2023-07-28 10:23:37
Randy Meisner, bassist, lead singer and co-founder of legendary rock band the Eagles, has died at the age of 77. The announcement was made by the band on the official website and on social networks. “The Eagles sadly announce that founding member, bassist and vocalist, Randy Meisner, passed away on July 26 in Los Angeles at the age of 77, due to complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” read the statement posted on the night. .
“Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the band’s early success. His vocal range was amazing, as evident in his ballad ‘Take It to the Limit,’ the Eagles said.
“As the original bassist for the pioneering country-rock group, Poco, Randy was at the forefront of the musical revolution that began in Los Angeles in the late 1960s,” the statement read, which continues: “In 1971, Randy , along with Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Bernie Leadon, formed the Eagles and contributed to the band’s albums, Eagles, Desperado, On The Border, One of These Nights and Hotel California.He has been inducted with the Eagles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Famed in 1998. Prior to that, he was a bassist and lead singer with Rick Nelson’s Stone Canyon Band. Randy was born March 8, 1946, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska,” the statement concluded pending funeral arrangements.
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