Eagles <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment" target="_blank">founding member</a> Randy Meisner is dead at age 77, the band announced in a Facebook post Thursday.

The Eagles band said on its official Facebook page that Meisner died from complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

<div class="m" data-v-1fd77e21=""><picture data-v-1fd77e21=""><source media="(max-width: 767px)"><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)"><source media="(min-width: 1280px)"> <img src="https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-111567489.jpg" alt="Randy" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info" data-v-1fd77e21=""><div class="caption" data-v-1fd77e21=""><p data-v-1fd77e21=""><span data-v-1fd77e21="">Randy Meisner on 3/6/81 in Chicago, Il.</span> <span data-v-1fd77e21="">(Paul Natkin/WireImage)</span></p></div></div>

"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 band said in a post.

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Eagles founding member Randy Meisner passed away at age 77, the band wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday night, saying that he was an "integral part" of the band.{ai:summary}<p>Eagles founding member Randy Meisner dies at 77 from complications of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The band pays tribute to his contribution and vocal talents. #music</p>

Eagles founding member Randy Meisner dead at 77

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