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James Messina (born December 5, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer, and record producer. He was a member of the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield, a founding member of the pioneering country rock band Poco, and half of the soft rock duo Loggins and Messina with Kenny Loggins.
Loggins and Messina was an American pop rock duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina, who achieved major chart success during the early-mid 1970s. Among their well-known songs are " Danny's Song ", " House at Pooh Corner ", and " Your Mama Don't Dance ".
Live: Sittin' in Again at Santa Barbara Bowl is a live compilation album (and eleventh overall release) by singer-songwriter duo Loggins and Messina, released in late 2005.
Neil Young launched his solo career and later joined Stills in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in 1969. Furay, along with Jim Messina, went on to form the country-rock band Poco. [4] Buffalo Springfield was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, [3] and briefly reunited for a comeback tour in 2011.
Richie Furay and Jim Messina returned for several 2008 Poco performances at the Wildwood Lodge in Steelville, Missouri, a tour of California in 2009 ending at the Stagecoach Festival in Indio (where they were joined by Grantham and Timothy B. Schmit) and several dates opening for Loggins and Messina featuring Furay, Messina and Grantham.
Poco were an American country rock band from Los Angeles, California.Formed in July 1968, the group originally consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Richie Furay, lead guitarist and vocalist Jim Messina, steel guitarist Norman "Rusty" Young, bassist and vocalist Randy Meisner, and drummer and vocalist George Grantham.
Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) [3] is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. [4] His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, [5] which led to seven albums recorded with Jim Messina as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. [6]
The Richie Furay band continued to tour through 2008 and 2009. Furay appeared with Poco for several shows in early 2009. At the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California in 2009, Furay and the current Poco lineup were joined onstage by original members Jim Messina and George Grantham and former bass player Timothy B. Schmit.