Eagles founding member dies at 77

Eagles laminitis personnel and Take It to The Limit vocalist Randy Meisner has died aged 77, his set announced.

The bassist died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary illness connected Wednesday nighttime in Los Angeles, The Eagles said in a statement.

The legendary stone set said Randy was an "integral part" of The Eagles and "instrumental in The early occurrence of The band.

"His vocal scope was astonishing, arsenic is evident connected his signature ballad, Take It to The Limit," they added.

Meisner, who added precocious harmonies to specified favourites arsenic Take It Easy and The Best of My Love joined Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon in The early 1970s to shape 1 of The astir celebrated acts in history.

Evolving from state stone to difficult rock, The Eagles turned retired a tally of deed singles and albums complete The adjacent decade, starting pinch Take It Easy and continuing pinch Desperado and Hotel California among others.

Led by singer-songwriters Henley and Frey, The Eagles were initially branded arsenic "mellow" and "easy listening".

But by their 3rd album, The 1974 merchandise On The Border, they had added a stone guitarist, Felder, and were turning distant from state and bluegrass.

Leadon, an old-fashioned bluegrass picker, was unhappy pinch The caller sound and near aft The 1975 medium One of These Nights.

Meisner stayed connected done The 1976 merchandise of Hotel California, The band's astir acclaimed record, but was gone soon after. His departure came soon aft The signaling of The opus he co-wrote and was champion known for, Take It to The Limit.

The bassist had endured galore afflictions in caller years and individual calamity in 2016 erstwhile his wife, Lana Rae Meisner, accidentally changeable and killed herself.

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Meisner had been diagnosed pinch bipolar upset and had terrible issues pinch alcohol, according to tribunal records and comments made during a 2015 proceeding in which a judge ordered Meisner to person changeless aesculapian care.

He had been sick and homesick during The Hotel California circuit (his first matrimony was breaking up). His objections during a Knoxville, Tennessee performance in The summertime of 1977 truthful angered Frey that The 2 based on backstage and Meisner near soon after.

As a solo artist, Meisner had hits pinch Hearts On Fire and Deep Inside My Heart.