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 info contained in these interviews. They are not in any particular order, and I think you'll enjoy listening... 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 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 be... 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 →
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 called Pogo first. The originator of the Pogo comic strip threatened to sue the band if they didn't change the name, so they changed it to Poco. Randy Meisner only stayed with the band for a few months before moving on to Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band. Randy... 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 →
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 a club in Darmstadt Germany while touring U.S. military bases. Rick Nelson in Germany Rick Nelson, Pat Shanahan on drums, and Randy Meisner Stars and Stripes (American military newspaper) - Aug. 6, 2011Rick, Pat Shanahan on drums, Randy Reprint... 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 →
"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 →
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 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 concert at Westlake School for Girls in Westlake, CA was in 1972. This concert is identified as "first paying gig as the Eagles" in the Randy Meisner Concert Chronology. They had dropped the Teen King and the Emergencies name for the band and were now officially the Eagles. This show at the school... Continue Reading →
The Eagles at PNE Coliseum in Vancouver, 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 (unknown who he is), John Hartmann (Eagles manager), Don HenleyPhoto from the... 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 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 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 dates of the 2-day concert, and also on the televised show were: Melissa Manchester, John Sebastian, The Temptations, and Sly & the Family Stone.... Continue Reading →