Lord of the Strings Concert - Jack Tempshin

Jack Tempchin is one of the most successful songwriters of the last 30 years. His songwriting credits include Johnny Rivers' "Slow Dancin' (Swayin' to the Music)" and The Eagles' "Already Gone" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling." Together with Glenn Frey, whom he met in San Diego in the late 1960s before Frey joined The Eagles, Tempchin co-wrote "Smuggler's Blues" and "You Belong to the City" (which later were sampled on records by hip-hop stars Coolio and Jay-Z, respectively).

Other artists who have recorded songs by Tempchin over the years range from George Jones and Emmylou Harris to Richie Havens and such San Diego-bred artists as The Paladins and former Byrds member Chris Hillman. Songs written or co-written by Tempchin have been featured on the soundtracks of such films as "The Big Lebowski" and "Thelma and Louise." He also co-wrote the "Seventh Heaven" TV series theme song.

A San Diego native who now splits his time between Encinitas and Los Angeles, Tempchin celebrated his 36th wedding anniversary on Aug. 5 "I always thought of myself as a performer," Tempchin said. "I didn't think of being a writer until I wrote a bunch of songs and people said: 'Hey, I'd like to sing that.' After a while, I thought, 'Maybe I can be a songwriter.' "

In 1967, Tempchin befriended Frey after the future Eagle began playing gigs in Southern California with J.D. Souther. Tempchin invited the duo to crash at his combination "hippie pad and candle factory" in North Park, and he and Frey became fast friends.

Tempchin co-wrote two songs on 2007's "Long Road Out of Eden," The Eagles' first new studio album since 1979. With two of his earlier songs featured on "Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975," which has sold nearly 30 million copies in the U.S. alone, he could have retired long ago. But his passion for making music continues unabated.

More on Jack Tempchin and his music got to: www.PeacefulEasyFeeling.com