{"id":69182,"date":"2016-01-19T23:20:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T04:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=69182"},"modified":"2016-01-19T23:20:52","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T04:20:52","slug":"arizona-city-made-famous-by-eagles-song-celebrates-frey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/01\/19\/arizona-city-made-famous-by-eagles-song-celebrates-frey\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona city made famous by Eagles song celebrates Frey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The infamous corner in Winslow, Arizona at 2nd and Kinsley streets. (Wikipedia photo<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. \u2013 Winslow, Arizona, was all but forgotten when Interstate 40 displaced Route 66 and began whisking travellers around its downtown in the late 1970s.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cTake It Easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Locals capitalized on the lyrics with an annual festival and park featuring a statue and mural commemorating the 1972 song.<\/p>\n

Frey died Monday at 67. Winslow residents were planning a memorial service Tuesday night that will feature Eagles songs and likely dancing in the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll are on the same page of being grateful for the music,\u201d said Tom McCauley, part of a foundation that organizes the annual Standin\u2019 on the Corner Festival. \u201cThe Eagles is one of the greatest rock and roll bands, and Glenn Frey is certainly one of the most iconic performers ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans have been leaving flowers and notes at the park to celebrate the life of Frey, who co-wrote and sang \u201cTake It Easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The nearby bronze statue of a man with boots, jeans and a guitar has stood downtown since the late 1990s. In front of it is a Route 66 shield painted on the road and behind him is a mural with a woman looking in his direction \u2013 a visual reference to the line in the song, \u201cIt\u2019s a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin\u2019 down to take a look at me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyler Blom of Duluth, Minnesota, was on his way to Las Vegas with a friend when they decided to detour to Winslow to pay their respects.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t know that song, you gotta get your pulse checked,\u201d said Blom, 27. \u201cIf you don\u2019t like that song, it\u2019s an \u2018I don\u2019t know if I can be friends with you,\u2019 kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Locals say the Eagles were hugely supportive of their efforts to capitalize on the lyrics.<\/p>\n

The Old Trails Museum in Winslow has a letter from Eagles band member Don Henley that came with a $1,000 donation for Standin\u2019 on the Corner Park, volunteer Pat Raygor said.<\/p>\n

Shops display Eagles tour posters and sell T-shirts, magnets and mugs depicting the song and its lyrics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so appreciative here in Winslow, not just for Glenn Frey but for the Eagles,\u201d said Bob Hall, chief executive of the Winslow Chamber of Commerce. \u201cEverybody knows that song, and it\u2019s helped us get Winslow back on the map.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCauley said this year\u2019s festival will be dedicated to Frey, and the foundation eventually will put up a plaque to honour him near the statue affectionately dubbed \u201cEasy.\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP writer Alina Hartounian in Phoenix contributed to this story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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