Timothy Bruce Schmit (born October 30, 1947) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He has performed as the bassist and vocalist for Poco and the Eagles, having replaced bassist and vocalist Randy Meisner in both cases. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist. In 1998, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Eagles.
Schmit was born in Oakland, California.[1] He was raised in Sacramento, and began playing in the folk music group Tim, Tom & Ron[1] at the age of 15. That group evolved into a surf band called the Contenders, then changed its name to the New Breed (sometimes known simply as "the Breed"). As the New Breed, they had a major local hit in Sacramento: the Animals-inspired "Green Eyed Woman," which was released in 1965 and hit #1 on local top-40 outlet KXOA. (The track also charted on isolated stations in Virginia and Indiana.) A few more local-only hits followed, before the group changed its name once again to Glad. The group recorded the album Feelin' Glad in 1968.
In 1968, Schmit auditioned for Poco but was turned down in favor of founding member Randy Meisner. When Meisner quit the band in 1969, Schmit replaced him on bass and vocals.[2] He appeared on nine of Poco's studio albums and two live albums between 1969 and 1977, composing numerous songs. He wrote and was the lead singer on the song "Keep on Tryin'," Poco's biggest hit single to that point, peaking at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. Apart from Poco, Schmit also contributed vocals to Firefall's 1977 hit, "Just Remember I Love You."[3]
In 1977, Schmit joined the Eagles during the Hotel California tour, replacing Randy Meisner on bass/vocals, as he had done in Poco, after Meisner quit. Although the Eagles are thought of as a quintessential California band, Schmit is the only member of the group who is actually a native of California.[6][7]
In 2007, the Eagles released a new album, Long Road Out of Eden. Schmit continued to be part of the Eagles lineup along with Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Joe Walsh until Frey's death in 2016 and is in the current Eagles touring lineup featuring Vince Gill.
Career after the Eagles and Poco
After the Eagles broke up in 1980, Schmit embarked on a solo career, singing vocals and playing bass for hire during studio sessions. His voice can be heard on many hits, including Bob Seger's "Fire Lake" and Boz Scaggs' "Look What You've Done to Me" (each with Frey and Henley), Don Felder's "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" (with Henley), and Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Southern Cross" and "Wasted on the Way", where he sang harmony. He was also a background musician on two of Don Henley's hit songs, "Dirty Laundry" and "You Don't Know Me at All".
Schmit toured with Toto in 1982 and with Jimmy Buffett in 1983, 1984, and 1985 as a member of the Coral Reefer Band and coined the term "Parrotheads" to describe Buffett's fans. He was a member of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band in 1992. In 1993, he contributed background vocals to several tracks on Clint Black's No Time to Kill CD including the title cut. In 1995, Schmit sang the song "How Far I'll Fly" for the ending credits to the Australian movie Napoleon. In 1996, he sang on a cover version of The Beach Boys' song "Caroline, No" on their album Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, with the Beach Boys themselves contributing harmonies. In 2000, he toured with Dan Fogelberg; recordings from that tour became a live album, Dan Fogelberg Live. Schmit sang harmony on the title track of Katy Rose's debut album, Because I Can, produced by fellow Poco alumnus and Katy's father, Kim Bullard.
Schmit's fifth studio album, Expando, was released in October 2009. In May 2012, Schmit was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the Berklee College of Music.[8] His sixth studio album Leap of Faith was released on September 23, 2016, the first release of an Eagles member since the death of bandmate Glenn Frey in January 2016. His seventh studio album Day by Day was released on May 6, 2022.
