After a short and, in retrospect, rather surprising stint as a guitarist for The Electric Prunes, Loggins scored a job as a $100-a-week staff songwriter and penned four songs on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1970 album Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy, among them the classic "House at Pooh Corner." Around this same time, Loggins caught the attention of former Buffalo Springfield producer and Poco member Jim Messina, then working as staff producer at CBS. Loggins was born in Everett, Washington and moved to the Los Angeles area as a young boy.
This is something that Loggins proves every time he takes the stage to sing his soulful songs straight from the heart. To this day, he continues to write and record at the height of his powers. Through it all, Loggins has earned the faith of those who've followed him along the way. Yet the true measure of this man cannot be weighed in platinum and gold. Twelve of his albums have gone platinum and beyond, and in a world of one hit wonders and 15 minute sensations, Loggins has enjoyed hit songs in four straight decades - a remarkable testament to his exceptional craftsmanship and stamina. At the heart of it all, there remains a brilliant singer-songwriter and guitarist with a lifelong passion for exploring the endless power of the song to communicate. Will we hear him perform those tunes on The 80s Cruise? I’m not sure, but “I’m Alright” if he does.KENNY LOGGINS has been many things to many people. In 2013, Kenny formed a country/rock trio called the Blue Sky Riders and released two albums. And there have been rumors that Loggins could be invited back to work on the soundtrack for Top Gun 2. His tune “Conviction of the Heart” from 1991’s Leap of Faith was dubbed “the unofficial anthem of the environmental movement” by former Vice President Al Gore.
KENNY COLLOBORATES: He wrote “What a Fool Believes” with Michael McDonald (then with the Doobie Brothers).Chances are you grew up with parents who listened to their tunes “Danny’s Song,” “House at Pooh Corner” and “Your Mama Don’t Dance.” Before he set off on a solo career in the late ’70s, he worked with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and more famously with Jim Messina (formerly of Poco and Buffalo Springfield). HE’S A MULTIGENERATIONAL ICON: Loggins graduated high school in 1966 – probably closer to the year many of us were born – and released his first recorded singles in 1968.I’m looking your way, fans of Over The Top (with the heavenly “Meet Me Halfway”) and Caddyshack II (with the vastly underrated “Nobody’s Fool”). Night”) by heart, he has also created some songs for movies we didn’t love as much. His song “I Believe in Love” was sung by Barbra Streisand in 1977’s “A Star Is Born.” And while we all know his Top Gun tunes (“Danger Zone” and “Playing with the Boys”), Footloose anthems (“I’m Free” and the title tune), and Caddyshack work (“I’m Alright,” “Lead the Way,” “Make the Move” and “Mr. KING OF THE SOUNDTRACKS: Kenny’s contributions to soundtracks actually predate the ’80s.Here are 5 Things to know about Kenny Loggins before we set sail in March on The 80s Cruise. He has consistently reinvented himself since the days where his music dotted movies such as Caddyshack, Footloose and Top Gun.
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When you think of Kenny Loggins, what comes to mind first? That he’s the “king of movie soundtracks” or is it his ever-present beard? How about his pre-solo work with Jim Messina? Truth is that while Kenny’s music formed the backbone of the ’80s sound, his music truly spans decades and through different genres.