Timothy B. Schmit - wikipedia Timothy B. Schmit Timothy B. Schmit Schmit performing with the Eagles in 2008. Background information Birth name Timothy Bruce Schmit ( 1947 - 10 - 30 ) October 30, 1947 ( age 70 ) Oakland, California, US Genres Rock, country rock Occupation ( s ) Musician, songwriter Instruments Vocals, bass guitar, guitar Years active 1960 -- present Associated acts Eagles, Poco, Ringo Starr & His All - Starr Band, Steely Dan, Toto, Jimmy Buffett, Coral Reefer Band, Twisted Sister, Poison Website timothybschmit.com Schmit ( far right ) with Eagles, during their 2008 / 09 Long Road Out of Eden Tour 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. Contents 1 Early life 2 Tenure with the Eagles 3 Career after the Eagles 4 Personal life 5 Discography 5.1 Studio albums 5.2 Singles 6 References 7 External links Early life Schmit was born in Oakland, California. He was raised in Sacramento, and began playing in the folk music group Tim, Tom & Ron 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 one big radio hit : the Animals - inspired `` Green Eyed Woman, '' which was released in 1965. Changing 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 1970, Schmit replaced him on bass and vocals. 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. '' Schmit also sang backing vocals on the Steely Dan albums Pretzel Logic, The Royal Scam and Aja. 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. Tenure with the Eagles In 1977, Schmit joined the Eagles after the Hotel California tour, once again replacing Randy Meisner on bass / vocals after Meisner quit. Although the Eagles are thought of as a quintessential California band, Schmit is the only member of the group to actually be a native of California. On the 1979 album, The Long Run, Schmit co-wrote and sang lead vocals on the song `` I Ca n't Tell You Why ''. The band later broke up in 1980 and reunited 14 years later in 1994, 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. Career after the Eagles Timothy B. Schmit 's Bag of Hotel Keys - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 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 '', where he sang harmony. He was also a background musician on two of Don Henley 's hit songs, `` Dirty Laundry '' and `` You Do n'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 `` Do n't Mean Nothing ''. Schmit also performed on the Toto 1983 hit singles `` I Wo n'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. In 1991 Schmit covered the standard `` I Only Have Eyes for You '' for the soundtrack of the film Do n't Tell Mom the Babysitter 's Dead. In 1988 he added background vocals to Sheena Easton album The Lover in Me and in 1989 Schmit added background vocals on the Stacey Q single, `` Heartbeat '', which was featured on her critically acclaimed Nights Like This album. 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 1996, he sang on a cover version of The Beach Boys ' 1966 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 which 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 on October 20, 2009. In May 2012, Schmit was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music. His latest 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. Personal life Schmit has three children : a daughter by his first wife and a daughter and son by his present wife. Discography Main articles : Poco discography and Eagles discography Studio albums Year Album details Peak positions US US Heat 1984 Playin ' It Cool First studio album Release date : September 17, 1984 Label : Wounded Bird Records 160 -- Timothy B Second studio album Release date : September 7, 1987 Label : MCA Records 106 -- Tell Me the Truth Third studio album Release date : July 24, 1990 Label : MCA Records -- -- 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 -- 43 2016 Leap of Faith Sixth studio album Release date : September 23, 2016 Label : Benowen Records -- `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart Singles Year Single Peak positions Album US US Main US AC CAN CAN AC 1982 `` So Much in Love '' 59 -- 27 -- -- Playin ' It Cool 1984 `` Playin ' It Cool '' 101 -- -- -- -- `` Boys Night Out '' 25 17 -- 69 -- Timothy B. `` Do n't Give Up '' -- -- 30 -- 22 `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart References ^ Jump up to : Eder, Bruce. `` Timothy B. Schmit > Biography ''. allmusic. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 01. Jump up ^ Eder, Bruce. `` Randy Meisner > Biography ''. allmusic. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 14. Jump up ^ DeGagne, Mike. `` Luna Sea > Review ''. allmusic. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 15. Jump up ^ `` SteelyDan.com ''. Retrieved 2013 - 10 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Top 500 ''. Smooth Radio. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Jump up ^ Sweeting, Adam. Andrew Gold obituary. The Guardian. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Never Let Her Slip Away ''. Johnnie Walker 's Sounds of the 70s. BBC Radio 2. 5 Feb 2012. Jump up ^ O'Neal, Sean. R.I.P. Andrew Gold, songwriter of `` Lonely Boy '' and The Golden Girls theme. The A.V. Club. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2013. Jump up ^ Singer / Songwriter Andrew Gold Dies. Contactmusic. