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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 01:01 PM Jan 2016

Arizona city made famous by Eagles song celebrates Frey

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Arizona-city-made-famous-by-Eagles-song-6770970.php

Winslow, Arizona, was all but forgotten when Interstate 40 displaced Route 66 and began whisking travelers around its downtown in the late 1970s.

But it still had one thing going for it: Everybody wanted to stand on a corner in the small city after hearing Glenn Frey and the Eagles make it sound so cool in "Take It Easy."

Locals capitalized on the lyrics with an annual festival and park featuring a statue and mural commemorating the 1972 song....

Winslow residents staged a memorial service Tuesday night that featured Eagles songs and dancing in the park near the statue.




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Arizona city made famous by Eagles song celebrates Frey (Original Post) KamaAina Jan 2016 OP
The song belongs to and was written by Jackson Browne. librechik Jan 2016 #1
Hmmm... might Jackson join the Eagles as Glenn's replacement? KamaAina Jan 2016 #2
Ms. Jackson? snooper2 Jan 2016 #13
co-written edhopper Jan 2016 #3
LOL supergroup. Rex Jan 2016 #4
They will never be forgiven for this travesty that has been played 8 trillion times in bars all over snooper2 Jan 2016 #14
They are legend! Rex Jan 2016 #18
I love the Eagles. cwydro Jan 2016 #6
song is co-written by Browne AND Frey. it does Not belong to Jackson Browne nt msongs Jan 2016 #11
That is not true oberliner Jan 2016 #22
K&R for the haters. Rex Jan 2016 #5
The biggest h8r of all KamaAina Jan 2016 #10
He had to draw a line in the sand dude! Rex Jan 2016 #19
I hope the girl in the flatbed Ford showed up. yellowcanine Jan 2016 #7
maybe she did edhopper Jan 2016 #8
The girl I was fantasizing about when that was a hit drove a Javelin KamaAina Jan 2016 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2016 #12
Love it! cwydro Jan 2016 #15
Pssst... that's Don Henley solo. KamaAina Jan 2016 #16
Lol, it's still one of my favorite lines. cwydro Jan 2016 #17
love the Eagle in the window Skittles Jan 2016 #20
Frey and Henley met when they were hired to be part of a backup band Are_grits_groceries Jan 2016 #21

librechik

(30,676 posts)
1. The song belongs to and was written by Jackson Browne.
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 01:04 PM
Jan 2016

Eagles were one of the first "Supergroups" brought together by money managers to make as much money as possible from one tour.

Celebrate whatever you want, Winslow. But don't forget about Jackson.

edhopper

(33,604 posts)
3. co-written
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 01:08 PM
Jan 2016

it was the start of a song and melody, he gave it to Frey to finish.

And you are completely wrong about the Eagles origin, watch "The History of the Eagles" for the story.

The were back up musicians who formed their own band. Not a Supergroup by anyone's definition.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
4. LOL supergroup.
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 01:28 PM
Jan 2016

Nirvana's generation has spoken! I had no idea so many people hated the Eagles!

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
14. They will never be forgiven for this travesty that has been played 8 trillion times in bars all over
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 03:11 PM
Jan 2016
 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
22. That is not true
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 07:37 AM
Jan 2016

It was co-written - in fact, Jackson Browne has said it never would've been finished had it not been for Frey.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
19. He had to draw a line in the sand dude!
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 03:48 PM
Jan 2016

I'd be in a foul mood too if someone peed on my rug!

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
9. The girl I was fantasizing about when that was a hit drove a Javelin
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 01:45 PM
Jan 2016

"It's a girl, my sin, in a Javelin..."

Response to KamaAina (Original post)

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
17. Lol, it's still one of my favorite lines.
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 03:16 PM
Jan 2016

I liked the Eagles. But as you can tell, I probably couldn't tell one from the other.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
21. Frey and Henley met when they were hired to be part of a backup band
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 07:25 AM
Jan 2016

for Linda Ronstadt. She encouraged them when they wanted to form their own group.
Love them all.

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