Randy Meisner

Origin:  Scottsbluff, Nebraska (USA)

RANDY MEISNER

Randy Meisner

Discography:

One more song - 1980 (with lyrics)

st - 1982 (with lyrics)

Notes:

- He's an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of Poco and the Eagles. Throughout his professional musical career Meisner's main role has been as bassist and backing high-harmony vocalist as both a group member and session musician. As a lead vocalist he is best known for the hit song "Take It to the Limit"...

...Meisner went on to release solo albums in 1978 Randy Meisner and 1980 (One More Song). In 1981, he toured with his band Randy Meisner & the Silverados, and in 1982 he released an album on CBS called (Randy Meisner), recorded with members of Heart. He also resumed his session-playing, supporting James Taylor, Joe Walsh, Dan Fogelberg, Bob Welch, Richie Furay, Richard Marx, Peter Lewis, Danny O'Keefe, Mac Gayden & Electric Range, as well as being part of the one-hit band Black Tie (a cover of Buddy Holly's "Learning the Game") - featuring Meisner alongside Jimmy Griffin (of Bread) and Billy Swan. When Griffin departed and was replaced by Charlie Rich, Jr., the band was renamed "Meisner, Swan & Rich."

He also briefly formed a band and toured with former Firefall singer/songwriter Rick Roberts, called the Roberts-Meisner Band (Roberts had previously been a Burrito Brother with Bernie Leadon, notably on 1971's The Flying Burrito Brothers). 

The Roberts-Meisner Band's drummer was well-known musician Ron Grinel, who also played with Dan Fogelberg, Carole King, and other bands, primarily acts managed by Irving Azoff[citation needed]. Also in the band were Bray Ghiglia on guitar, flute, saxophone, and keyboards, and Cary Park on lead guitar.

Meisner's band reunion activities have included the Legacy album with Poco in 1989 and the Eagles' 1998 appearance at the New York induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where all seven past and present members of the Eagles performed "Take It Easy" and "Hotel California". In recent years he has performed as a part of the World Classic Rockers touring group... -

(Notes by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Meisner#Albums)

- Randy Meisner's second self-titled album, usually referred to as Randy Meisner (1982) to distinguish it from its 1978 predecessor, is a gorgeous country-rock production with a hard electric edge in all the right places and soaring melodies throughout -- all worthy of a founding member of Poco and an original member of the Eagles. The guest players include Heart's Ann Wilson on one duet vocal and Nancy Wilson on backing vocals elsewhere, and the Tower of Power horns. Meisner is in exceptionally good voice throughout, on the slow, ringing electric ballads like "Never Been in Love," hard rocking tracks such as the breathless and beautiful "Playin' in the Deep End" (an original that, as an Eagles song, would've been a number one single and still should've been in this version) and "Doin' It for Delilah," and the ethereal "Strangers." There are pleasing guitar hooks throughout, and the album's mix of raw power and subtle lyricism has endured very well over the decades. -

(Notes by http://www.allmusic.com/album/randy-meisner-1982-mw0000038476)