 His last performance was in East Troy, Wisconsin, on September 3, 1977.The band replaced Meisner with the same musician who had succeeded him in Poco, Timothy B. Schmit, after agreeing that Schmit was the only candidate.In 1977, the group, minus Don Felder, performed instrumental work and backing vocals for Randy Newman's album "Little Criminals", including "Short People", which has backup vocals by Frey and Schmit.