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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.
It began as a solo album by Kenny Loggins; Jim Messina was with Columbia Records, serving as an independent producer when he met Loggins. In the course of producing Loggins' work, Messina composed several songs and provided backing vocals and guitar, leading to the album's full title, Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin' In. [3]
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 ".
Native Sons is the sixth and final studio album (and seventh overall release) by singer-songwriter duo Loggins and Messina, released in January 1976.It was a departure from previous recordings owing to the presence of string sections, stronger emphasis on flute, minimized use of saxophone, downplayed country influences and Jim Messina's signature guitar work was barely in evidence.
Kenny Loggins – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, acoustic guitar; Jim Messina – vocals, lead guitar, electric mandolin, acoustic guitar; Loggins & Messina band. Merel Bregante – backing vocals, drums; Lester "Al" Garth – violin, recorder, alto and tenor saxophones
In January of that year, after Palmer was again deported for drug possession, Jim Messina, who had worked as engineer on the band's second album, was hired as a permanent replacement on bass. [13] During this period Young began to appear less and less frequently, and he often left Stills to handle lead guitar parts at concerts.
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.
Jim Messina – vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin Loggins & Messina band Jon Clarke – oboe, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone , soprano saxophone , tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute , bass flute , bass clarinet , English horn