Photo: Randy Meisner | By Jonathan Cohen, Spin | Eagles’ co-founder and bassist/vocalist Randy Meisner died last night (July 26) in Los Angeles due to complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a statement from the band. He was 77.
The Scottsbluff, Neb., native formed the Eagles in 1971 in tandem with Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Bernie Leadon, and was a key contributor to their decade-long run of best-selling albums such as Desperado, On the Border, One of Those Nights, and Hotel California. He co-wrote and sang the 1975 hit single “Take It to the Limit,” and also handled lead vocals on the songs “Certain Kind of Fool,” “Try and Love Again,” “Take the Devil,” and “Is It True?”
Meisner left the band amid long-simmering internal issues in September 1977 and was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit, who remains in the Eagles to this day. He did not participate in any of the group’s post-1994 reunions, but was present for its 1998 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He declined an invitation to appear during the group’s 2013 tour due to ill health.
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Meisner released several solo albums in the late ’70s and early ’80s, toured with his own band the Silverados, and in 1985 joined the group Black Tie with Bread’s Jimmy Griffin. That act scored a country radio hit with a cover of Buddy Holly’s “Learning the Game,” and was joined by Leadon on a 1986 U.S. tour. Other activity included the Roberts-Meisner band with Firefall’s Rick Roberts and a Poco reunion in the late ’80s.
Meisner retreated from performing in the early 2000s for health reasons. . .
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Randy Meisner, Eagles Co-Founder And Country Rock Pioneer, Dies At 77
