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.
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 →
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 McHenry High School Eagles concert came about because an entire high school of determined students at McHenry Community High School in McHenry, IL, won a concert with the Eagles and Dan Fogelberg (with his band Fool's Gold). They won it in the School Spirit contest sponsored by WCFL radio station in Chicago for May... Continue Reading →
The Chicago Stadium Eagles concert of November 11, 1976 was played to a nearly sold-out crowd. The Eagles were at University of Michigan for a show in the Crisler Arena the following evening on November 12, and they were at Iowa State University the day before the Chicago show on November 10. November 1976 was... Continue Reading →
Randy Meisner and the Silverados were at the Park West Theater in Chicago on March 4, 1981. This concert was less than a week after the Silverados' appearance on the Fridays TV show which aired Feb. 27, 1981 (Season 2, Episode 20). Since Randy's birthday is March 8, this Park West show was just four... Continue Reading →