Jack Tempchin is an American musician and singer-songwriter who wrote the Eagles song "Peaceful Easy Feeling"[1] and co-wrote "Already Gone",[2] "The Girl from Yesterday",[3] "Somebody"[4] and "It's Your World Now".[5]
Jack Tempchin
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| Background information | |
| Born | Ohio |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano |
During the Eagles' breakup period (1980–1994) he co-wrote with Glenn Frey producing "You Belong to the City", "Smuggler's Blues", "The One You Love", "I Found Somebody", "Sexy Girl" and "True Love".[6]
Tempchin wrote "Slow Dancing".[7] The song was first recorded in 1976 by the short-lived group Funky Kings, of which Tempchin and Jules Shear were members at the time. In 1977, the song became a top-10 pop hit for Johnny Rivers titled as "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancing)",[8] and in 1979 it was a top-10 country hit for Johnny Duncan.[9]
Tempchin has also toured extensively as a solo artist over the years, opening for Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne, Dave Mason, Poco, Dolly Parton, Karla Bonoff, Chicago, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Timothy B. Schmit, Barry McGuire, Tom Rush, Al Kooper and Emmylou Harris.
Tempchin was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019.
Other compositions include:[10]
1977 Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin') The Billboard Hot 100#10
1979 "Slow Dancing" Country Singles #6