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Well, we’re scared, but we ain’t shakin’
\nKinda bent, but we ain’t breakin’
\nin the long run
\nOoh, I want to tell you, it’s a long run
\nin the long run
\nin the long run<\/p><\/blockquote>\n–Eagles, “The Long Run”<\/p>\n
Glenn Frey grew up in Detroit, the town best known musically for the catchy R&B music that came out of Motown Records, and the home of hard-charging rock acts such as Bob Seger, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels and the MC5.<\/p>\n
So when Frey turned up at the celebrated Troubadour nightclub in West Hollywood in the late 1960s to audition as a singer and guitarist for rising country-rock singer Linda Ronstadt, her manager wasn\u2019t sure he\u2019d be a good fit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had pigeonholed him as this punky kid from Detroit who wanted to be a rocker,\u201d\u009d John Boylan said Monday. \u201cBut he surprised me with the scope of his musical knowledge. The very first rehearsal we had with Linda, we were doing a [Hank Williams] song, \u201d\u02dcLovesick Blues.\u2019 He knew the country sixth chords that Hank would use \u201d\u201d he knew the whole genre already. I figured I would have to teach this guy about ancient country music, but he could have taught me.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n