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 Jerry Brown Benefit was May 14, 1976 at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD. The purpose of the benefit was to raise money for his presidential campaign. Guests on stage with the Eagles for the Jerry Brown Benefit were Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and Kenny Edwards. Kenny Edwards was a founding... Continue Reading →
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 Charlotte Coliseum Eagles concert in Charlotte, NC was July 1, 1976. A refund of $1.00 was given back to the ticket holders at the concert. The Eagles felt like the $9.00 price of the original ticket was too high. The next night the Eagles had a concert in Greensboro, NC, and they had two... Continue Reading →
The Eagles Bicentennial concert at the Atlanta Omni was July 3, 1976. The Eagles had also performed at the Omni in 1974 and 1977 and other Atlanta venues in previous years. Each venue got bigger as the Eagles got more successful. The Omni was considered the primary concert venue from 1972-1997. This was a double-billed... Continue Reading →
The Eagles Bicentennial concert at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL included Fleetwood Mac and Loggins & Messina. This concert took place on July 4, 1976 and was the day after their show at the Omni in Atlanta, GA on July 3. The Eagles concert in Charlotte, NC was earlier on July 1, 1976. According to... Continue Reading →
The Olympia Stadium Eagles concert in Detroit was July 20, 1976, and JD Souther opened for the Eagles. This link is a short piece on JD and how he became connected to the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, the Byrds, and Poco. The Olympia Stadium opened in October 1927, and its nickname was "The Old... Continue Reading →
The Freedom Hall Eagles concert in Louisville, KY was on July 21, 1976. JD Souther opened the concert for the Eagles, and it appears JD didn't have the best night as mentioned in the article below. Freedom Hall is an arena in Louisville on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center. This concert was the... Continue Reading →
The Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh was where the Eagles with Fleetwood Mac and Boz Scaggs performed on July 24, 1976. This was only the second concert of the summer at the stadium. ZZ Top was the first on June 12, and according to what was written it did not go well. Unfortunately, almost everything... Continue Reading →
The Eagles at the Spectrum in Philadelphia was a two-night concert that featured Boz Scaggs as their opener. The Eagles had been at the Spectrum earlier on May 17, 1975, so this was a return performance for them. Glenn even wore his Phillie shirt, and Don Felder wore a NHL Philadelphia Flyers shirt. This was... Continue Reading →
This Day on the Green Eagles concert at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA included a total of four bands: Renaissance Loggins & Messina Linda Ronstadt Eagles This was Day on the Green #6 for 1976, and it started out in the afternoon with Renaissance. By the time the Eagles took the stage it was evening,... 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 Eagles were at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ in the Activity Center on Oct. 15, 1976 for this concert. The crowd was at capacity at ASU with 14,000 people attending, and JD Souther opened for the Eagles. This concert was the night before their show at University of Arizona McKale Memorial Center on... Continue Reading →
The University of Arizona McKale Memorial Center in Tucson was the site for the Eagles concert of October 16, 1976. Tucson is where Linda Ronstadt is from. This show was just one night after their appearance at Arizona State University in the Activity Center on Oct. 15 and three days before their four-night string of... Continue Reading →
The Inglewood Forum concerts started out to be a two-night concert appearance for the Eagles, but due to sold-out shows the ticket demand increased it to FOUR nights. The Forum's capacity is 18,000. Photos below are from three of those nights.* JD Souther opened for the Eagles, and these shows were part of the Hotel... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert in Ft. Worth at Tarrant County Convention Center was on November 3, 1976. JD Souther was there to open the show for them on this stop of the Hotel California tour. JD played songs from his latest album, "Black Rose". The Eagles would eventually perform at the Convention Center again July 7-8,... Continue Reading →
Louisiana State University in the LSU Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA was the site for the Eagles concert of November 5, 1976. JD Souther opened for the Eagles, and the next night (Nov. 6) was the concert at The Summit in Houston. The Eagles were playing somewhere almost every night in November 1976. It... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert at the Summit in Houston, Texas was part of a long 24-city and 27-concert tour of the western United States in support of their Hotel California album, which was released December 8, 1976. JD Souther opened for this Summit show and later joined the Eagles on stage for "Best of My Love".... Continue Reading →
The Eagles University of Oklahoma concert was held in the Lloyd Noble Center on campus in Norman, Oklahoma on November 8, 1976. JD Souther opened for the Eagles. Two days later on November 10 the Eagles performed at Iowa State University in the Hilton Coliseum. The Eagles had a concert somewhere almost every night in... Continue Reading →
The Iowa State University Eagles concert was the Homecoming entertainment on November 10, 1976. JD Souther opened for the Eagles in Ames, IA on campus in the Hilton Coliseum. This concert was less than a week after their well-known show at The Summit in Houston. November of 1976 had them playing somewhere almost every night.... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert in Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, took place on Nov. 12, 1976 and was attended by Glenn Frey's family members and Bob Seger. Ann Arbor is less than hour away from Glenn's hometown of Royal Oak, MI. An important University of Michigan basketball practice session was originally scheduled for the concert... Continue Reading →
The Purdue University Eagles concert on November 20, 1976 was in the Elliott Hall of Music on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, IN. The Eagles Hotel California album was released just a few days later on December 8, 1976. This Hotel California tour would be Randy Meisner's last tour with the Eagles. JD... Continue Reading →
The Market Square Arena Eagles concert was November 22, 1976 in Indianapolis, IN. JD Souther opened the show for the Eagles. This concert was part of the Hotel California tour. Their Hotel California album was due to be released in just a few days on December 8, 1976. The Eagles were at Purdue University in... Continue Reading →
The Hotel California album is the Eagles' 5th studio album, and it was recorded by Bill Szymczyk at both Criteria Studios and the Record Plant during March-October 1976. The album was released Dec. 8, 1976. The song Hotel California was released as a single on February 22, 1977. The song Hotel California was first performed... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert at University of New Mexico was in the University Arena (nicknamed "The Pit"). This Albuquerque concert occurred on December 10, 1976. It was originally scheduled for October 29, which was the university's homecoming weekend. The Eagles were required to finish the Hotel California album, so they had to reschedule the concert appearance... Continue Reading →