Born on this day in 1946 – American musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of the Eagles Randy Meisner. He was a member of Poco and was a founding member of the Eagles who had the 1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single ‘Hotel California’. He co-wrote and sang lead vocal on the Eagles hit ‘Take It to the Limit.’ He quit The Eagles in 1977 and went on to release solo albums in 1978 (Randy Meisner) and 1980 (One More Song). Meisner died due to complications associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Los Angeles, on 26 July 2023, at the age of 77.