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' 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 Ohio University Music Festival held April 27-28, 1973 was the third annual festival. The previous two years it had been called the Ohio University Folk Festival, and it usually drew about 30,000 in attendance. It's held on campus at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The Eagles and Joe Walsh & Barnstorm performed on the... Continue Reading →
The Eagles and Spooky Tooth concert at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio was in the University's Memorial Hall on May 13, 1973. This performance was fairly early in the Desperado tour. Eagles on stage at University of Akron Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, and Bernie LeadonThe Akron Buchtelite-University of Akron student newspaper (Akron, OH)... 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 Eagles In Concert TV show taping at UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) was in the university's Royce Hall. The Eagles and several other bands were filmed on June 20 & 22, 1973. The two tapings of all these mini concerts were free to UCLA students to attend, and they were then aired on... 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 taped dates of the 2-day concert, and also on the televised show were: Melissa Manchester, John Sebastian, The Temptations, and Sly & the Family... Continue Reading →
The Topanga Canyon Eagles photo shoot with Henry Diltz was on September 17, 1973. Some of the Topanga photos were used for a poster included with the Eagles "On the Border" album, which was released March 22, 1974. Another was used in August 2021 for the cover of LIFE magazine, and one photo of Randy... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert was at Atlantic Christian College on Dec. 11, 1973. Atlantic Christian College is now called Barton College and is a private liberal arts college in Wilson, North Carolina. Atlantic Christian College Eagles concert 1974 Pine Knot Yearbook pageGlenn Frey and Don Henley 1974 Pine Knot Yearbook pageRandy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon,... Continue Reading →
The Kiel Opera House Eagles concert was December 13, 1973 in St. Louis and was part of their Desperado tour. Dan Fogelberg was with them and opened the show. This performance at Kiel's was two days after their concert at Atlantic Christian College in North Carolina. "Daniel Fogelberg, a good guitarist with a gentle, bluesy... Continue Reading →
An Eagles concert at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California, included Neil Young on the bill. It took place on March 16, 1974, and it was a charity benefit for the Red Wind Indian tribe that lived in the area so they could buy building materials to construct a work/cultural center on 200 acres... Continue Reading →
The On the Border album was released Mar. 22, 1974. It's the third studio album by the Eagles and started out being produced by Glyn Johns at Olympic Studios in London. However, Bill Szymczyk finished the production at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. On the Border is the first album with Don Felder, although... Continue Reading →
The Paramount Northwest Theatre in Seattle was the venue for a sold-out Eagles concert on Mar. 23, 1974. There was also a show the preceding evening on March 22, at a different Paramount Northwest Theatre. That theatre was in Portland, OR. Both theatres were more commonly called just 'Paramount Theatre'. This Seattle concert was one... Continue Reading →
The Gonzaga University Eagles concert was held in the Kennedy Pavilion on campus on Mar. 24, 1974. This would have been one of Don Felder's early shows with the Eagles. It's also one of the first concerts during the On the Border tour, and that album came out a couple days earlier on Mar. 22,... Continue Reading →
The Regis College Eagles concert was held in the Regis Field House in Denver, Colorado on April 1, 1974. The Talbot Brothers, a Christian singing group, opened for the Eagles. Regis College, now Regis University, is a private Jesuit university in Denver founded in 1877. Don Felder had joined the Eagles in early 1974, so... Continue Reading →
At Fort Lewis College in Durango the Eagles performed for about 1,900 persons on April 2, 1974 in the new gym. This was part of their 'On the Border' tour, and the 'On the Border' album was released less than two weeks earlier. The show was opened by the first act of John Mascaro and... Continue Reading →
Jeffrey Comanor opened for the Eagles concert at Texas A&M University in the G. Rollie White Coliseum on campus in College Station, TX. This concert was on Apr. 20, 1974 and was part of the university's Town Hall Series in cooperation with the Residence Hall Association. Texas A&M University Eagles concert The Battalion student newspaper... Continue Reading →
Cal Jam at Ontario Motor Speedway took place on April 6, 1974 and was a 12-hour festival of eight bands. It was recorded by ABC TV at the Speedway in Ontario, CA (50 miles east of Los Angeles). Attendance was said to be 200,000, and this was part of the On the Border tour for... Continue Reading →
The Aragon Ballroom in Chicago was the location for the Eagles concert on Apr. 26, 1974. The Eagles shared the bill with the Marshall Tucker Band. The Eagles' encore of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" along with songs from their "Desperado" album were some of the high points of the evening. The Marshall Tucker Band was with... Continue Reading →
The New York Cortland Eagles concert was at the State University of New York on May 2, 1974. Opening the show in the PER Arena on campus for the Eagles was the Stanky Brown Group. The Eagles concert at State University of New York at Geneseo was a couple days later on May 4. Photos... Continue Reading →
The New York Geneseo Eagles concert at State University of New York in the Ice Arena was where the Eagles performed on May 4, 1974. Leo Kottke was the opening act. The Eagles concert at State University of New York at Cortland was a couple days earlier on May 2. State University of New York... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert at Jeppesen Stadium in Houston was on June 30, 1974, and it was one of the stops on their On the Border tour. The stadium was on the campus of the University of Houston. The Eagles were there in support of the Allman Brothers Band. In 1974 the Eagles were still sometimes... Continue Reading →
Holiday Jam at the Miami Orange Bowl was on July 7, 1974. The Orange Bowl Stadium opened its gates for the first time ever for a rock concert. Leon Russell was the headliner, and six bands played, including the Eagles. There was attendance of 18,000. The six bands were: Leon Russell The Band Eagles Lynyrd... Continue Reading →