Eagles Founding Member Randy Meisner Dead at 77

Randy Meisner has died. The bassist and founding member of the Eagles is best remembered for his high harmonies on early Eagles hits like “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love,” and for his original lead vocals on “Take It to the Limit.”

The band shared the news on social media, calling him an integral part of the Eagles.

His vocal range was astonishing,” they say, “as is evident on his signature ballad, ‘Take It to the Limit.'”

Meisner’s cause of death was related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). For years he’d battled numerous physical and mental health ailments, especially after his wife Lana Rae Meisner accidentally shot and killed herself in 2016.