Randy Meisner has died

[IceIce9]

Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles and singer of 'Take It to the Limit,' dies at 77

Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles has died, the band said Thursday.

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Randy Meisner of The Eagles has died, of COPD, at age 77.

 

[IceIce9]

Meisner was the second member of The Eagles to die. Glenn Frey passed away in 2016.

 

[RichardKimble]

Back in my youth when my old man referred to us as long haired louts, OH happy days.

 

[Laughing]

Among my fave Eagles songs, this one came to mind first:

RIP, Mr. Meisner & Mr. Frey, thanks for the music, gentlemen!

 

[neesaki]

Very sad to hear this. The Eagles are my favorite all around band.

Randy Meisner - Wikipedia

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Many people who met and worked with Meisner remarked on his kindness. Don Felder, James Taylor, and Rick Roberts described Meisner as one of the nicest people they had ever worked with. Felder added, "He was a wonderful Midwestern guy with a great heart and a loving soul."[48] Henry Diltz, who photographed Meisner extensively with the Eagles and in the early 1980s during Meisner's solo career, said, "Randy Meisner was a very gentle soul. Pisces. A quiet and friendly guy. No aggressive vibe at all. Very sweet. He was so there and open."[49] His shyness was also remarked upon, and may have caused him some difficulty as a performer at times. "Randy was extremely uncomfortable with so-called superstardom," Don Henley told author Marc Eliot.[50

 

[Deleted member 50844]

Bummer.

 

[neesaki]

What a shame that he got so nervous before singing the song.

Take It to the Limit (Eagles song) - Wikipedia

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“According to Frey, fans of the band loved Meisner's performance of "Take It to the Limit" at their concerts, and came to consider it his signature song within the band. Henley, too, noted that fans "went crazy when Randy hit those high notes".[10] Meisner, however, was concerned about not being able to hit the high notes. Frey was insistent that Meisner should perform the song in concert, and live performances of the song then became a source of great contention between Frey and Meisner – eventually becoming one reason for Meisner's departure from the band.

Meisner had been struggling to hit the crucial high notes in the song during the Hotel California tour. According to Joe Walsh, Meisner could perform the song, but would become nervous when told he had to sing it.[10]”

 

[neesaki]

This sounds like it could apply to many of us.

“On the meaning of the song, Meisner said in the documentary History of the Eagles: "The line 'take it to the limit' was to keep trying before you reach a point in your life where you feel you've done everything and seen everything, sort of feeling, you know, part of getting old. And just to take it to the limit one more time, like every day just keep, you know, punching away at it ... “

Take It to the Limit (Eagles song) - Wikipedia

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