Although Freebird from Skynyrd and Rock n Roll All Night from KISS clearly deserve it...how often is a song (not Christmas tune-age) honored with its own special day?
Millions of us helped push The Eagles Greatest Hits up to the top of the biggest selling CD's of all time. Wall to wall it's a brilliant display of Americana you never grow tired of cranking up until the woofers wobble while you sing completely out of tune but whose watching?
Much of its success is based on the song Peaceful Easy Feeling; this Saturday its presence in our music lovin bad habits is about to get its own page in the history of Rock n Roll.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Tempchin, sole composer of the multi-platinum hit made famous by the Eagles titled "PEACEFUL EASY FEELING," will have his song recognized by the Honorable Mayor Jerry Sanders of San Diego, CA, with an Official Proclamation of "Peaceful Easy Feeling Day'
Whoa! Who and what is a Jack Tempchin?
Jack Tempchin is a six-decade-long resident of San Diego, multi-platinum songwriter, and graduate of San Diego State University.
He began his musical adventure by booking famous acts at SDSU's Backdoor venue while penning out some of the eras best in success and easy to sing along with including "Peaceful Easy Feeling" officially released as a single by the Eagles in 1972.
Jack's not your typical fame seeker...he's always been incredibly quiet and positive, a force for the community as he plays almost every charity event presented to him, including Make-A-Wish San Diego, Feeding the Soul Foundation, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Museum of Making Music, North County Humane Society, and many others.
Originally signed by Clive Davis as a member of the Funky Kings to Arista Records. He's contributed a total of five songs recorded by the Eagles. He's 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 also been performed and/or recorded by an incredible array of career artists, including George Jones, Glen Campbell, Tanya Tucker, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Chris Hillman, Dwight Yoakam, NRPS, Johnny Rivers, Kate Wolf, Tom Rush, Richie Havens, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Waits and more. He has also had tunes sampled by multi-platinum rappers Coolio and Jay-Z.
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Peaceful Easy Feeling's release as a single by the Eagles on December 1st in 1972, Jack Tempchin has been performing regionally in San Diego and throughout California. He also celebrates the new release of his live DVD/CD set titled "Jack Tempchin Live At Tales From The Tavern," out on December 4th and available in digital format now on iTunes and CDBaby. Filmed by famed rock photographer Henry Diltz, this new release includes several of the huge hits performed by the man who wrote them on solo acoustic guitar in front of an enthusiastic live audience.
Jack Tempchin's MyPeacfulEasyFeeling.com blog allows for fans of the song to post their own story about their memories of the tune alongside his story about where in San Diego he was when he wrote it.
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