This website highlights Randy Meisner's musical career and legacy. There are many posts related to Randy's history as the original bass player with the Eagles. There's also posts about his other bands (both before and after the Eagles) like: The Drivin' Dynamics; Soul Survivors; The Poor; Poco; Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band; Roberts Meisner Band; Meisner, Swan and Rich; The Silverados; World Classic Rockers; and his solo career.
1972: Cameron Crowe interviews the Eagles for the first time backstage after a San Diego concert opening for Procol Harum. The interview was for an underground newspaper called the 'San Diego Door'. The 'Door' ran from January 1968 to August 1974. Cameron was just 15 years old at the time of meeting the Eagles for... Continue Reading →
British interviews with the Eagles are always informative to read and listen to, because you can get a non-American perspective on the band. On this page are different archived interviews that took place in England and/or were published in British rock music publications. The pdf versions are best for viewing and reading. More interviews will... Continue Reading →
Constant Meijers, Dutch rock music journalist, has interviewed the Eagles at various times and locations beginning in 1973. From 1973-1981 Constant was editor-in-chief for Muziekkrant Oor, which is a well-known Dutch music publication. 'Music Newspaper Ear' is the English translation of the name, and in the 1980s the name was changed to simply Oor. He has... Continue Reading →
American magazine and newspaper interviews with Randy Meisner and the Eagles are below. The intention for this page is for it to be a collection of interviews that are possibly new to a lot of people. More interviews will be added later. Sept. 1972: Circus Magazine was an American magazine devoted to rock music that... Continue Reading →
The Joshua Tree and the debut Eagles album photo shoot with Henry Diltz and Gary Burden took place in March 1972. The self-titled Eagles album is their first studio album. It was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns and released June 1, 1972. John Beaudin of Rock History Music interviewed Bernie Leadon... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert at Westlake School for Girls in the Los Angeles area of California was in 1972. This concert/dance was identified as "first paying gig as the Eagles". They had dropped the Teen King and the Emergencies name for the band and were now officially the Eagles. Although the actual date is not known,... Continue Reading →
Eagles and Procol Harum at Pierrefonds Arena in Pierrefonds (Montreal), Quebec, Canada was the venue for their concert on July 19, 1972. The Eagles opened for Procol Harum to an attendance of 2,500. By this time the Eagles had already had their first group photo shoot and had released their first studio album, which was... Continue Reading →
The Eagles at PNE Coliseum in Vancouver (Pacific Coliseum), British Columbia along with Edgar Winter opened for Yes on August 7, 1972. The Eagles had opened for Yes at several concerts in 1972. Eagles at PNE Coliseum Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, Glenn Frey, Don Boas, John Hartmann (Eagles manager), Don HenleyNewspaper photo from an earlier... Continue Reading →
Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, TN was the venue for a Yes/Eagles appearance on Aug. 19, 1972. It was the Close to the Edge tour for Yes. The Eagles, on their first Eagles tour, opened for Yes. The Eagles opened several shows for Yes in 1972, like the Indiana State Fairgrounds on September 20; Dillon Stadium... Continue Reading →
The Indiana Fairgrounds Coliseum Eagles concert with Yes and Gentle Giant was on September 20, 1972. It was in Indianapolis at the State Fair Coliseum building located on the fairgrounds property. It is now called the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Gentle Giant opened the show first, followed by the Eagles, then Yes as the headliner. This... Continue Reading →
The Dillon Stadium Eagles concert in Hartford, Connecticut was on September 25, 1972. The Eagles were touring with and supporting the Close to the Edge tour with Yes. Edgar Winter also was an opening act for Yes. This was the Eagles' first tour. The concert was originally set for August 14, but had to be... Continue Reading →
The Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, SC was the location of a concert with the Eagles opening for Yes. It was the Yes 'Close to the Edge' tour. The Carolina Coliseum has a seating capacity of 12,401 and is part of the University of South Carolina. Even though 1972 was early in their career, they had... Continue Reading →
