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.
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. Peter Rodman interview of Randy... 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 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 Randy Meisner "One More Song" album was Randy's second solo album, and it was produced and engineered by Val Garay. The album was released Oct. 1980 and is on the Epic label. Jack Tempchin wrote "One More Song", and the album also includes the hits "Deep Inside My Heart" and "Hearts On Fire", which... Continue Reading →
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 →
Rosilee St. Nicholas of the WCR talks to South Dakota NewsCenter1 in Rapid City on September 12, 2023 about being in the World Classic Rockers and about Randy Meisner. When she speaks of Randy, it is evident that the two of them had a very special bond and friendship while in the WCR band. The... 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 →
The Eagles Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction was Jan. 12, 1998. It was the 13th annual Hall of Fame induction, and it was held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. This was the first year of eligibility for the Eagles. All seven Eagles were inducted by Jimmy Buffett, and all seven... Continue Reading →
The Randy Meisner imposter was finally arrested in February 1998 after causing chaos in Randy's life for about ten years. The imposter is a con artist and gambler named Lewis Peter Morgan, and he was finally caught and arrested in San Francisco. However, before this guy was caught he had caused a lot of damage... Continue Reading →