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.
Podcasts and interviews with Randy Meisner are listed below (in no particular order). If you like to hear Randy's speaking voice, this collection gives you many opportunities to hear him. There's quite a bit of stories and historical info contained in these interviews. I think you'll enjoy listening to them. Peter Rodman interview of Randy... Continue Reading →
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 →
Radio and TV commercial spots featuring Randy Meisner or the bands he was in are on this page. As more are found, they will be added. "Take It To the Limit" was used in the NEC Computers television commercial in 1986, and then the song was used again in 2017 in the Pixar animated Cars... Continue Reading →
The TV commercial for NEC Computers with "Take It To the Limit" as the featured song was recorded in New York City by Randy Meisner and Roger Tallman of Tallman Music. Roger Tallman produced this commercial, and it was aired during the NEC World Series of Golf tournament on August 23, 1986. "Take It To... Continue Reading →
Musical Charity Benefits with Randy Meisner were plentiful down through the years. Over the course of Randy Meisner's musical career, he was involved in numerous benefits. He either participated in or oganized them. The World Classic Rockers, of which Randy was a part of for several years, were especially involved in a lot of charity... Continue Reading →
Randy Meisner's early bands in the 1960s included the Deacons/Thunderbirds, the Invaders, the Dynamics/Drivin' Dynamics, and the Soul Survivors/The Poor. (After the Soul Survivors moved to California, they had a very brief period of calling themselves the North Serrano Blues Band, and they then changed their name to The Poor.) There is also a separate... Continue Reading →
From the Drivin' Dynamics to The Poor One of the first bands Randy Meisner was a founder of is a band called the Drivin' Dynamics in Scottsbluff, NE. It was first formed in 1961 as the Dynamics, and they later changed the name to the Drivin' Dynamics. Sometime in 1966 they competed in a Battle... Continue Reading →
Poco in the beginning in 1968 was originally called Pogo. The originator of the Pogo comic strip threatened to sue the band if they didn't change the name, so they changed one letter and it became Poco. Randy Meisner only stayed with the band for a few months before moving on to Rick Nelson's Stone... Continue Reading →
For the Poco reunion and Legacy album and tour, the original founding members of Poco from 1968 (Randy Meisner, Jim Messina, Rusty Young, Richie Furay, and George Grantham) reformed. From approx. 1989-1991 they toured and recorded an album called "Legacy", which was released September 23, 1989 and is Poco's 17th studio album. They received a... Continue Reading →
Poco at Club Eastbrook in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was one of many shows that the reunited Poco band played at on their Legacy tour in 1990. The venue was renamed to The Orbit Room at one point, and the venue has now been demolished. Randall Nyhof, photographer Poco at Club Eastbrook in Grand Rapids Randy... Continue Reading →
This Poco concert in Pittsburgh at the I.C. Light Melody Tent was located on the shore at Station Square. I.C. (Iron City) Light is the name of Pittsburgh's beer produced there, so the venue is named after the beer. This performance was just two days after Poco's gig at Club Eastbrook in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On... Continue Reading →
Poco performed at Chattanooga River Jam following the 10th annual River Raft Race on June 1, 1991. This show was part of Poco's Legacy tour. A short video of the news coverage for this race is at the bottom of this page. Both Wet Willie and the Roadhouse Rockers took the stage at Ross's Landing prior to... Continue Reading →
The Richie Furay 50th Anniversary at the Troubadour concert since first performing at the Troubadour in 1968 was Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Timothy B. Schmit was on stage with Richie as well as Richie's daughter, Jesse Furay Lynch. Randy Meisner didn't perform that night, but he was a guest of Richie's. While there that night,... Continue Reading →
Rick Nelson and Randy Meisner appeared at JD's in the Scottsdale area in Arizona and performed with the Stone Canyon Band for a week in October, 1969. JD's was a very popular place to hear music in the area. It was a two-level club which offered country music on one floor and rock music on... Continue Reading →
Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band were at the Troubadour October 31 and November 1, 1969. The shows were recorded for a live album "In Concert The Troubadour, 1969" released in January 1970. In March 1970 the band was in Germany on a tour of U.S. military bases, and you can read about that... Continue Reading →
Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon band were in Germany in 1970. The band played at the Press Club in Darmstadt Germany while touring U.S. Army military bases. Rick Nelson in Germany - Press Club in DarmstadtCharles Dees, photographer Rick Nelson, Pat Shanahan on drums, and Randy MeisnerSee comment at bottom of page from Kerry... Continue Reading →
Randy Meisner and Rick Nelson at Mister Kelly's in Chicago was a two-week engagement. Mister Kelly's was a small, but famous, nightclub on Rush Street and was open from 1953-1975. Rick, Randy and the rest of the Stone Canyon Band had their opening night on Monday February 22, 1971. Other posts on this website about... 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 →