Randy Meisner, the retired co-founding member of the Eagles, has died. He was 77. https://t.co/imGGx9CODn pic.twitter.com/Qy3i27hUKD

— Variety (@Variety) July 27, 2023

Damn. Saw the History of the Eagles tour stop in Htown in 2014. Pretty sure it was the last tour that both he and Glenn Frey performed.

Agasaurus Tex said:

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Damn. Saw the History of the Eagles tour stop in Htown in 2014. Pretty sure it was the last tour that both he and Glenn Frey performed.

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I was there too. Really glad I took the time to experience it. Especially in the format they did with that tour where they started with just the few founding members and built it up. What an experience. Then a year later Frey was gone.

oragator said:

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Uggh, that sucks.
Timothy B Schmidt was a great replacement, but Randy was awesome. Try and Love Again is massively underrated as an Eagles song.

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True…Great song!

My favorite Eagle. RIP.

Great track.

One of my all time favorite songs by my favorite band. Take it to the limit Randy.

That melding of talent that came together in California -- Buffalo Springfield, the Eagles, Poco, Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Fogelberg, Jimmy Messina, etc. -- produced some of the most memorable music of the '70s.

It's incredible to think that all knew each other, learned from one another and worked together. And sad to know that both Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner are both gone.

Petty basically said that wasn't true btw.
But I still like to believe it.

Randy had such a great voice.

At least this fraud can no longer pass himself off as Randy:

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/randy-meisner-impersonator/

Corporal Punishment said:

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At least this fraud can no longer pass himself off as Randy:

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/randy-meisner-impersonator/

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Umm, his stock just went up. Supply and demand, dude.

oragator said:

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Petty basically said that wasn't true btw.
But I still like to believe it.

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Really? Ah, man.

Gigem314 said:

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Agasaurus Tex said:

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Damn. Saw the History of the Eagles tour stop in Htown in 2014. Pretty sure it was the last tour that both he and Glenn Frey performed.

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I was there too. Really glad I took the time to experience it. Especially in the format they did with that tour where they started with just the few founding members and built it up. What an experience. Then a year later Frey was gone.

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Meisner was not part of the History of the Eagles tour. That was Bernie Leadon.

I heard that story, too. Always thought it was true.

Bernie's brother Tom Leaden WAS in Mudcrutch with Tom Petty. Tom Leaden passed on in March, sadly.

Tom L wrote Hollywood Waltz, btw.

halibut sinclair said:

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Gigem314 said:

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Agasaurus Tex said:

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Damn. Saw the History of the Eagles tour stop in Htown in 2014. Pretty sure it was the last tour that both he and Glenn Frey performed.

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I was there too. Really glad I took the time to experience it. Especially in the format they did with that tour where they started with just the few founding members and built it up. What an experience. Then a year later Frey was gone.

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Meisner was not part of the History of the Eagles tour. That was Bernie Leadon.

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Perhaps so. I'm just glad I was able to see them before Frey passed.

Don Felder says otherwise:

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.billboard.com/music/rock/don-felder-tom-petty-tribute-friend-student-gainesville-florida-7988695/amp/

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"He also talked about his early days and 2009 reunion with Mudcrutch; how Don Felder did not teach him how to play guitar as the former Eagle claimed in his 2009 memoir but did teach him the piano; his latest album, the return-to-roots "Mojo"; how he was blessed that he "got to know everyone who I really admired except Elvis"; and how much he enjoys doing "Buried Treasure," sharing his favorite songs and artists with people who otherwise might not hear them."

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/tom-petty-discusses-influences-career-179282/

Who to believe??? Apparently, Felder taught him something. Age can change memories.

Was Meisner the one who almost came to blows with Fry during a benefit concert in California?

SW AG80 said:

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Was Meisner the one who almost came to blows with Fry during a benefit concert in California?

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That was Felder.

And Leadon poured a beer on Frey's head right before he left the band.
Frey wasn't exactly in it for the camaraderie, he was about money and success, and treated it like he was the CEO of a business. That led to problems all the way up to his death.

Agree, and that's why I put "basically" in there…I just think it an important distinction between "yeah I knew the guy and he maybe learned a bit from me about music" to "I was the one who taught guitar to the guy who created maybe the best and most successful garage band sound in history". It's taking much more credit than he deserves.

But the Gainesville music scene at that point was crazy, and if you throw in nearby Jax it was even crazier. Hard to believe the amount of talent that small sliver produced.
In that era, Gainesville put up members of the eagles, CSN&Y, the motels, Petty's bands (Mudcrutch and the heartbreakers) etc. And Jax had the Allman brothers, Skynard, Molly Hatchett, .38 special among others. And there was some interaction between the two groups.

Back to Meisner though, not sure why, but his death has bothered me more than most celebrity passings. Think it's because he was the gentle nice guy in a den of wolves. And so talented and under appreciated. Just never really got his due.

Yeah, Felder was pretty much an a-hole. Frey and Henry couldn't wait to get rid of him.


Meisner's vocals on Take it to the Limit, are just about as perfect as you get

Henry? Are you Asian? Lol.

And if you think Felder is the ******* in that group I have no idea what to tell you. Glen Frey is one of the biggest *******s ever and Don Henry was not far behind.