Personal life
Schmit has three children: a daughter by his first wife and a daughter and son by his present wife.[9] He was successfully treated for throat and neck cancer in late 2012.[10][11]
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External links
Official website
January 20, 2023
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Tell Me the Truth redirects here For the Batwoman episode see Tell Me the Truth Batwoman Timothy Bruce Schmit born October 30 1947 is an American musician singer and songwriter He has performed as the bassist and vocalist for Poco and the Eagles having replaced bassist and vocalist Randy Meisner in both cases Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist In 1998 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Eagles Timothy B SchmitSchmit performing with the Eagles in 2018Background informationBirth nameTimothy Bruce SchmitBorn 1947 10 30 October 30 1947 age 75 Oakland California U S GenresRockcountry rocksoft rockhard rockOccupation s MusiciansongwriterInstrument s Vocalsbass guitarguitarYears active1960 presentMember ofEaglesFormerly ofPocoWebsitetimothybschmit wbr com Schmit far right with the Eagles during their 2008 09 Long Road Out of Eden Tour Contents 1 Early life 2 Poco 3 Eagles 4 Career after the Eagles and Poco 5 Personal life 6 Discography 6 1 Studio albums 6 2 Singles 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditSchmit was born in Oakland California 1 He was raised in Sacramento and began playing in the folk music group Tim Tom amp Ron 1 at the age of 15 That group evolved into a surf band called the Contenders then changed its name to the New Breed sometimes known simply as the Breed As the New Breed they had a major local hit in Sacramento the Animals inspired Green Eyed Woman which was released in 1965 and hit 1 on local top 40 outlet KXOA The track also charted on isolated stations in Virginia and Indiana A few more local only hits followed before the group changed its name once again to Glad The group recorded the album Feelin Glad in 1968 Poco EditMain article Poco In 1968 Schmit auditioned for Poco but was turned down in favor of founding member Randy Meisner When Meisner quit the band in 1969 Schmit replaced him on bass and vocals 2 He appeared on nine of Poco s studio albums and two live albums between 1969 and 1977 composing numerous songs He wrote and was the lead singer on the song Keep on Tryin Poco s biggest hit single to that point peaking at 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975 Apart from Poco Schmit also contributed vocals to Firefall s 1977 hit Just Remember I Love You 3 Schmit sang backing vocals on the Steely Dan albums Pretzel Logic The Royal Scam and Aja 4 Schmit also sang backing vocals on Never Let Her Slip Away a top 5 UK hit for Andrew Gold in 1978 along with Brock Walsh J D Souther and an uncredited Freddie Mercury 5 In 1974 Schmit played bass alongside Glenn Frey and Don Henley on the song You Can Close Your Eyes featured on Linda Ronstadt s album Heart Like a Wheel Eagles EditMain article Eagles band In 1977 Schmit joined the Eagles during the Hotel California tour replacing Randy Meisner on bass vocals as he had done in Poco after Meisner quit Although the Eagles are thought of as a quintessential California band Schmit is the only member of the group who is actually a native of California 6 7 On their 1979 album The Long Run Schmit co wrote and sang lead vocals on the song I Can t Tell You Why The band later broke up in 1980 and reunited 14 years later with Schmit singing the lead vocals on Love Will Keep Us Alive on the reunion album Hell Freezes Over In 2007 the Eagles released a new album Long Road Out of Eden Schmit continued to be part of the Eagles lineup along with Don Henley Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh until Frey s death in 2016 and is in the current Eagles touring lineup featuring Vince Gill Career after the Eagles and Poco EditAfter the Eagles broke up in 1980 Schmit embarked on a solo career singing vocals and playing bass for hire during studio sessions His voice can be heard on many hits including Bob Seger s Fire Lake and Boz Scaggs Look What You ve Done to Me each with Frey and Henley Don Felder s Heavy Metal Takin a Ride with Henley and Crosby Stills and Nash s Southern Cross and Wasted on the Way where he sang harmony He was also a background musician on two of Don Henley s hit songs Dirty Laundry and You Don t Know Me at All Schmit teamed with his predecessor in both Poco and the Eagles Randy Meisner along with their mutual Eagles bandmate Joe Walsh to provide background vocals to the Richard Marx 1987 hit Don t Mean Nothing Schmit also performed on the Toto 1983 hit singles I Won t Hold You Back and Africa and the Jars of Clay song Everything in Between He also played on the 1983 Glenn Shorrock solo album He sang harmony and backing vocals on Dan Fogelberg s 1984 project Windows