Randy Herman Meisner (March 8 1946 – July 26, 2023) was a musician, best known as a founding member, songwriter, bassist, and backing vocalist of the classic rock band the Eagles. He helped form the band in 1971 and departed in 1977, citing "exhaustion" as the reason for his resignation. Despite his short time with the band, he wrote or co-wrote the songs"Take it to the Limit," "Certain Kind of Fool," "Too Many Hands," "Try and Love Again," "Is It True?" and many others. As a solo artist, he released three studio albums: "Randy Meisner" (1978), "One More Song," (1980), and "Randy Meisner" (1982). The latter two were top 100 hits in the US and Canada. He was also a member of Poco for a short period in the late 1960s and collaborated with Charlie Rich, Jr. and Billy Swan as "Black Tie" and then "Meisner, Swan, & Rich" between 1985 and 2001. Randy Meisner passed away on July 26, 2023 at the age of 77 from complications related to COPD.
These are photos from concerts where Randy Meisner played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Randy Meisner Oct 25, 1982 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Uploaded by Auntsansan
Randy Meisner Mar 14, 1981 Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Randy Meisner / Eagles / Boz Scaggs Jul 29, 1976 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Randy Meisner / Jimi Hendrix Aug 7, 1967 New York, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
