Tim Flannery’s life has revolved around three constants: family, baseball, and music. These  three simple things have become a kind of a holy trinity for Flannery, or Flan as most folks call  him. He found his calling(s) among them, and he’s carved out legacies.  

Throughout his baseball career, it was not uncommon to see Flan with his guitar in hand. His  uncle, Hal Smith – hero of the 1960 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates – was one of Flan’s  earliest baseball and musical influences. “My uncle Hal was also a songwriter and carried a  Gibson J 35 everywhere. I grew up never knowing you couldn’t do both.” 

He spent his entire playing career with the San Diego Padres, retiring as a fan favorite in 1989.  During that time, he got married and started a family with his wife, Donna. Flan became third base coach for the San Diego Padres in 1996 at the same time his musical career was starting to  blossom. 

Flan released five albums of his original music between 1997 and 2002, when he left the Padres  organization. Flan writes songs about his family roots, love, and the surrender that comes when  you understand some things are out of your control. He writes about baseball and being on the  road, the call of the highway, and the beacon of home. He assembled an ace band, the Lunatic  

Fringe, that bring his songs roaring to life in various musical genres like bluegrass, country, and  rock. More albums came in 2004 and 2005 as he built a loyal fan base through multiple  performances with his band.  

In 2007 Flan became the third-base coach for the San Francisco Giants who won the World  Series in 2010, 2012, and 2014. Flan endeared himself to baseball and music fans alike,  releasing four albums during his time with the team. After a horrific incident after a game in  2011, Giants fan Bryan Stow was in critical condition. This violence spurred Flan and his wife,  Donna, to create the Love Harder Project, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to anti-bullying. He raises funds for this effort with the proceeds he makes from his performances,  and the 501(c)3 organization also takes donations from the public.  

Flan released Three Ring Circus in 2015, Last of the Old Dogs in 2017 and, in 2019, The Light,  made its way into the world.  

When all the world shut down in 2020, Flannery, who had become a grandfather, spent much  of his time with his family. In October, he developed a life-threatening staph infection. After  two of the hardest months of Flan’s life, he recovered at home with help from his ever-loving  family.  

Tim is currently working on his latest album, Waiting On A Miracle which will be released in  2022.

Jack Tempchin is a legendary hit songwriter, whose compositions “Peaceful Easy Feeling” and
“Already Gone” are synonymous with the Southern California Sound. These songs can be found
on the Eagles’ compilation Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, which the RIAA named the
Best-Selling U.S. Album of the 20th Century.

Jack Tempchin songs have been performed or recorded by several artists, including George
Jones, Buck Owens, Emmylou Harris, Glen Campbell, Jackson Browne, Dwight Yoakam, Linda
Ronstadt, Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood, Tanya Tucker, Richie Havens, Sammy Kershaw,
Kate Wolf, Tom Rush and more.

Jack Tempchin has also performed live with 3 Eagles—Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh and Timothy B.
Schmit. He’s also played with greats like Poco, Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Chicago, Chris
Hillman, Herb Pedersen, Jimmy Webb, Al Kooper, Kenny Loggins, Karla Bonoff, Christopher
Cross and Dolly Parton, among others. In the mid-90s, Jack toured as the opening act for Ringo
Starr and His All Star Band at major venues Radio City Music Hall and The Hollywood Bowl.
A San Diego native, In 1976, Jack Tempchin was first signed by Clive Davis to Arista Records,
along with Jules Shear and Richard Stekol, in the band The Funky Kings. Retro-rocker Johnny
Rivers recorded The Funky Kings’ track “Slow Dancing (Swayin’ To the Music)” written by
Tempchin, and made it a Billboard Top 10 in 1977.

In the 1980s, Tempchin co-wrote a dozen radio hits for Glenn Frey’s solo career, including “True
Love,” “The One You Love,” “Sexy Girl,” “Party Town,” “I Found Somebody,” “Soul Searchin,”
and “Livin’ Right.” Other Tempchin/Frey co-writes include Top 40 hits “Smuggler’s Blues” and
“You Belong to The City” for the original ‘Miami Vice’ TV show soundtrack. These two songs
were later sampled in the 90s by platinum rappers Coolio (“Nature of the Business”) and Jay-Z (“City Is Mine”).

Famously, Tempchin’s tune “Peaceful Easy Feeling” was featured in a notorious taxi scene in
the Coen Brothers cult classic The Big Lebowski where Jeff Bridges’ character is
unceremoniously tossed from a cab. “Part Of Me, Part Of You,” another Tempchin/Frey classic,
was the end-title theme song for the Oscar-award winning film Thelma & Louise. In 2015, a
Tempchin/Frey co-write was featured in David O. Russell’s Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence.
In 2014, Jack’s lyrical manuscripts for “Peaceful Easy Feeling” and “Already Gone” as well as
his original Stella guitar were on view at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to that,
his lyrics were featured at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

In 2019, Jack was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City. His latest
album, “One More Time With Feeling,” was released on Jimmy Buffett’s Mailboat record label.