and Walls In 1991 Schmit covered the standard I Only Have Eyes for You for the soundtrack of the film Don t Tell Mom the Babysitter s Dead In 1988 he added background vocals to Sheena Easton s album The Lover in Me and in 1989 Schmit added background vocals on the Stacey Q single Heartbeat which was featured on her Nights Like This album He also sang background vocals on the America album Alibi Schmit toured with Toto in 1982 and with Jimmy Buffett in 1983 1984 and 1985 as a member of the Coral Reefer Band and coined the term Parrotheads to describe Buffett s fans He was a member of Ringo Starr amp His All Starr Band in 1992 In 1993 he contributed background vocals to several tracks on Clint Black s No Time to Kill CD including the title cut In 1995 Schmit sang the song How Far I ll Fly for the ending credits to the Australian movie Napoleon In 1996 he sang on a cover version of The Beach Boys song Caroline No on their album Stars and Stripes Vol 1 with the Beach Boys themselves contributing harmonies In 2000 he toured with Dan Fogelberg recordings from that tour became a live album Dan Fogelberg Live Schmit sang harmony on the title track of Katy Rose s debut album Because I Can produced by fellow Poco alumnus and Katy s father Kim Bullard Schmit s fifth studio album Expando was released in October 2009 In May 2012 Schmit was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the Berklee College of Music 8 His sixth studio album Leap of Faith was released on September 23 2016 the first release of an Eagles member since the death of bandmate Glenn Frey in January 2016 His seventh studio album Day by Day was released on May 6 2022 Personal life EditSchmit has three children a daughter by his first wife and a daughter and son by his present wife 9 He was successfully treated for throat and neck cancer in late 2012 10 11 Discography EditMain articles Poco discography and Eagles discography Studio albums Edit Year Album details Peak positionsUS US Heat1984 Playin It Cool First studio album Release date September 17 1984 Label Asylum Records 160 11987 Timothy B Second studio album Release date September 7 1987 Label MCA Records 106 11990 Tell Me the Truth Third studio album Release date July 24 1990 Label MCA Records 2001 Feed the Fire Fourth studio album Release date May 1 2001 Label Lucan Records 2009 Expando Fifth studio album Release date October 20 2009 Label Lost Highway Records 432016 Leap of Faith Sixth studio album Release date September 23 2016 Label Benowen Records 2022 Day by Day Seventh studio album Release date May 6 2022 12 denotes releases that did not chartSingles Edit Year Single Peak positions AlbumUS 13 US Main US AC CAN CAN AC1982 So Much in Love 59 27 Playin It Cool1984 Playin It Cool 101 48 1987 Boys Night Out 25 17 69 Timothy B1988 Don t Give Up 30 222016 Red Dirt Road Leap of Faith2019 The Good Fight featuring Sheryl Crow Non album singles2020 Cross That Line 2022 Simple Man Day By Day Heartbeat denotes releases that did not chartReferences Edit a b Eder Bruce Timothy B Schmit gt Biography allmusic Retrieved July 1 2011 Eder Bruce Randy Meisner gt Biography allmusic Retrieved November 14 2009 DeGagne Mike Luna Sea gt Review allmusic Retrieved November 15 2009 SteelyDan com Retrieved October 28 2013 Freddie Mercury provided uncredited backing vocals per these sources Top 500 Smooth Radio Archived from the original on April 10 2015 Retrieved September 2 2016 Sweeting Adam Andrew Gold obituary The Guardian June 6 2011 Retrieved September 15 2011 Never Let Her Slip Away Johnnie Walker s Sounds of the 70s BBC Radio 2 5 Feb 2012 O Neal Sean R I P Andrew Gold songwriter of Lonely Boy and The Golden Girls theme The A V Club June 6 2011 Retrieved August 14 2013 Singer Songwriter Andrew Gold Dies Contactmusic June 6 2011 Retrieved September 15 2011 Drive with Russell Woolf Andrew Gold Lonely Boy Archived 2013 03 10 at the Wayback Machine Australian Broadcasting Corporation June 16 2011 Retrieved August 14 2013 Timothy B Schmit Biography Timothybschmitonline com Retrieved May 24 2014 Timothy B Schmit went from envying the Eagles to becoming one LancasterOnline com Retrieved June 10 2014 Berklee Music Students Perform For The Eagles Noise11 com www noise11 com Retrieved March 29 2018 Timothy B Schmit Online Fun Facts Timothybschmitonline com Retrieved May 24 2014 Timothy B Schmit Recovering From Throat Cancer The Noise Network Pty Ltd Retrieved June 14 2021 A life changer in many ways Assistant says the Eagles Timothy B Schmit recovering from throat neck cancer Something Else Retrieved May 24 2014 Out Now Timothy B Schmit Eagles Releases New Solo Album Day By Day Rock Cellar May 6 2022 Retrieved May 6 2022 Whitburn Joel 2011 Top Pop Singles 1955 2010 Record Research Inc p 789 ISBN 978 0 89820 188 8 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Timothy B Schmit amp oldid 1129854838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
