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 Billboard Magazine Talent Forum for the first time gave awards to performing artists as well as behind-the-scenes professionals. The top prize for Talent Attraction of 1975 went to the Eagles, for being as Bill Graham (Day on the Green promoter and Awards Dinner emcee) put it, "great songwriters, great singers and great performers". The... Continue Reading →
The Eagles Rock and Roll Tennis Festival was a charitable benefit with the proceeds going to cancer research. It was held at the L.A. Tennis Club, but the Eagles did not actually attend. They were busy in Miami recording the Hotel California album at Criteria Studios. The Eagles Rock and Roll Tennis Festival, which was... Continue Reading →
The NARM (National Association of Record Merchandisers) Awards Banquet for 1976 retail sales was held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on March 7, 1977. The Eagles were presented with the Best Selling Group Album award, and Glenn Frey accepted that award on behalf of the Eagles band. Linda Ronstadt won a couple... Continue Reading →
The Eagles Retirement Hotel mentioned in the newspaper article below is actually the Sherry Frontenac. It was a Miami Beach hotel in the 70s, and it was turned into a retirement home. Several of the Eagles, along with other musicians, put money in the hotel as an investment. Eagles Retirement Hotel The Miami Herald (Miami,... Continue Reading →
The Electric Range reunion album was produced by Randy Meisner for the Dayton, Ohio band Electric Range in 1996. When the group first formed back in 1971, they were called Starbuck. (A more complete bio is below.) In the band are Pat Aicholtz, John Alden, Robin Lamble, Billy Darnell, and Peter Bradstreet. Billy Darnell was... Continue Reading →
The Eagles Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction was Jan. 12, 1998. It was the 13th annual Hall of Fame induction, and it was held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. This was the first year of eligibility for the Eagles. All seven Eagles were inducted by Jimmy Buffett, and all seven... Continue Reading →
The Randy Meisner imposter was finally arrested in February 1998 after causing chaos in Randy's life for about ten years. The imposter is a con artist and gambler named Lewis Peter Morgan, and he was finally caught and arrested in San Francisco. However, before this guy was caught he had caused a lot of damage... Continue Reading →
"Hotel California: LA from the Byrds to the Eagles" is the complete three-part documentary produced by BBC Four in England. There's a lot of Bernie Leadon talking, and some of the segments you'll recognize as used in the History of the Eagles documentary (HOTE). All three parts of this Eagles BBC documentary total about 88... Continue Reading →
A yellow 1970 Porsche once owned by Randy Meisner was listed for sale on eBay in May 2011. It's a 914/6 Targa. According to the eBay stats at the time it was listed, there had only been two previous owners. Randy is said to be the original owner in the description below, so that would... Continue Reading →
Randy Meisner was at NAMM in January 2018. NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) is an annual trade show held specifically for people in the music business at the Anaheim Convention Center. In 2018 it took place January 25-28. In 2023 it will take place in April in Anaheim. There are several pics of Randy... Continue Reading →
Randy Meisner's 72nd birthday was celebrated at Little Toni's Restaurant in North Hollywood in March 2018. His friends, Susie and Melissa L., brought him the cake with the Capital Centre photo on it. Randy's birthday is on March 8, but it is unknown exactly which day they celebrated at this restaurant. Randy Meisner 72nd birthday... Continue Reading →