Encinitas: Our History and People

eads, “The Eagles lived and recorded their music
here in the early 1970s.” It is a direct, unpoetic
statement, but when the subject is one of the
most successful bands of all time, a band whose
reputation precedes them by far, there is little else
to say. The Eagles spent time in this house and on
the beaches below, co-writing songs with
musician Jack Tempchin, including “Already
Gone” and “Somebody.” But Tempchin, who has
long resided in Encinitas, is perhaps best known
for providing the Eagles with one of their most
enduring hits, “Peaceful Easy Feeling.”
In 1980, the group disbanded and went their
separate ways. Joe Walsh, Don Hendley and
Glen Frey all had very successful solo carrers.
In 1994, they formally reunited for the “Hell
Freezes Over” tour. Frey commented at their first
live performance, “For the record, we never broke
up. We just took a fourteen year vacation.”
The Eagles have been nominated for eighteen
Grammy Awards, which resulted in six wins
since 1973, including Record of the Year for
“Hotel California” in 1978.. They were inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988,
and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001.
Sadly, on January 18, 2016, founding band
member, Glenn Frey, from Detroit, Michigan,
passed away at the age of 67 from complications
of rheumatoid arthritis and pneumonia. Frey
wrote or co-wrote (often with drummer Don
Henley) many of the group’s songs and sang the
lead vocals on a number of Eagles hits including
“Take It Easy”, “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, “Already
Gone”, “Tequila Sunrise”, “Lyin’ Eyes”, “New Kid in
Town”, “Heartache Tonight” and “How Long”.
The current members of The Eagles are Don
Henley on lead and backing vocals, drums,
percussion, rhythm guitar; Joe Walsh on lead
and rhythm guitars, backing and lead vocals,
keyboards; Timothy B. Schmit on bass guitar,
backing and lead vocals, harmonica; Deacon
Frey on rhythm and lead guitars, lead and
backing vocals; and Vince Gill on rhythm and
lead guitars, backing and lead vocals.
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Above: Jack Tempchin with Dean
Smith (on bass) at Cardiff-by-the-
Sea’s 100th birthday celebration at
Glen Park. July 2, 2011.
IMAGE COURTESY OF KYLE THOMAS
PHOTOGRAPHY.
Below: House on Neptune Drive in
Leucadia where the Eagle’s lived and
wrote songs in the early 1970s
PHOTO COURTESY OF DAPHNE FLETCHER.
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