Eagles singer, guitarist Glenn Frey dies

Rock legend Glenn Frey, who helped found the Eagles, the band announced.

According to the statement posted on the band’s website, Frey died today in New York City.

“Glenn fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly, succumbed to complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia,” the statement said.

Frey was 67.

Frey was inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, as a member of the Eagles.