Timothy B. Schmit Archives

In the latest of big farewells, The Eagles have announced their final tour with “The Long Goodbye.” The “Hotel California” rockers will be spending nearly two years on the road.

Following the success of their previous dates, The Eagles have announced a new leg of their Hotel California Tour for 2023. The band’s lineup includes Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Vince Gill, and bassist Timothy B. Schmit.

Timothy B. Schmit has returned with another solo album. “Day By Day” was written and recorded during breaks in the Eagles’ touring schedule with Jackson Browne, Lindsey Buckingham, John Fogerty, Jim Keltner, and others.

The Eagles have unveiled a new set of tour dates for their upcoming tour that will see them perform one of their most influential albums in full: “Hotel California”.

Aidan Hampson has added three new books to his library of bass transcriptions with The Best of Coldplay, The Best of The Police, and The Best of The Eagles. “Both Coldplay and The Police use a combination of electric and synth bass, and I’ve endeavored to detail their use of each in as much detail as possible,” Hampson writes. “The...

Eagles and Poco bassist and vocalist Timothy B. Schmit has released the solo album, Leap of Faith. The record, recorded at his Los Angeles studio, mixes rock, country, Americana and R&B, was written as the Eagles toured. It also features a host of guests, including vibraphone from jazz player Gary Burton, and some other famous players, on the song, “Red...

Before The Eagles, bassist Timothy B. Schmit was a member of the pioneering country-rock outfit Poco. While Poco had only two major hits (“Crazy Love” and “Heart of the Night” in 1979) well after Schmit’s time with the band, its influence has been a lasting one, particularly as a part of the country-rock continuum that begins with Buffalo Springfield —...

Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit is recovering after having surgery for throat and neck cancer late last month. The news was confirmed by his assistant Julie Freeman in a message to the band’s fan site Eaglesfans.com. Freeman stated that Schmit was diagnosed in October and flew to New York for surgery right after The Eagles’ November 17th concert in Las...

Forty years ago, The Eagles began their career with their self-titled debut album. During the four decades since, the band has earned six Grammys, sold over 120 million albums worldwide, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Anchored by bassist Timothy B. Schmidt, the Eagles celebrated the anniversary by teaming up with Duesenberg to...

Timothy Schmit, bassist for The Eagles, gathered some of his friends to work on his newly released album, Expando, including Keb’ Mo’, Kid Rock, Graham Nash and Dwight Yoakam. In a recent interview with Spinner.com, Schmit talked about what it was like to get together such different artists to work on the new album. “I needed some really different-sounding voices...

Eagles’ bassist Timothy Schmit is releasing his fifth solo album, Expando, on October 20th 2009. Expando will feature guest artists Graham Nash, Dwight Yoakam and Kid Rock on background vocals, blues guitarists Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Keb’ Mo’, Van Dyke Parks on accordion, Gary Burton on vibes and keyboardists Garth Hudson of the Band and Benmont Tench of the Heartbreakers....