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Randall Herman Meisner (March 8, 1946 – July 25, 2023) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of the Eagles. Throughout his professional musical career, Meisner's main role was that of bassist and backing high-harmony vocalist as a group member and session musician.
Jul 27, 2023 · The bassist and vocalist, known for his soaring falsetto and signature ballad, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He was 77 years old. He wrote and sang "Take it to the Limit" in 1975, which peaked at Number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and inspired Fred Armisen in The Blue Jean Committee.
- Angie Martoccio
Randy Meisner, who was a co-founding member of legendary rock band the Eagles and served as a bassist and vocalist, has died, according to an announcement on the band’s official site. He was 77.
Jul 27, 2023 · Randy Meisner, a founding member and the original bassist of the Eagles whose celestial tenor fueled hits like “Take It to the Limit” and helped catapult the breezy country-rock band from the...
Jul 27, 2023 · Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Los Angeles rock band the Eagles, who co-wrote and sang lead on the group’s enduring hit “ Take It to the Limit ,” died on Wednesday at age 77...
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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Jul 28, 2023 · Adam Sweeting. Fri 28 Jul 2023 10.31 EDT. One of the trademark sounds of the Eagles in their heyday was Randy Meisner’s high, yearning vocal performance on the band’s 1975 hit Take It to the...
Jul 28, 2023 · Meisner died Wednesday night in Los Angeles of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the Eagles said in a statement. He was 77. The bassist had endured numerous afflictions in recent years and personal tragedy in 2016 when his wife, Lana Rae Meisner, accidentally shot herself and died.
