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Loggins and Messina are an American rock music duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina. They are noted for popularizing the subgenre of Yacht rock, which soon became prominent in the 1970s.
In late 1970 Jim Messina, formerly of Poco and Buffalo Springfield, was working as an independent contract record producer for Columbia Records. It was then that he met a little known studio artist who had written a few songs of his own, Kenny Loggins. Loggins was working as contract songwriter for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Messina decided to produce Loggins’ debut album. By the time all was said and done, Messina had contributed so much to the album, both instrumentally and vocally, that the effort was more of a Kenny Loggins album with Jim Messina sitting in. Thus an accidental duo was born. Their harmonies meshed so well that what was begun as a one-off album became an entity unto itself. So rather than simply producing Kenny Loggins as a solo act, they both decided to form a duo, Loggins and Messina.
Over the course of the next four or five years they produced five original material albums, one album of covers of other artists’ material and two live albums. One compilation album, a “best of”, would be released after the duo had separated.
As is natural in most mentor type relationships, Loggins outgrew the duo over time. Within a few years he would feel the need to spread his wings and fly by his own right, and by 1977 the pair separated and pursued successful solo careers, with Loggins soon achieving the super-star status that he sought.
In late 1970 Jim Messina, formerly of Poco and Buffalo Springfield, was working as an independent contract record producer for Columbia Records. It was then that he met a little known studio artist who had written a few songs of his own, Kenny Loggins. Loggins was working as contract songwriter for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Messina decided to produce Loggins’ debut album. By the time all was said and done, Messina had contributed so much to the album, both instrumentally and vocally, that the effort was more of a Kenny Loggins album with Jim Messina sitting in. Thus an accidental duo was born. Their harmonies meshed so well that what was begun as a one-off album became an entity unto itself. So rather than simply producing Kenny Loggins as a solo act, they both decided to form a duo, Loggins and Messina.
Over the course of the next four or five years they produced five original material albums, one album of covers of other artists’ material and two live albums. One compilation album, a “best of”, would be released after the duo had separated.
As is natural in most mentor type relationships, Loggins outgrew the duo over time. Within a few years he would feel the need to spread his wings and fly by his own right, and by 1977 the pair separated and pursued successful solo careers, with Loggins soon achieving the super-star status that he sought.
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Your Mama Don't Dance
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Watching the River Run
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House at Pooh Corner
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Nobody but You
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Vahevala
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Listen to a Country Song
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Be Free
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Sailin' the Wind
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Angry Eyes
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Long Tail Cat
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Travelin' Blues
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Pathway to Glory
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Same Old Wine
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Thinking Of You
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Shoutbox
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Toddcraft wrote:
This is the best band ever.
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JXMBrennan wrote:
Kenny Loggins performs "I'm Alright" on SIRIUS XM's Artist Confidential. Watch it now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhtuaIjHlU
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teraevlyn wrote:
A Chicago favorite for skating and stepping!!!
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osmark wrote:
chill stuff >D. and to think this man brought us footloose haha
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MADDIEMADOO wrote:
this song is sooooooooooo cute!!! LOL!
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LittleBoxes wrote:
Where do YOU go to rock 'n' roll? =)
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wonder_al wrote:
\o/
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- Nov 2 Loggins & Messina Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Auditorium, Seattle, United States
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70s Top 40
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