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 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 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 →
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 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 →
Sam's Old Town Ballroom in Ft. Collins, Colorado, was where Randy Meisner and his Silverados played two shows the evening of November 2, 1982 to a packed house. A few days later on November 8 Randy was at Central Washington University, where he opened for the Little River Band. The Silverados were: Brian Smith -... 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 →
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 →
Randy Meisner at The Joint with Jack Tempchin was one of the Big Monday shows, which were weekly at The Joint in Los Angeles. (The Joint is now called Founders Ale House.) Jack Tempchin was a regular for the Big Monday nights, and Jim Foreman brought Randy and Peter Bradstreet (of the Electric Range Band)... Continue Reading →