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(1971 – 1976, 2005 – present)

Loggins & Messina are an American music duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina. They are noted for popularizing the subgenre of Yacht rock (the form of “soft rock” that was the subject of the video series with that title), 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, in 1971 they both decided to form a duo, Loggins and Messina.

Over the course of the next four to 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 1976 the pair separated and pursued successful solo careers, with Loggins soon achieving the super-star status that he sought.
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  • davidgeorgea

    I love this piece of music (*_*)

    May 2011

  • BWoolmore

    not only "yacht rock", but a perfect example of the sub-sub-genre, "sloop groove".

    April 2011

  • Harfang

    why do people write things like this [2] This is a quality band fronted by two main guys, one of whom has a less than stellar musical reputation. That does not mean this project isn't valid. It's more than valid; the arrangements and instrumentation often bordered on genius.

    April 2011

  • beefandrootbeer

    "popularizing yacht rock"... why do people write things like this

    March 2011

  • vishal8492

    Danny's Song superb!!!

    November 2010

  • placidian

    Angry eyes kicks ass [2.] And so does Pathway To Glory!

    August 2010

  • squiggins

    Yacht rock? Seriously? Is that really a thing that people say?

    March 2010

  • TimmyDoyle

    Saw these 2 at the Andrews outdoor amphitheater in Hawaii back in the early 70's. Great music then, great music now. Their early stuff, unbelievably, can be found on youtube. House at Pooh Corner is exactly as I remember seeing it back then.

    November 2009
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