Death ends Frey's love affair with Australia BOWING OUT By Debbie Cuthbertson The death of Glenn Frey, pictured, at the age of 67 marks the end of a longstanding love affair with Australian audiences. 
Frey died on Monday of what the band said were complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia.
He last visited Australia with his band the Eagles in   February last year. Their tour was dubbed The History of the Eagles, with the line-up of original members Frey, Don Henley and Bernie Leadon, guitarist and keyboard player Joe Walsh and bassist Timothy B Schmit.
One of the biggest bands of all time, the Eagles sold more than 150 million records worldwide and had a string of hits - among them Hotel California, Take It Easy, Peaceful Easy Feeling, Tequila Sunrise, Lyin' Eyes, New Kid in Town and How Long - featuring Frey's voice and showcasing the Californian country-rock sound, which many credit him with inventing.
Frey's death, after many years of intestinal illness, comes less than six months after the Eagles wrapped their farewell tour. Frey also came to Australia as a solo act, performing with the Melbourne Pops Orchestra in 2013, and before that with the Eagles in 2010 and 2004.
The group's 2005 DVD The Farewell 1 Tour, recorded during their 2004 Melbourne shows, went multi-platinum in the US and Australia within weeks of its release.
In an interview to promote his 2013 tour, the Detroit-born Frey described his solo work as a "welcome change" from performing with the band.
"I love what I do with the Eagles [but] there's also something really nice about playing a smaller hall," Frey said. "As a musician you're able to feel the overall sound of the band a little better. You can play quieter."
Frey's indulgences in the 1970s - drugs and women, mainly - were well known.
But he became a health nut after the band's initial break-up in 1980 (they reunited in 1994).
Frey's bandmate Don Henley said the guitarist was like a brother to him, regardless of The Eagles' fractious relationship over their 45-year history and he gave him credit for being "the spark" for the group. With Washington Post