| Singer, songwriter,
and guitarist Kenny Loggins was born in Everett, WA, and moved
to Los Angeles in his teens. He got a job as a staff writer
and wrote four songs used on a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album
in 1970, among them the hit "House at Pooh Corner."
This brought him to the attention
of former Poco member Jim Messina, now a staff producer at CBS,
who intended to produce Loggins' debut album. The two ended
up in a duo, however, and Loggins & Messina made a series of
successful albums during the '70s.
Loggins & Messina broke up in
1976, and Loggins went on to solo stardom with such million-selling
albums as Celebrate Me Home, Nightwatch (which included the
hit "Whenever I Call You Friend"), and Keep the Fire, all in
the cheerful, sensitive style he had displayed in Loggins &
Messina.Loggins also
became known as the king of the movie soundtrack song, scoring
Top Ten hits with "I'm Alright" (from Caddyshack), "Footloose"
(from Footloose), "Danger Zone" (from Top Gun), and "Nobody's
Fool" (from Caddyshack II).
His own albums sold less well
(and came less frequently) throughout the '80s, with later efforts
like 1991's Leap of Faith, 1997's The Unimaginable Life and
1998's December finding favor primarily in adult contemporary
circles; in 1994, he also issued a children's album, Return
to Pooh Corner, releasing its sequel More Songs from Pooh Corner
in early 2000. |
