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.
The Eagles were at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ in the Activity Center on Oct. 15, 1976 for this concert. The crowd was at capacity at ASU with 14,000 people attending, and JD Souther opened for the Eagles. This concert was the night before their show at University of Arizona McKale Memorial Center on... Continue Reading →
The University of Arizona McKale Memorial Center in Tucson was the site for the Eagles concert of October 16, 1976. Tucson is where Linda Ronstadt is from. This show was just one night after their appearance at Arizona State University in the Activity Center on Oct. 15 and three days before their four-night string of... Continue Reading →
The Inglewood Forum concerts started out to be a two-night concert appearance for the Eagles, but due to sold-out shows the ticket demand increased it to FOUR nights. The Forum's capacity is 18,000. Photos below are from three of those nights.* JD Souther opened for the Eagles, and these shows were part of the Hotel... Continue Reading →
Louisiana State University in the LSU Assembly Center was the site for the Eagles concert of November 5, 1976. JD Souther opened for the Eagles, and the next night (Nov. 6) was the concert at The Summit in Houston. The Eagles were playing somewhere almost every night in November 1976. It was mentioned on the... Continue Reading →
The Eagles University of Oklahoma concert was held in the Lloyd Noble Center on campus in Norman, Oklahoma on Nov. 8, 1976. JD Souther opened for the Eagles. The Eagles had a concert somewhere almost every night in November 1976 as part of the "Hotel California" tour. A local radio station donated a rare African... Continue Reading →
The Iowa State University Eagles concert was the Homecoming entertainment on November 10, 1976. JD Souther opened for the Eagles in Ames, IA on campus in the Hilton Coliseum. This concert was less than a week after their well-known show at The Summit in Houston. November of 1976 had them playing somewhere almost every night.... Continue Reading →
The Purdue University Eagles concert on November 20, 1976 was in the Elliott Hall of Music on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, IN. JD Souther opened for this concert. This day was also Joe Walsh's 29th birthday. Photos by Rick Ritenour, Purdue Yearbook photographer Purdue University Eagles concert Randy Meisner JD Souther Randy... Continue Reading →
The Hotel California album is the Eagles' 5th studio album, and it was recorded by Bill Szymczyk at both Criteria Studios and the Record Plant during March-October 1976. The album was released Dec. 8, 1976. The song Hotel California was released as a single in February 1977. The song was first performed live at Arizona... Continue Reading →
This Madison Square Garden Eagles concert was the Eagles' first MSG appearance in New York City, and it was just three days before the Capital Centre concert in Largo, MD. "The event of the evening came with bassist Randy Meisner's stunning vocalization of 'Take It To The Limit'. In addition to sing-along support from the... Continue Reading →
This Maple Leaf Gardens concert in Toronto, Ontario was the day after the Forum concert in Montreal. It was one of the last concerts before the Eagles' overseas tour of England, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden in April and May. The Eagles were presented with a platinum record for Hotel California after this concert in... Continue Reading →
The Wembley Stadium Eagles concerts in London in 1977 were four days of shows and the beginning of a tour of England, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden during April and May 1977. The Wembley concert dates began just a month following the Capital Centre concerts which were March 21-22, 1977. The Eagles were also at... Continue Reading →
This Day on the Green at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA was a two-day event. The Eagles headlined the all-star show and had their first appearance on Saturday, May 28, 1977. Then, the next day they played softball against Bill Graham (Day on the Green promoter) and several radio personnel. Unfortunately, the Eagles lost the... Continue Reading →
The Omni Eagles concerts in Atlanta were June 19-20, 1977. Andrew Gold opened for the Eagles, and Steve Miller joined them on stage for their final encore on the first night. The Omni was the largest venue in Atlanta, and the attendance was 15,800 each of the two nights. It was Atlanta's primary concert venue... Continue Reading →
An Eagles softball game and concert in Nashville took place in June 1977. The softball game was at Edwin Warner Park in Nashville, TN on June 22, 1977. The Eagles concert at Nashville Municipal Auditorium was on June 23, 1977. The Eagles (Party Plane team) played softball against Elektra-Asylum Records and Nashville radio personalities. With... Continue Reading →
The Greensboro Coliseum Eagles concert was June 27, 1977 in Greensboro, NC. This show was just four days after their concert and softball game in Nashville, and the night before the Knoxville concert where Randy and Glenn got into a fight backstage. Greensboro was one of the last Eagles concerts Randy Meisner was at on... Continue Reading →
The Fort Worth Eagles concert with Jimmy Buffett opening for the Eagles was at the Tarrant County Convention Center. This two-day concert July 7-8 in Fort Worth was the night before the infamous Houston concert where Randy and Glenn got into another fight backstage, and it was a few nights after the Knoxville concert. The... Continue Reading →