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. NEW ADDITION: Peter Rodman interview... Continue Reading →
Eagles Desperado album photo shoot – Dec. 18, 1972
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 →
Topanga Canyon Eagles photo shoot – Sept. 17, 1973
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 →
Cal Jam at Ontario Motor Speedway – Apr. 6, 1974
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 →
Sunshine Festival at Anaheim Stadium – Sept. 28, 1975
The Sunshine Festival at Anaheim Stadium was the concert venue of one of two Eagles concerts held in California during a weekend in September 1975. The other concert was at Balboa Stadium in San Diego the day prior on September 27, and was called the One of These Days concert. These two separate concerts just... Continue Reading →
Black Tie becomes Meisner, Swan & Rich – 1985
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 →
Fred Walecki Benefit Concert – Aug. 8-9, 2000
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 →
Hotel California: LA from the Byrds to the Eagles – 2007
"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 →