Randy Meisner
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About
He co-founded, played bass for, and sang backing vocals for the classic rock band, The Eagles, the group known for songs like "Hotel California." He worked on the band's first 5 studio albums, but not their following two.
Before Fame
He worked as a backing vocalist and as a session musician.
Trivia
He appeared in the film, The World's Greatest Albums: Eagles: Desperado. His solo song "Hearts on Fire" has garnered over 900,000 streams on Spotify.
Family Life
He was raised with his older sister by his parents, sharecroppers Herman and Emilie Meisner. He was married to Jennifer Barton from 1963 to 1981 and to Lana Meisner from 1996 to 2016.
Associated With
He wrote the hit song "Take It to the Limit," which he performed with Glenn Frey.
