The Eagles could reunite if Glenn Frey’s son agrees to join the band

J.G. Taruc

September 28, 2016

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  American rock band The Eagles hint a possible reunion if Glenn Frey’s son agrees to front his late father’s band according to rollingstone.com

  In an interview with The Mirror, drummer Don Henley said, “at some point in the future, we might work our way round to [reuniting].” “You know, Glenn has a son who can sing and play quite well and one of the only things that would make sense to me is if it were his son,” he added.

  Deacon, Glenn’s 22-year-old son would often join his father onstage before his death in January.

  Henley still performs songs in concert solo that he wrote with Frey, such as the classic “Desperado,” but said he doesn’t play any songs Frey used to sing by himself.

  “I don’t think that would be quite right, even if I co-wrote them. I’m just not doing it,” he said.

  If Glenn’s son will join the band, Henley said it could open doors to reuniting with former collaborator Jackson Browne, who joined the band at the Grammys in February to tribute Frey.

  “With Jackson, of course, we could do ‘Take It Easy’ and a couple other things,” he said, “but the only way I would consider any kind of reunion, I think, would be with Glenn’s son, Deacon,” Henley added.

  Drummer Don Henley told the BBC back in March that the Californian band, who first formed in 1971, had broken up in the wake of Frey’s death in January.

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