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.
Constant Meijers, Dutch rock music journalist, has interviewed the Eagles at various times and locations beginning in 1973. From 1973-1981 Constant was editor-in-chief for Muziekkrant Oor, which is a well-known Dutch music publication. 'Music Newspaper Ear' is the English translation of the name, and in the 1980s the name was changed to simply Oor. He has... Continue Reading →
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 →
The Eagles celebrated New Years Eve at the Shrine with friends Dan Fogelberg, JD Souther, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and Joe Walsh. According to the newspaper article, the Shrine Auditorum in Los Angeles was the place to be on New Years Eve. The Eagles know how to throw a party…and bananas. Joe Walsh wasn't a... Continue Reading →
The Mississippi River Festival 1975 was a festival sponsored by Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, IL. This festival was during the One Of These Nights tour. JD Souther opened for the Eagles. It was an annual festival, and the Eagles were also at the MRF in 1974 and the Spring Fest May 25, 1973. The... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 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 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 →
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 an hour away from Glenn's hometown of Royal Oak, MI. An important University of Michigan basketball practice session was originally scheduled for the... 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 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 →
The Randy Meisner 1978 self-titled album was Randy's first solo studio album and was produced by his friend, Alan Brackett: "Alan Brackett played bass and sang for the Peanut Butter Conspiracy and was one of the band's principle songwriters and founding members. Prior to the PBC, he had played drums with Jan and Dean and... Continue Reading →
"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 →