“Randy Meisner Goes Home”
Gering, Nebraska, 1995
Randy Meisner: A Retrospective is proud to debut this rare, hour-long film by Richard Randall, which features never-before-seen interview and concert footage from 1995.
Randy Meisner: A Retrospective is proud to debut this rare, hour-long film by Richard Randall, which features never-before-seen interview and concert footage from 1995.
According to Charlie Rich, Jr, this was was the band’s first gig.
“Temecula, California. Our first show together. After the show ended I knew I was a part of something special. We continued working the West Coast for the next few months. Then I spoke with a friend in Holland that was interested in booking the band. We did a European tour that was just a blast. We used Mark Craney on drums, as (John) Molo was out with Bruce Hornsby at the time.”
Charlie Rich, Jr (via charlierichjr.com)
The band’s original name was Meisner, Rich and Swan. They were billed under this name from 1992 until their last performance in 1996. The band later became known as Meisner, Swan and Rich following a CD labeling mishap in 2001, when the band was no longer touring together.
Randy’s band included Billy Swan and Charlie Rich, Jr, who also performed under the name Meisner, Rich & Swan.
This preview of the concert in the Arizona Republic included an interview with Randy, who was in the middle of spackling his bathroom.
Photographer: Richard Wright
A variation on my In His Own Words series. Here friends and colleagues tell us what they think of Randy.