Died guitarist Glenn Fry, one of the founders of the Eagles

Photo: eagles.com

In New York at the age of 67, the famous American musician Glenn Fry, who was one of the founders and guitarist of the Eagles group, died.

As the official band website, Fry died due to complications from pneumonia, rheumatoid arthritis and acute ulcerative colitis.

“We cannot express our sadness, our love and respect for all that he did for us, his family, the music community and millions of fans around the world,” the statement said.

Glenn Fry's family thanked everyone who helped the musician in the fight against the disease and prayed for his recovery.

The Eagles, ranked third in the United States in terms of album sales (after The Beatles and Led Zeppelin), topped the American singles chart five times and the album chart four times.

Fry founded the Eagles with Don Henley in Los Angeles in 1971. 5 years later, Fry and Henley wrote their main hit - the song Hotel California.

Earlier in the beginning of 2016, the musician died David Bowie and the actor Alan Rickman. Bowie and Rickman died of cancer at the age of 69.

Also in January, after a long struggle with cancer, the husband of Canadian singer Celine Dion, René Angelil, died, and two days later, her brother Dion died of cancer.

In addition, December 29 died of cancer leader and founder of the British rock band Motorhead Lemmy Kilmister, who was 70 years old.