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.
Podcasts and interviews with Randy Meisner are listed below (in no particular order). If you like to hear Randy's speaking voice, this collection gives you many opportunities to hear him. There's quite a bit of stories and historical info contained in these interviews. I think you'll enjoy listening to them. NEW ADDITION: Peter Rodman interview... Continue Reading →
1972: Cameron Crowe interviews the Eagles for the first time backstage after a San Diego concert opening for Procol Harum. The interview was for an underground newspaper called the 'San Diego Door'. The 'Door' ran from January 1968 to August 1974. Cameron was just 15 years old at the time of meeting the Eagles for... Continue Reading →
British interviews with the Eagles are always informative to read and listen to, because you can get a non-American perspective on the band. On this page are different interviews that took place in England and/or were published in British rock music publications. The pdf versions are best for viewing and reading. More interviews will be... Continue Reading →
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 →
From the Drivin' Dynamics to The Poor One of the first bands Randy Meisner was a founder of is a band called the Drivin' Dynamics in Scottsbluff, NE. It was first formed in 1961 as the Dynamics, and they later changed the name to the Drivin' Dynamics. Sometime in 1966 they competed in a Battle... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 Richie Furay 50th Anniversary at the Troubadour concert since first performing at the Troubadour in 1968 was Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Timothy B. Schmit was on stage with Richie as well as Richie's daughter, Jesse Furay Lynch. Randy Meisner didn't perform that night, but he was a guest of Richie's. While there that night,... Continue Reading →
Rick Nelson and Randy Meisner appeared at JD's in the Scottsdale area in Arizona and performed with the Stone Canyon Band for a week in October, 1969. JD's was a very popular place to hear music in the area. It was a two-level club which offered country music on one floor and rock music on... Continue Reading →
Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band were at the Troubadour October 31 and November 1, 1969. The shows were recorded for a live album "In Concert The Troubadour, 1969" released in January 1970. In March 1970 the band was in Germany on a tour of U.S. military bases, and you can read about that... Continue Reading →
Randy Meisner and Rick Nelson at Mister Kelly's in Chicago was a two-week engagement. Mister Kelly's was a small, but famous, nightclub on Rush Street and was open from 1953-1975. Rick, Randy and the rest of the Stone Canyon Band had their opening night on Monday February 22, 1971. Other posts on this website about... 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 →
The BBC "In Concert" TV show which aired Apr. 5, 1973 was an Eagles concert that was filmed at the Paris Theatre in London a few days earlier on Mar. 20, 1973. The Eagles were in London to record the Desperado album, which was released Apr. 17, 1973. Both the audio and video of this... Continue Reading →
The Eagles In Concert TV show taping at UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) was in the university's Royce Hall. The Eagles and several other bands were filmed on June 20 & 22, 1973. The two tapings of all these mini concerts were free to UCLA students to attend, and they were then aired on... Continue Reading →
The Eagles appeared on The Helen Reddy Show, which aired July 12, 1973. They were on Season 1, Episode 3 of the short-lived TV show. (The Helen Reddy Show only lasted for one season with 8 episodes.) The Eagles sang Tequila Sunrise and Witchy Woman. Also on the show that night: Mac Davis, Gladys Knight... Continue Reading →
The Eagles Central Park concert at Wollman Rink in New York City aired on the TV Special "Good Vibrations From Central Park" on Aug. 23, 1973. August 1-2 were the actual taped dates of the 2-day concert, and also on the televised show were: Melissa Manchester, John Sebastian, The Temptations, and Sly & the Family... 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 Eagles were at the Mississippi River Festival on July 17, 1974, which was sponsored by Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, IL. This was an annual festival, and the Eagles were also at the MRF in 1975 and the Spring Fest in 1973. The first concert at the MRF was in 1969, and the last... 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 Wembley Mid-Summer Music Concert in London included the Eagles, Elton John, The Beach Boys, Joe Walsh, Rufus, & Stackridge. At the end of this page is the video for the Wembley TV commercial. "Next, even better, came the Eagles, the epitome of easy-listening, quality country rock. Again, they played to a formula, and within... Continue Reading →
The Cotton Bowl in Dallas was another stop for the Eagles on the "Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas '75" under the big yellow and white tent. About 50,00 people came for this all-day rock concert held during the July 4 weekend. Temperatures were in the high 90s. Prior to this Dallas show, the Eagles... 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 →
Balboa Stadium in San Diego was the location of one of two separate Eagles concerts held during a weekend in September 1975 in California. The two concerts were a day apart with the same lineup of the Eagles, Jackson Browne, and Linda Ronstadt. Sept. 28 was the Sunshine Festival at Anaheim Stadium. The day before... 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 →