Loggins And Messina

Loggins and Messina, hand-drawn backstage at Philharmonic Hall, New York City on October 29, 1972, with Kenny Loggins age 24 and Jim Messina age 25 on the debut of their second album.

Loggins and Messina was an American rock-pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina, who achieved their success in the early to mid-1970s.

Loggins and Messina broke up in 1976. Although Messina would find only limited popularity following the breakup, Loggins went on to further success in the 1980s as a solo artist.
In 2005 and again in 2009, Loggins and Messina reformed for tours in the United States.

Jim Messina, formerly of Buffalo Springfield and Poco, was working as an independent record producer for Columbia Records in 1970 when he met Kenny Loggins, a little-known singer/songwriter and guitarist who was signed to ABC-Dunhill as a staff songwriter.

The two recorded a number of Loggins’ compositions in Messina’s home living room.
When Columbia signed Loggins to a six-album contract (with the assistance of Messina), recording began in earnest for Loggins’ debut album, with Messina as producer.
However, by the time the album was completed, Messina had contributed so much to the album – in terms of songwriting, arrangement, instrumentation, and vocals – that an “accidental” duo was born.

They sold 16 million records and were the most successful duo of the early 1970s, surpassed later in the decade only by Hall & Oates.

Greatest Hits: “Vahevala”, “Your Mama Don’t Dance”, “Thinking Of You”, “My Music”, “Danny’s Song”, “Angry Eyes”, “House On Pooh Corner” and “Watching The River Run”.

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