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011. Jump up ^ Drive with Russell Woolf ; Andrew Gold -- Lonely Boy Archived March 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine... Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Timothy B. Schmit Biography ''. Timothybschmitonline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Timothy B. Schmit went from envying the Eagles to becoming one ''. LancasterOnline.com. Retrieved June 10, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Berklee Music Students Perform For The Eagles - Noise11.com ''. www.noise11.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Timothy B. Schmit Online Fun Facts ''. Timothybschmitonline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2011 ). Top Pop Singles 1955 -- 2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 789. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 188 - 8. External links Official website Poco Rusty Young Jack Sundrud Michael Webb Rick Lonow George Grantham Richie Furay Jim Messina Randy Meisner Timothy B. Schmit Paul Cotton Al Garth Steve Chapman Charlie Harrison Kim Bullard Rick Seratte Jeff Steele Dave Vanecore Gary Mallaber Richard Neville Tim Smith George Lawrence Albums Pickin ' Up the Pieces Poco From the Inside A Good Feelin ' to Know Crazy Eyes Seven Cantamos Head over Heels Rose of Cimarron Indian Summer Legend Under the Gun Blue and Gray Cowboys & Englishmen Ghost Town Inamorata Legacy Running Horse All Fired Up Live albums Deliverin ' Live The Last Roundup Keeping the Legend Alive Bareback at Big Sky The Wildwood Sessions Live at Columbia Studios, Hollywood 9 / 30 / 71 Compilations The Very Best of Poco Ride the Country Poco : The Songs of Paul Cotton Poco : The Songs of Richie Furay The Best Of Backtracks Crazy Loving : The Best of Poco 1975 -- 1982 Retrospective The Forgotten Trail ( 1969 -- 74 ) On the Country Side The Essential Collection ( 1975 -- 1982 ) The Ultimate Collection The Very Best of Poco 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection : The Best of Poco Take Two The Very Best of Poco Alive in the Heart of the Night Keep on Tryin ' Poco Live The Essential Poco Gold Best of Poco Live Standing Room Only Setlist : The Very Best of Poco Live Notable songs `` Pickin ' Up the Pieces '' `` You Better Think Twice '' `` Kind Woman '' `` C'mon '' `` Bad Weather '' `` A Good Feelin ' to Know '' `` Keep on Tryin ' '' `` Rose of Cimarron '' `` Indian Summer '' `` Crazy Love '' `` Heart of the Night '' `` Shoot for the Moon '' `` Call It Love '' Related articles Buffalo Springfield Eagles Great Plains Loggins and Messina Souther - Hillman - Furay Band Country rock List of Poco Line - ups Discography Eagles Don Henley Timothy B. Schmit Joe Walsh Glenn Frey Bernie Leadon Randy Meisner Don Felder Studio albums Eagles Desperado On the Border One of These Nights Hotel California The Long Run Long Road Out of Eden Live albums Eagles Live Hell Freezes Over Farewell 1 Tour - Live from Melbourne Compilation albums Their Greatest Hits ( 1971 -- 1975 ) Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 The Very Best of the Eagles Selected Works : 1972 -- 1999 The Very Best Of Eagles Singles `` Take It Easy '' `` Witchy Woman '' `` Peaceful Easy Feeling '' `` Tequila Sunrise '' `` Outlaw Man '' `` Already Gone '' `` James Dean '' `` Best of My Love '' `` One of These Nights '' `` Lyin ' Eyes '' `` Take It to the Limit '' `` New Kid in Town '' `` Hotel California '' `` Life in the Fast Lane '' `` Please Come Home for Christmas '' `` Heartache Tonight '' `` The Long Run '' `` I Ca n't Tell You Why '' `` Seven Bridges Road '' `` Get Over It '' `` Love Will Keep Us Alive '' `` Hole in the World '' `` How Long '' `` Busy Being Fabulous '' Other songs `` Desperado '' `` Ol ' ' 55 '' `` The Last Resort '' `` In the City '' Tours Long Road Out of Eden Tour History of the Eagles Tour Related Discography Poco Linda Ronstadt Flying Burrito Brothers Common Thread : The Songs of the Eagles History of the Eagles Heaven and Hell : My Life in the Eagles ( 1974 -- 2001 ) Book BNF : cb13988567c ( data ) GND : 134512855 ISNI : 0000 0000 8123 3156 LCCN : n91127664 MusicBrainz : 48b7d40e - ab45 - 444d - a4d3 - 4d1de0f55b51 VIAF : 44494282 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timothy_B._Schmit&oldid=843319002 '' Categories : 1947 births American rock bass guitarists Living people Musicians from Oakland, California Eagles ( band ) members Poco members Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees MCA Records artists Universal Records artists Lost Highway Records artists Steely Dan members Kennedy Center honorees American session musicians American male singer - songwriters American singer - songwriters American country bass guitarists American country singers American country rock singers American country singer - songwriters American rock singers Guitarists from California 20th - century American guitarists Coral Reefer Band members Hidden categories : CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Webarchive template wayback links Use mdy dates from January 2015 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Polski Slovenščina Suomi Svenska 7 more Edit links This page was last edited on 28 May 2018, at 10 : 28. 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Question: who is the bass player for the eagles
Answer: Timothy Bruce Schmit