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 On the Border album was released Mar. 22, 1974. It's the third studio album by the Eagles and started out being produced by Glyn Johns at Olympic Studios in London. However, Bill Szymczyk finished the production at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. On the Border is the first album with Don Felder, although... Continue Reading →
The Gonzaga University Eagles concert was held in the Kennedy Pavilion on campus on Mar. 24, 1974. This would have been one of Don Felder's early shows with the Eagles. It's also one of the first concerts during the On the Border tour, and that album came out a couple days earlier on Mar. 22,... Continue Reading →
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 →
The Philadelphia Spectrum Eagles concert in Philadelphia, PA was the evening of May 17, 1975. Dan Fogelberg opened for the Eagles. "Fogelberg's are pleasant, melodic tunes reminiscent of Stills and Young. Sometimes they spark when he slices through a brick wah-wah pedal guitar break. For once, the warmup was fit preparation. The Eagles flew on... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert at Richmond Coliseum on May 25, 1975 was a stop on the One of These Nights tour. Linda Ronstadt was also a part of this show in Richmond, VA. Just two days earlier, on May 23, Linda and the Eagles were at the Roanoke Civic Center. A great compliment from the May... Continue Reading →
The Seattle Center Coliseum Eagles concert in Seattle, WA , was Aug. 21, 1975. This performance was part of the One Of These Nights tour, and the Roger McGuinn Band opened for the Eagles. The Seattle Times review below reports that Roger's band did really well. Richard Bowden, formerly of Don Henley's Shiloh band, was part of Roger's... 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 to a packed house 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... Continue Reading →