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 Randy Meisner 1982 self-titled solo album was Randy's third (2nd self-titled) solo album and was released in August, 1982. Mike Flicker was the producer. Flicker established himself as a major independent producer with artists that included Poco, Al Stewart, Randy Meisner, Nantucket, Wendy Waldman, Heart, and Trooper. Randy's album was released on the Epic label, and also on the album were Denny Carmassi,... Continue Reading →
The Randy Meisner Live in Dallas CD was recorded live at Nick's Uptown Theatre in Dallas on December 1, 1982. Only ten of the songs recorded that night are included on the CD, so the 'extras' are below on this page. There are two versions of Take It To the Limit that ended up on the CD,... Continue Reading →
Black Tie was a country rock super group formed by Randy Meisner, Jimmy Griffin, and Billy Swan in 1985. Jimmy Griffin was a former member of Bread, and Billy Swan had the hit single "I Can Help". Rob Perkin (Executive Producer) and Reggie Fisher (Producer) started talking about the idea of putting together a group... Continue Reading →
The Meisner, Swan and Rich Band was formed out of Black Tie when Jimmy Griffin left Black Tie to start another band called the Remingtons. According to Charlie (AKA Allan) Rich's website, in 1992 he joined Randy Meisner and Billy Swan, who had both remained in Black Tie. The three formed a super group, and... Continue Reading →
The Electric Range reunion album was produced by Randy Meisner for the Dayton, Ohio band Electric Range in 1996. When the group first formed back in 1971, they were called Starbuck. (A more complete bio is below.) In the band are Pat Aicholtz, John Alden, Robin Lamble, Billy Darnell, and Peter Bradstreet. Billy Darnell was... Continue Reading →
The Fred Walecki Benefit Concert was a 2-day event at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for California music store owner Fred Walecki, who was diagnosed with throat cancer. It was called "A Gathering of the Clan" and was organized by Bernie Leadon and Glyn Johns. Fred Walecki was the owner of Westwood Music in Los Angeles,... Continue Reading →