Tim O'Reagan played drums in The Jayhawks until the band broke up in February 2005. O'Reagan had joined the band in 1995, replacing Ken Callahan.



Tim O'Reagan, a Leavenworth, Kansas native, had previously played in soul bands in Kansas City; recorded an album, Topeka Oratorio, with fellow Kansas native, Todd Newman (as The Leatherwoods); and had played with Joe Henry and Martin Zellar.