Eagles hit songwriter Jack Tempchin has signed with Visual Music. “We are thrilled to bring a songwriter of Jack’s stature to our roster,” stated Visual Music creative director, Tom Seufert. Tempchin has had five songs recorded by the band, including “Already Gone” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” which landed on the “The Eagles, Their Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975,” the Best Selling Album of the 20th Century. nnCurrently, Showtime is screening “The History of the Eagles,” which includes interviews with Jack and commentary on his contributions to the Eagles by Glenn Frey and Don Henley.nn
nnTempchin has also co-written a dozen hits with Glenn Frey for Frey’s solo career, including ‘Smuggler’s Blues’ and ‘You Belong To The City’ for the original ‘Miami Vice’ TV show and the theme song for “Thelma and Louise.” His popular songs have been performed and/or recorded by an incredible array of artists, including George Jones, Trisha Yearwood, Johnny Rivers, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and more. He has also had his songs sampled by multi-platinum rappers Coolio and Jay-Z. Tempchin’s Soundtrack CreditsnnJack Tempchin first met Visual Music‘s creative director Tom Seufert in the eighties during a session at Seufert’s recording facility, Redwing Studios. They co-wrote four songs and in 1992, Glenn Frey contributed additonal lyrics and music to the song “Blue Flame.” Jack recorded and released it on his own CD later that year. Click here to listen to those songs.nnTempchin joins an award winning roster at Visual Music which includes John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite), Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead), Herwig Maurer (Academy Award® nominated sound designer) and a select group of composers, songwriters, DJ’s and indie bands.nnJack Tempchin is available to custom compose for all media.
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