I always loved their music, especially the early stuff. RIP Randy.

His was reported as unstable for quite a lot of years. I don't know the story but this just makes me sad, unstable or not I am sad that he is gone.

Rest in Peace, Randy
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but since I'll be 78 next month, I'll just say Mr. Meisner passed way too soon.

65 was old. But now that I'm there, it's not. Hang in there, Giorfindel!

It to the Limit was one of my favorites.

RIP Randy.

RIP Mr. Meisner.

It was on “our story” to counter a bad documentary about the band. Plus Henley and Frye made tons of money. It wasn’t “an evening with” thing either - they played full out including Walsh solo hits.

John Paul John in Charlottesville. My wife LOVES The Eagles. I was mostly over them until that show. We had a great time. Sitting right behind the soundboard (watching two guys play backgammon) the sound was incredible. Really crisp.

Thanks for the music Randy.

...like my friends and family members. We knew these days would come....

are 2 different things aren't they! I turn 70 this year, not too concerned because it is all inevitable but it is losing more people we care about, that played a large role even though we did not know them, that is getting rough.

These musicians and actors are people who figured so greatly in our lives, it is only now I realize how much they meant. And family. Most of my family has been dead and gone for years now. I have one brother still, I think. Drugs and alcohol have taken him long ago but the rest of my family is long gone. I still have my kids . It is all just so odd when it gets to you. ((hug))

I liked his “ try and love again”

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Thanks for posting.

but I did NOT know Meisner sang lead on "Take It to the Limit". I just assumed Don Henley sang on every Eagles song. (I turned 18 during Obama's first year as president and was introduced to the Eagles when seeing a snippet of "Hotel California" on a local radio station's TV commercial around '05.)

Founding members were Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals). They were recruited by Linda Ronstadt as band members, some touring with her, and all playing on her third solo album, before venturing out on their own.

I did get to see Don Henley after he was out on his own, but never saw The Eagles.

Really sorry to hear about Meisner. Losing Glenn Fry was hard. The one that's really going to kill me though is Don Henley.

Getting old really sucks.....

Coincidental

After hearing "Hotel California" played on my co-workers radio.

I loved the Eagles.

The Eagles wouldn't have been The Eagles without him. RIP.

If that is true then Glenn was a gigantic one.

In what respect?...Longtime fan of the Eagles here, but heard nothing about this.

I just Googled it.

At one of their concerts, Randy wasn't feeling good; Gleen wanted him to sing his signature song, "Take It To The Limit" for the final encore, but Randy didn't feel up to it. Frey went off on him, and after the concert he fired him--kicked him out of the band. Randy said in the doc that Frey was always "overbearing" towards him.
Around 2000, Henley and Frey negotiated a record deal that gave them way more money than the other band members. Don Felder wanted a fairer deal, Freywouldn't go along, got mad and fired Don (one of the best freakin' guitarists ever). A pretty raw deal, IMHO.

That's what I know.