Corvette Funfest Entertainer to Appear with Eagles Timothy B. Schmit
Former Beach Boys Musical Director soars with Eagle
Blogs are cool! For those of you who enjoyed the Jan and Dean Show at Corvette Funfest this year, here's some "inside information". I thought you might enjoy and or be able to go see Chris perform.
Chris Farmer, former musical director of The Beach Boys, is set to tour with Timothy B. Schmit, bassist/vocalist for the super group the Eagles. Farmer, who spent 12 years on the road with "America's Band" as their musical director, vocal arranger, and bassist, is looking forward to performing with one the finest vocalists is the music business.
Chris was the bass player and lead vocalist during the Corvette Funfest concert and was also the bass player when The Beach Boys were at Mid America Motorworks Corvette Funfest four years ago.
"I definitely have my work cut out for me in this situation," he says, referring to the multi-tasking duties in the group. "Bass, keyboards, and the high harmony parts have been assigned to me. Timothy is a singer's singer, constantly fine tuning the vocals. It's going to be great fun to perform his original songs for his fans."
Farmer, who runs his own music company, Chris Farmer Music, and is a session vocalist in the Los Angeles, California area, also has his own corporate event group "The OC" Beach Band, which features current and former players and singers from the Brian Wilson band and The Beach Boys. He also is musical director of The Jan & Dean Show, featuring Dean Torrence.
It’s not often Timothy B. Schmit does his own tour, but the Eagles member has slotted a few solo concerts to showcase his first album in 8 years. Schmit’s album – Expando – lands in stores Oct. 20, 2009. Although it’s a “solo” album, Schmit did get a little help from his friends, including Keb’ Mo’, Graham Nash, Kid Rock, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Garth Hudson, Van Dyke Parks, Dwight Yoakam and Benmont Tench of The Heartbreakers. He has appeared on a multitude of other artists' recordings including Steely Dan, Vince Gill, Dan Fogelberg, Clint Black, Crosby Stills & Nash, Bob Seger, Jimmy Buffett, Ringo Starr, Elton John, and Warren Zevon, as well as his contributions to Poco and the Eagles. Timothy has won three GRAMMY Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Eagles.
For tour updates, go to: timothybschmit.com.
Blogs are cool! For those of you who enjoyed the Jan and Dean Show at Corvette Funfest this year, here's some "inside information". I thought you might enjoy and or be able to go see Chris perform.
Chris Farmer, former musical director of The Beach Boys, is set to tour with Timothy B. Schmit, bassist/vocalist for the super group the Eagles. Farmer, who spent 12 years on the road with "America's Band" as their musical director, vocal arranger, and bassist, is looking forward to performing with one the finest vocalists is the music business.
Chris was the bass player and lead vocalist during the Corvette Funfest concert and was also the bass player when The Beach Boys were at Mid America Motorworks Corvette Funfest four years ago.
"I definitely have my work cut out for me in this situation," he says, referring to the multi-tasking duties in the group. "Bass, keyboards, and the high harmony parts have been assigned to me. Timothy is a singer's singer, constantly fine tuning the vocals. It's going to be great fun to perform his original songs for his fans."
Farmer, who runs his own music company, Chris Farmer Music, and is a session vocalist in the Los Angeles, California area, also has his own corporate event group "The OC" Beach Band, which features current and former players and singers from the Brian Wilson band and The Beach Boys. He also is musical director of The Jan & Dean Show, featuring Dean Torrence.
It’s not often Timothy B. Schmit does his own tour, but the Eagles member has slotted a few solo concerts to showcase his first album in 8 years. Schmit’s album – Expando – lands in stores Oct. 20, 2009. Although it’s a “solo” album, Schmit did get a little help from his friends, including Keb’ Mo’, Graham Nash, Kid Rock, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Garth Hudson, Van Dyke Parks, Dwight Yoakam and Benmont Tench of The Heartbreakers. He has appeared on a multitude of other artists' recordings including Steely Dan, Vince Gill, Dan Fogelberg, Clint Black, Crosby Stills & Nash, Bob Seger, Jimmy Buffett, Ringo Starr, Elton John, and Warren Zevon, as well as his contributions to Poco and the Eagles. Timothy has won three GRAMMY Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Eagles.
For tour updates, go to: timothybschmit.com.
Posted by Chief Cheerleader Mike Yager at 10/13/2009 10:28 PM 
Categories: Corvette Funfest
Tags: Corvette Funfest Mid America Motorworks
Categories: Corvette Funfest
Tags: Corvette Funfest Mid America Motorworks
timmy schmidt is a legend - his angelic voice and heartfelt songwriting, both with the eagles and earlier with poco, has been a real blessing in my life
thanks for sharing the info - and happy to find your blog
best,
b
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I just checked out the Expando album on Amazon.com You can hear samples of each track and purchase individual tracks or the entire album. Try the following link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B002NPUCQ2/ref=pd_krex_dp_a/192-6613405-1617905
What can I say! I have always loved the Eagles sound. Oh, and Chris Farmer at Funfest 2009?. Terrific!
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