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.
For the Poco reunion and Legacy album and tour, the original founding members of Poco from 1968 (Randy Meisner, Jim Messina, Rusty Young, Richie Furay, and George Grantham) reformed. From approx. 1989-1991 they toured and recorded an album called "Legacy", which was released September 23, 1989 and is Poco's 17th studio album. They received a... Continue Reading →
The One of These Nights Eagles album was their 4th studio album, and it was released June 10, 1975 by Asylum. A month later it became the Eagles' first number one album on Billboard's album chart. Bill Szymczyk produced it at both Criteria Studios in Miami and the Record Plant in Los Angeles. One of... Continue Reading →
The Pine Knob Eagles concert was a two-day event on June 26 and 27, 1975. These two performances were at the Pine Knob Music Theatre (an outdoor theater) in Clarkston, MI. Both days were sold out, and while there the Eagles were presented with a gold record for the One of These Nights album that... 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 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 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 Hotel California album is the Eagles' 5th studio album, and it was recorded by Bill Szymczyk at both Criteria Studios and the Record Plant during March-October 1976. The album was released Dec. 8, 1976. The song Hotel California was released as a single on February 22, 1977. The song Hotel California was first performed... Continue Reading →
This Madison Square Garden Eagles concert was the Eagles' first MSG appearance in New York City, and it was just three days before the Capital Centre concert in Largo, MD. Jimmy Buffett was their opening act. "The event of the evening came with bassist Randy Meisner's stunning vocalization of 'Take It To The Limit'. In... Continue Reading →
The Eagles were at the War Memorial Auditorium in Rochester, NY on March 19, 1977. This was the fourth stop of the Eagles' eastern U.S. tour during March. Two stops in Canada were also included in the tour schedule. March 15-16 they were at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, and the Eagles were at... Continue Reading →
Eagles at the Omni in Atlanta spanned two nights. There was a concert on both June 19 and June 20, 1977. Andrew Gold opened for the Eagles, and Steve Miller joined them on stage for their final encore on the first night. The Omni was the largest venue in Atlanta, and the attendance was 15,800... Continue Reading →
The Greensboro Coliseum Eagles concert was June 27, 1977 in Greensboro, NC. This show was just four days after their concert and softball game in Nashville, and the night before the Knoxville concert where it's been said that Randy and Glenn got into a fight backstage. Greensboro was one of the last Eagles concerts Randy... Continue Reading →
The Savannah Civic Center Eagles concert in Savannah, GA was Friday evening, July 1, 1977. It was the start of the Independence Day weekend in Savannah. This was one of the last shows on their Hotel California tour and one of the last shows Randy Meisner would perform with the Eagles. Andrew Gold opened the... Continue Reading →
The Fort Worth Eagles concert with Jimmy Buffett opening for the Eagles was at the Tarrant County Convention Center. This two-day concert July 7-8 in Fort Worth was the night before the infamous Houston concert where it's rumored that Randy and Glenn got into another fight backstage, and it was a few nights after the... 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 →
The New Mexico Randy Meisner concert was held at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. Randy Meisner and the Silverados opened for the Beach Boys in the Greyhound Arena. This was one of several concerts that Randy opened for the Beach Boys in February 1981. A fraternity member threw a jersey to Therese... Continue Reading →
The Randy Meisner 1982 self-titled solo album was Randy's third (2nd self-titled) solo album released August, 1982, and Mike Flicker was the producer. Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson sang on this album. It was released on the Epic label, and also on the album were Denny Carmassi, John Corey, Tom Erak, Mitchell Froom, Nicky Hopkins,... Continue Reading →
The Roberts-Meisner Band was called Rick Roberts and Open Secret in 1987 prior to the name Roberts-Meisner Band. They only performed under the name Open Secret for a few gigs before changing the name to the Roberts-Meisner Band. Randy Meisner tells the story of how it came to be that he and Rick Roberts became... Continue Reading →
Ojai Day is an annual downtown street fair in Ojai, California. Randy Meisner appeared on stage along with Roger Varian, Vern Monnett, Ron Grinel, Drake Macy, Colin Cameron, and Jim Monahan in 1993. From looking at their Facebook page Ojai Day looks like a lot of fun. The video below is Randy singing "Take It... Continue Reading →
The Collin Raye concert with Meisner, Swan and Rich opening was at the Dee Events Center on the Weber State University campus in Ogden, Utah on Jan. 19, 1996. Collin Raye is a Randy Meisner fan and even joined him for "Take It To the Limit" and "Lyin' Eyes" on stage. At the end of... Continue Reading →
The World Classic Rockers is a rock supergroup that was founded in 1995 by Nick St. Nicholas of Steppenwolf. Randy Meisner joined the group in 1997. The member lineup rotates and changes depending on the availability of a musician at any given time. These World Classic Rockers publicity photos were taken in Westlake, CA (Hyatt... Continue Reading →