A founding member of the legendary rock band Eagles has passed away at the age of 77.

Randy Meisner was a prolific American singer and songwriter and a co-founder of the popular rock band Eagles who died from complications with obstructive pulmonary disease on Wednesday night.

The death of the star behind the hits like The Best of My Love and Take It Easy was confirmed by his band on Thursday.

“Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band. His vocal range was astonishing, as is evident on his signature ballad ‘Take It to the Limit,’” the Eagles posted.

Besides his success with the Eagles prior to his dismissal from the band following a major argument with Glenn Frey in 1977, Meisner also made a name for himself as a solo artist.

Though he never managed to reciprocate the success of the band, Randy came up with a number of superhits like Deep Inside My Heart and Hearts On Fire.

“The purpose of the whole Eagles thing to me was that combination and the chemistry that made all the harmonies just sound perfect,” Meisner admitted back in 2015.

“The funny thing is after we made those albums I never listened to them and it is only when someone comes over or I am at somebody’s house and it gets played in the background that is when I’ll tell myself, ‘Damn, these records are good.’”

The tragic news comes seven years after Meisner’s second wife, Lana Rae Meisner, accidentally shot herself and died.

Our thoughts are with Randy’s loved ones during this challenging time.

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