Randy Meisner

Randall Herman Meisner (born March 8, 1946) is a retired American musician, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles. Throughout his professional musical career, Meisner\'s main role was that of bassist and backing high-harmony vocalist as both a group member and session musician. He co-wrote the Eagles hit song "Take It to the Limit", which he also sang.\n', '

Randall Herman Meisner was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, the second child and only son of sharecroppers Herman (1911–1995) and Emilie Meisner (1911–2010). Randy had an older sister named Carol who died in 2005. He recalled his mother was always singing around the house. Her father George Haun was a violin teacher. Both Randy\'s maternal and paternal grandparents were born in Russia though the Meisner and Haun families are of German ancestry. The Meisner family grew beans, alfalfa, corn and sugar beets on their farm.…