band was called the Subterraneans. It was followed by an outfit known as The Four of Us. Frey later became a member of the Mushrooms.
Bob Seger got acquainted with Frey in 1966 and was impressed enough to recommend giving Frey's band a shot at recording on a new label Seger and his manager had recently signed. Seger co-produced the recording session. That also led to Glenn playing guitar and doing background vocals on Bob's early hit Ramblin', Gamblin' Man, and nearly landed him a place in Seger's band - a move Frey's mother apparently nixed after learning his group indulged in getting high.
Frey and his girlfriend moved to the West coast in 1968. Glenn got introduced to J. D. Souther and formed the duo Long branch Pennywhistle. On getting word that wanted a backup band, Frey, Southern and future Eagles Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner filled that role. Frey met Don Henley while his duo and Henley were both on the same small label. Not long after, the Eagles hatched. Frey and Henley would go on to become among the most prolific and acclaimed songwriting partners ever.
Other Noteworthy classic rock events on November 6 include...
1965 Fillmore West opens in San Francisco. 1965 Rolling Stones appear on Shindig TV show.
1970 Aerosmitth does its first live concert at aa high school in Mendon, MA.
1981 Cars release Shake It Up.
1982 Rod Stewart releases Absolutely Live. 1990 Steve Winwood releases Refugees Of the Heart.
1991 Scorpions release Crazy World.
1993 Pearl Jam does benefit to preserve sacred Apache Indian grounds in Mesa, Arizona.
1998 Aerosmith members join Cheap Trick during Minneapolis concert on Train Kept’a Rolling.
2001 Mick Jagger releases Visions Of A Paradise.
2008 Joe Walsh plays National Anthem before Lakers-Clippers game in LA.
2013 A realtor donates $250,000 to Stand Up For Heroes benefit for an acoustic guitar and a guitar lesson from Bruce Springsteen and Roger Waters performs with Wounded Warriors musicians and singers at New York benefit.
2014 Police arrest AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd after search of his New Zealand home in a murder for hire investigation.
2017 University of Georgia marching band does halftime Gregg Allman tribute medley...
