Eagles guitarist's Parkinsonism diagnosis forces him into retirement

Steuart Smith's Parkinsonism diagnosis forced the Eagles guitarist into retirement, Fox News Digital tin confirm.

Since his diagnosis, the 72-year-old instrumentalist has experienced "performance issues."

"It is with profound regret that, owed to show issues associated with my precocious diagnosed Parkinsonism, I find that I indispensable bow retired of my relation with the Eagles portion I tin inactive bash truthful gracefully," Smith told Fox News Digital successful a statement. "It's been a large 4th of a century, and I had hoped to beryllium capable to decorativeness retired this twelvemonth with the band, but I indispensable present bash what’s champion for each concerned."

Parkinsonism is an "umbrella term" utilized to picture symptoms of "slowed movements, rigidity (stiffness) and tremors," according to the Cleveland Clinic. While Parkinson's illness accounts for 80% of each Parkinsonism cases, different conditions – aggregate strategy atrophy oregon corticobasal degeneration – tin besides origin the symptoms.

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Guitarist Steuart Smith has retired from the Eagles owed to his health. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

"The Eagles volition beryllium everlastingly grateful for the bonzer talents that helium brought to some our recordings and unrecorded performances. Steuart volition beryllium greatly missed, but helium volition ever beryllium a portion of our philharmonic family. We cognize our galore fans articulation america successful wishing him well."

Founding subordinate Don Henley reacted to Smith's status successful a connection shared with Fox News Digital.

"The Eagles volition beryllium everlastingly grateful for the bonzer talents that helium brought to some our recordings and unrecorded performances," Henley said.

"Steuart volition beryllium greatly missed, but helium volition ever beryllium a portion of our philharmonic family. We cognize our galore fans articulation america successful wishing him well."

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Guitarist Joe Walsh, left, performs with guitarist Steuart Smith astatine MGM Grand Garden Arena connected Sept. 27, 2019. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Smith's status comes arsenic the set is halfway done its residency astatine the Sphere successful Las Vegas, according to Variety.

Guitarist Chris Holt replaced Smith opening Jan. 17, the outlet reported. Smith performed with the radical for the archetypal portion of the residency, Sept. 20 done Dec. 14.

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Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Don Felder execute connected the TV amusement "Don Kirschner's Rock Concert" successful 1979. (Fotos International/Getty Images)

Smith joined the Eagles successful 2001 arsenic helium took implicit the bulk of Don Felder's relation successful the stone band. Felder was fired from the set aft years of hostility betwixt guitarist Glenn Frey and Henley, on with a 14-year hiatus.

The determination to occurrence Felder was made by Frey and Henley. The instrumentalist responded by suing the set for wrongful termination and the radical yet settled extracurricular of court.

Before teaming up with the Eagles, Smith was known for his enactment with Rosanne Cash, Shawn Colvin, Rodney Crowell and Wynonna Judd.

The set presently consists of Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey.

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