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.
Poco in the beginning in 1968 was originally called Pogo. The originator of the Pogo comic strip threatened to sue the band if they didn't change the name, so they changed it to Poco. Randy Meisner only stayed with the band for a few months before moving on to Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band. Randy... Continue Reading →
The Joshua Tree and the debut Eagles album photo shoot with Henry Diltz and Gary Burden took place in March 1972. The self-titled Eagles album is their first studio album. It was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns and released June 1, 1972. John Beaudin of Rock History Music interviewed Bernie Leadon... 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 →
"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 →