One of the Eagles' Founders Dead!! (26th July) He was 77. I missed his death due to business travel on the 26-28th of last month. (Heavy rains in Bombay kept me away from any news too!)...Meisner left the group in 1977 due to irrevocable differences with the group's Glenn Frey and Don Henley! He was a soft guy, never wanting fame but Eagles monstrous success never allowed him to keep the low light!! His wife's accidental gunshot death in 2016 took him to extremely poor health!
The Eagles are sad to report that founding member, bassist, and vocalist, Randy Meisner, passed away last night (July 26) in Los Angeles at age 77, due to complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD).
As the original bass player for the pioneering country-rock group, Poco, Randy was at the forefront of the musical revolution that began in Los Angeles, in the late 1960s.
In 1971, Randy, along with Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Bernie Leadon, formed the Eagles and contributed to the band's albums, Eagles, Desperado, On The Border, One of These Nights, and Hotel California. He was inducted with the Eagles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
“Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band. His vocal range was astonishing, as is evident on his signature ballad, ‘Take It to the Limit,’” said the Eagles.
Prior to Poco, he was bassist and vocalist with Rick Nelson’s Stone Canyon Band.
Randy was born on March 8, 1946, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
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