Music

Randy Meisner, Founding Member of The Eagles, Dies at 77

‘STIRRED MILLIONS’

Meisner, a bassist who grew up on a Nebraska farm, shunned the spotlight and eventually quit the band he’d helped shape at the arguable height of its fame.

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

Breaking News Reporter

Randy Meisner
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AJ McDougall

AJ McDougall

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