The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt concert in Freeborn Hall at the University of California in Davis, CA was held on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1972. The capacity for Freeborn Hall was 2,600, which in 1972 was probably adequate for an Eagles/Linda Ronstadt concert since they were not as well known yet. Since there were no chairs... Continue Reading →
The Eagles' Desperado album photos were taken at the Paramount Ranch western film set in Agoura Hills by Henry Diltz, and Gary Burden was the album cover graphic designer. The album was recorded in London at Island Studios with Glyn Johns as their producer. Glyn had recorded the first Eagles album, too. (Bill Szymczyk would... Continue Reading →
The BBC "In Concert" TV show which aired Apr. 5, 1973 was an Eagles concert that was filmed at the Paris Theatre in London a few days earlier on Mar. 20, 1973. The Eagles were in London to record the Desperado album, which was released Apr. 17, 1973. Both the audio and video of this... Continue Reading →
The Ohio University Music Festival held April 27-28, 1973 was the third annual festival. The previous two years it had been called the Ohio University Folk Festival, and it usually drew about 30,000 in attendance. It's held on campus at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The Eagles and Joe Walsh & Barnstorm performed on the... Continue Reading →
The Eagles and Spooky Tooth concert at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio was in the University's Memorial Hall on May 13, 1973. This performance was fairly early in the Desperado tour. Eagles on stage at University of Akron Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, and Bernie LeadonThe Akron Buchtelite-University of Akron student newspaper (Akron, OH)... Continue Reading →
The Edwardsville, Illinois Spring Fest is an annual week-long festival held on the campus of Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville. Livingston Taylor (brother of James Taylor) appeared with the Eagles. This is a different event from the Mississippi River Festival which was held there in July. The Eagles were at the Mississippi River Festival in... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert at Curtis Hixon Hall was June 7, 1973, in Tampa, Florida. REO Speedwagon opened for the Eagles on this stop on the Desperado tour. The Eagles concert was not a sell-out as their shows became as time went on. In fact, they played to a crowd of only about 1500. This was... Continue Reading →
The Eagles In Concert TV show taping at UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) was in the university's Royce Hall. The Eagles and several other bands were filmed on June 20 & 22, 1973. The two tapings of all these mini concerts were free to UCLA students to attend, and they were then aired on... Continue Reading →
The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Eagles concert in Santa Monica, CA was the evening of June 21, 1973. This concert was part of the Desperado tour, and David Blue opened the show for them. Glyn Johns had produced the Desperado album, and it would be their last album with Johns as the producer. The two... Continue Reading →
The Eagles appeared on The Helen Reddy Show, which aired July 12, 1973. They were on Season 1, Episode 3 of the short-lived TV show. (The Helen Reddy Show only lasted for one season with 8 episodes.) The Eagles sang Tequila Sunrise and Witchy Woman. Also on the show that night: Mac Davis, Gladys Knight... Continue Reading →
The Eagles Central Park concert at Wollman Rink in New York City aired on the TV Special "Good Vibrations From Central Park" on Aug. 23, 1973. August 1-2 were the actual taped dates of the 2-day concert, and also on the televised show were: Melissa Manchester, John Sebastian, The Temptations, and Sly & the Family... Continue Reading →
The Topanga Canyon Eagles photo shoot with Henry Diltz was on September 17, 1973. Some of the Topanga photos were used for a poster included with the Eagles "On the Border" album, which was released March 22, 1974. Another was used in August 2021 for the cover of LIFE magazine, and one photo of Randy... Continue Reading →
The Morehead State University Eagles concert was held on campus in Wetherby Gym in Morehead, Kentucky, on December 4, 1973. Their warm-up band was the McKendree Spring band from New York, and this was part of the Eagles' Desperado tour.The Eagles were spotted buying Morehead shirts in the student bookstore while they were there on campus,... Continue Reading →