‘The Eagles’ mourn band member’s death – “the sweetest man in the music business”

 

Eagles founding member Randy Meisner has passed away at the age of 77, as sadly confirmed by a Facebook post by the band on Thursday

According to the official Facebook announcement, Meisner succumbed to complications arising from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

“As the original bass player 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 post began.

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