R.I.P. Randy Meisner. The founding bassist of the Eagles, who also was briefly with Poco and had played in Linda Ronstadt's Stone Canyon Band, passed away at 77 in a southern California hospital Wednesday night (7/26). In addition to being a fine bass player, Meisner also gave voice to songs that were beyond the range of other group members, most notably Take It To The Limit.

R.I.P. Journey co-founding guitarist and songwriter George Ticker who passed away recently at 76. Ticker was with the group on its first three albums. He parted on good terms to complete his education, earning a PHD in medicine at Stanford. Tickner remained an avid musician, playing regularly and shared a founding role in developing the Bay Area recording studio dubbed the Hive.