Timothy B. Schmit Parents: Who are Danny Schmit and Janey Schmit?

Danny Schmit and Janey Schmit were the parents of American singer, Timothy B. Schmit.

Born on October 30, 1947, Timothy B. Schmit was raised in Sacramento and began playing in the folk music group Tim, Tom & Ron when he was just 15 years old. The group evolved into a surf band called The Contenders and then changed its name to the New Breed, or simply, the Breed.

The group had a major local hit in Sacramento: the Animals-inspired “Green Eyed Woman” which was released in 1965 and hit No. 1 on local top-40 outlet KXOA. A few more local-only hits followed before the group changed its name once again to ‘Glad.’ It went on to release an album dubbed Feelin’ Glad in 1968.

Schmit auditioned for Poco in 1968 but was turned down in favor of Randy Meisner, however, Meisner quit in 1969 and was replaced by Schmit. Schmit appeared on nine of Poco’s studio albums and two live albums between 1969 and 1977.