![]() Meisner was replaced by Timothy B Schmit, who’d earlier replaced Meisner in Poco. While the Eagles were originally democratic, eventually the songwriting partnership of Glenn Frey and Don Henley took control, and founding members Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner were squeezed out. He was an excellent bass player, and his high, screeching voice gave an edge to the harmonies of Eagles hits like ‘Witchy Woman’ and ‘One of These Nights’. ![]() Meisner was an important part of the Eagles’ sound. ![]() He later ended up in L.A., playing with Poco, James Taylor, and Rick Nelson’s Stone Canyon Band, before forming the Eagles. He recorded the below track with Nebraska’s Drivin’ Dynamics in 1963. But as a teenage Eagle fan, I was drawn to Meisner’s songs – in comparison to the slick professionalism of Glenn Frey and Don Henley, his work had a ramshackle edge, more like Neil Young or Alex Chilton.īefore the Eagles, Meisner cut his teeth in other bands. I’m not sure that Meisner was my favourite Eagle – it’s hard to go past the string of records that Joe Walsh made in the 1970s with The James Gang and as a solo artist. He released three solo albums shortly after leaving the Eagles, but the first was mainly covers, and the second, One More Song, wasn’t as interesting as his best songs for the Eagles. It was as though he still carried the baggage from leaving the Eagles in their prime – his career never recovered. ![]() It wasn’t a surprise – he’d been battling physical and mental health issues, as well as alcoholism. Original Eagles bassist and vocalist Randy Meisner passed away last week. ![]()
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