Glenn Frey co-founded The Eagles with Don Henley in 1971 and formed one of history's most successful songwriting teams with such hits as Hotel California and One of These Nights. Frey, who was born in Detroit on November 6, 1948, died in New York on January 18, 2016, aged 67. Here's our pick of the best 10 Eagles and Frey songs. Frey once that they chose the name The Eagles, because it was "the creature that flew closest to the sun".