Born on November 6 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States, Glenn Lewis Frey is a well known name in the music industry. He rose to the prominence as the leader of the band called ‘The Eagles’. Later, he pursued a career as an independent artist. He is the winner of six Grammy Awards and is an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to his successful career in music, Glenn is also known for his career as an actor and painter. Therefore, all mentioned above are important sources when it comes to accumulating Glenn’s net worth, in fact since 1966.
Sources estimate that the current size of Glenn Frey’s net worth is as much as $70 million, which also makes him included in the list of the richest musicians in the world. Frey has earned most of his net worth as a singer, song writer, musician and producer.
Glenn Frey Net Worth $70 Million
Glenn Frey is considered to be soft rock, pop rock and rock musician. Apart from singing, he also plays a number of instruments including the harmonica, clavinet, horn, synthesizer, drums, bass guitar, harmonium, organ, piano, keyboards and guitar. During his long career, he has been working under the labels MCA and Asylum. In 1971, Frey together with Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon and Don Henley formed the music group called ‘The Eagles’ which later became one of the most important sources of his net worth. The band was active from 1971 to 1980 and since 1994 they have reunited and are still active up to the present. ‘The Eagles’ has a rich discography which includes twenty-nine singles, ten compilation albums, seven studio albums, two live albums and two video albums. All of the studio albums were successful. They have received various certifications from silver to multi platinum in US, UK, Canada, Australia and other countries. The albums ‘Hotel California’ (1976), ‘The Long Run’ (1979) and ‘Long Road Out of Eden’ (2007) topped the charts of UK, US, Australia, Japan, Canada and lots of European countries. The band won Grammy Awards six times and became an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
From 1980 to 1994, Glenn accumulated his net worth as a solo artist. Outside the ‘The Eagles’ Glenn Frey has released five studio albums, a live album, two compilation albums and eighteen singles which have also added to his overall amount of net worth. As an independent artist he has released the following albums: ‘No Fun Aloud’ (1982), ‘The Allnighter’ (1984), ‘Soul Searchin’’ (1988), ‘Strange Weather’ (1992) and ‘After Hours’ (2012). The first two albums were the most successful as they received gold certification in the US.
In addition to being a famous singer, Glenn has also pursued the career as an actor. He starred in the television series ‘Miami Vice’, ‘Wiseguy’, ‘South of Sunset’, ‘Nash Bridge’ and other series. Frey has appeared on the big screen, too. He starred in the film ‘Let’s Get Harry’ (1986) directed by Stuart Rosenberg.
In 1990, Glenn Frey married his wife Cindy. The family has three children.
