Jack Tempchin is a legendary California songwriter whose best known for the Eagles' hits, "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and "Already Gone", are now synonymous with the Southern California Sound. In 1976, Jack Tempchin was first signed by Clive Davis to Arista Records along with Jules Shear and Richard Stekol in a band known as The Funky Kings. Classic-rocker Johnny Rivers heard the Funky Kings' Jack Tempchin track, "Slow Dancing (Swayin' To the Music)" recorded the song, and made it a Top 10 hit.