The College of the Holy Cross Eagles concert took place in the college Fieldhouse on November 30, 1973. The Eagles played to 1,500 people, and David Buskin was the opening act for this show on the “Desperado” tour.
Two new songs were introduced that night:
“Wait and See” was written and sung by Randy. “Georgia Peach” was written and sung by Bernie. It is believed that this evening is the only time these two rare/lost songs were performed in public by the Eagles. There is an audience audio recording of the concert posted below. It was originally planned that these two songs would be included on the “On the Border” album, but apparently during the change from Glyn Johns to Bill Szymczyk as album producer, the two songs were omitted from the album song list.
The Eagles performed at Morehead State University in Morehead, KY, a few days later on Dec. 4, 1973.
Eagles on stage at the College of the Holy Cross Fieldhouse
Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner, and Glenn Frey
College of the Holy Cross Purple Patcher 1974 Yearbook
Audience audio recording of the show
(Total of almost 100 minutes)
- Silver Dagger/Take It Easy
- Outlaw Man
- Doolin-Dalton/Desperado
- Ol’ 55
- Tequila Sunrise
- Train Leaves Here This Morning
- Certain Kind of Fool
- Good Day In Hell
- Twenty-One
- Early Bird
- Shenandoah Breakdown
- Wait and See
- Georgia Peach
- Witchy Woman
- Tryin’
- James Dean
- Peaceful Easy Feeling
- Chug All Night
- Out of Control
Wait and See – Randy Meisner
You can hear Randy’s ‘thank you’ at the end.
Georgia Peach – Bernie Leadon
Johnny Rivers did a cover of Georgia Peach, and his recording is, of course, a lot clearer version than the audience recording of the Eagles concert.
College of the Holy Cross Eagles Concert
Bernie Leadon
Bernie Leadon
College of the Holy Cross Purple Patcher 1974 Yearbook
Randy Meisner, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey
Don Henley
College of the Holy Cross Purple Patcher 1974 Yearbook
Randy Meisner, Don Henley (on drums), Glenn Frey, and Bernie Leadon
College of the Holy Cross Purple Patcher 1974 Yearbook
“The first major concert of the year will take place in the fieldhouse tonight as the 1843 Club presents the Eagles without John David Souther.”
“At 28, Randy Meisner is the elder statesman of the Eagles. Randy was knocking around Hollywood around the time the Buffalo Springfield were splitting up, and together with Richie Furay and Jim Messina he formed Poco.”
The Crusader (College of the Holy Cross student newspaper) – Nov. 30, 1973
“Don Henley added considerable vocal strength without missing a single drum beat, and stage leader Randy Meisner stood to the side, calmly surveying the show. Randy’s harmonies, however, were ever-present, and his unobtrusive bass style complimented the other musicians perfectly.”
“The band, obviously in high spirits, came out for a number of encores, declaring they felt like playing all night.”
“David Buskin proved to be a worthy opening act, and he had the listeners up and cheering for more, an occurrence rare for a second-billed attraction.”
The Crusader (College of the Holy Cross student newspaper) – Dec. 7, 1973
This show was actually not the first stop on the tour as mentioned above.
The song “Good Day in Hell” is incorrectly titled as “A Cold Day in Hell” above.
The Crusader (College of the Holy Cross student newspaper) – Dec. 7, 1973
College of the Holy Cross Fieldhouse
