# Born 79 Years Ago Today in the Golden State, the Eagles Star Who Also Sang on Toto’s “Africa” and Hits by Bob Seger and Don Henley

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/born-79-years-ago-today-in-the-golden-state-the-eagles-star-who-also-sang-on-totos-africa-and-hits-by-bob-seger-and-don-henley/
- Published: 2026-10-31T00:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T02:53:57+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/born-79-years-ago-today-in-the-golden-state-the-eagles-star-who-also-sang-on-totos-africa-and-hits-by-bob-seger-and-don-henley/
- Topics: Africa, Celebrity, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Timothy B. Schmit turns 79.
- He sang on Toto’s “Africa” and Eagles hits.
- His career spans Poco, solo work and session recordings.

## Summary

Timothy B. Schmit, the Eagles bassist and singer born in Oakland on 30 October 1947, turns 79. The article highlights his contributions beyond the band, including the high-register backing vocals he sang on Toto’s “Africa”, showing how his work reached across some of rock’s best-known songs.

Schmit joined Poco in 1969 after its bassist Randy Meisner left, then replaced Meisner in the Eagles in 1977. He co-wrote and sang lead on the Eagles’ “I Can’t Tell You Why”, which reached No. 8 in the US, and later sang lead on “Love Will Keep Us Alive”, which topped the US adult contemporary chart for three weeks in 1995. His other session work included songs by Bob Seger, Don Felder, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Don Henley; he has remained with the Eagles since their 1994 reunion.

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