 In 1947 he worked with the Phil Moore orchestra.McEachern did studio work in his later career for Hollywood films, including solo performances in "The Glenn Miller Story", "Paris Blues" and "The Benny Goodman Story".A successful recording artist as leader, McEachern also toured Europe in 1972 and briefly worked with the Duke Ellington orchestra in 1973 and was owner/director of the Tommy Dorsey orchestra from 1974 to 1977.