Kenny Loggins

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Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977.

As a solo artist, Loggins experienced a string of soundtrack successes, including an Academy Award nomination for "Footloose" in 1984.

His early soundtrack contributions date back to A Star Is Born in 1976, and he is known as the King of the Movie Soundtrack.

Finally Home was released in 2013, shortly after Loggins formed the group Blue Sky Riders with Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman.

Early life

Loggins was born in Everett, Washington, the youngest of three brothers. His father, Robert George Loggins, was a salesman of English and Irish ancestry, while his mother, Lina (née Massie), was a homemaker of Italian descent, from Avezzano. They lived in Detroit and Seattle before settling in Alhambra, California. Loggins attended San Gabriel Mission High School, graduating in 1966. He formed a band, The Second Helping, that released three singles during 1968 and 1969 on Viva Records. Greg Shaw described the efforts as "excellent punky folk-pop records" that were written by Loggins who was likely to be the bandleader and singer as well; Shaw included "Let Me In" on both Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2 and the Pebbles, Volume 9 CD.

Loggins had a short gig playing guitar for the New Improved Electric Prunes in 1969 before writing four songs for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band that were included on their album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy. During his early 20s, he was in the band Gator Creek with Mike Deasy. The first recorded version of "Danny's Song" (later recorded by Loggins and Messina and a No. 7 Hot 100 hit for Anne Murray in 1973) was included on their only album, released on Mercury Records.

Personal life

Loggins turned down the offer to co-star with Barbra Streisand in A Star Is Born and shortly before Loggins & Messina's final tour, he cut his hand while wood carving, seriously enough to require surgery and preventing him from playing guitar on the tour.

Loggins was married to Eva Ein from 1978 to 1990; they had three children: Crosby, Cody, and Isabella. In 2007, the oldest, Crosby Loggins, produced his first CD, We All Go Home. In 2008 Crosby Loggins was voted the winner of the MTV reality show Rock the Cradle. Cody was born in 1983 and Isabella in 1988. As of 2009, Isabella was a music major in college.

When Loggins experienced health problems in 1982, he was referred to Julia Cooper, a colon therapist. They felt an immediate connection. They were both married but unhappy in their relationships. Loggins then had one child, and his wife was pregnant with their second. Their relationship was limited to a close friendship for many years. Near the end of the 1980s, Loggins separated from his wife at nearly the same time Julia left her husband, and they began a deeper relationship. Loggins's divorce was made final in 1990; he and Cooper married in July 1992. In 1994 they became involved with Equinox International, a multi-level marketing organization, and created a promotional video for the company, as did Ted Danson and Dave Parker.

The couple had two children: Lukas, born in 1993, and Hana, born in 1997. After several years of marriage, they assembled material from the journals each kept, which included poems, songs and letters. They authored a 1997 book, The Unimaginable Life, about their relationship. Its purpose was to offer an alternative to typical relationships where spouses feel they cannot be completely honest. Later on, they faced possible bankruptcy.

The couple divorced in 2004. Loggins said in 2009, "I got pretty blindsided by Julia's decision to leave. She's a very impulsive woman, and she found herself going through a midlife crisis, and she didn't know what to make of it and it changed her life."

Loggins has a home in the hills north of Santa Barbara, California, and has lived there for several decades. He is known locally as a generous fundraiser for numerous charities. Loggins is a second cousin to singer-songwriter Dave Loggins.

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Solo career

Loggins released his first solo album, Celebration Me Home, in 1977, which featured Barbra Streisand's hit song "I Believe in Love," which was first performed by him in A Star Is Born. Nightwatch, a well-known album that was released in 1978, included the hit song "Whenever I Call You Friend," a duet with Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks co-written with Melissa Manchester. Loggins followed that in 1979 with Keep the Fire, and 1982 with High Adventure. "Don't Fight It" was the latter's rock duet with Journey frontman Steve Perry, which soared to No. 10. The Billboard Top 100 is at 17. Loggins left the harmonica in his solo career, but he continued to play guitar, as he had with Loggins & Messina.

Loggins co-wrote the song "What a Fool Believes" with Michael McDonald. With McDonald's appearance as a member of the Doobie Brothers, everyone recorded his own interpretation of it. Loggins' version was first introduced, but the Doobie Brothers' version was much more popular, reaching No. 2nd place. 1 on the pop charts and earning Loggins and McDonald the 1980 Grammy Award for Best Song of the Year.

Loggins and McDonald wrote "This Is It" for Loggins' dying father, who had to choose between life and death. Loggins was voted Best Male Pop Vocal Performance by the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In 1980 and 1981, NBC used the song as theme tune for its coverage of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Loggins released so many hit songs for film soundtracks that he became known as the King of the Movie Soundtrack during the next decade. "I'm Alright" from Caddyshack opened the show. From Footloose, "Heaven Helps the Man" and "I'm Free" are followed by hits; "Meet Me Halfway" from Over the Top; and "Playing with the Boys" from Top Gun; "Meet Me Halfway" and "Playing with the Boys" are followed by "Playing with the Boys." Loggins appeared on "Nobody Fool" in the film Caddyshack II. On the famine-relief fundraising single "We Are the World," he appeared on "We Are the World," leading to the appearance of "Footloose" at the Philadelphia leg of the 1985 live Aid famine relief concert and international television broadcast.

Loggins continued his music career in the 1990s, including the hit 1994 children's album Return to Pooh Corner, which contained the title single, and a reworking of "Live in Pooh Corner," written for his infant son Luke.

Loggins recorded and produced Leap of Faith in 1991, which included the single "Conviction of the Heart." Vice President Al Gore dubbed this song "the unofficial anthem of the environmental movement." Loggins appeared on Earth Day 1995 in Washington, D.C., before a live audience of 500,000.

Loggins released the album Unimaginable Life in 1997, based on a book he co-wrote with his then-wife Julia. "Now That I Know Love," "The Art of Letting Go," and "One Chance at a Time" are among the tracks on "Now That I Know Love." Loggins and Randy Jackson produced the album, with background vocals by Skyler Jett, Lamont VanHook, and Howard Smith.

Loggins produced a version of the Sesame Street song "One Small Voice" for ABC television's Elmopalooza in 1998, which was included as a track on the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack collection.

Loggins received a No. 3. In 1997, there was a single on the Billboard AC chart with "For the First Time" (his Oscar-nominated song from One Fine Day). He performed "Your Heart Will Lead You Home," a Disney's The Tigger Movie co-wrote with Richard and Robert Sherman in 2000.

He appeared on television show "Dying the Knot" in 1999 as himself, as well as Abby and Larry's wedding.

In episode three of Fox TV's Method & Red, Loggins appeared as himself in 2004.

Loggins and Messina organized a national tour in 2005, culminating in the CD and DVD Loggins and Messina Sittin' In Again. The tour's concerts lasted three hours, with an intermission and an acoustic set in the middle. The show had a large IMAG video screen that included an old video of the band as well as a tribute video of recently deceased former L&M bandmate Jon Clarke, as a set change that transformed the stage into an old gas station setting.

Loggins joined 180 Music in 2007 for the first time Loggins' album How About Now was released. He was also inducted into the Sunset Boulevard RockWalk in Hollywood this year.

Loggins released a new children's album in 2009, But it wasn't announced because of problems with his record company. Loggins and Messina returned to the United States and Canada in 2009, reviving their "Sittin' In Again Tour" tour.

Loggins also toured Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore in 2011 for a short time in South East Asia, including Manila, Philippines, and Singapore. On June 3, 2011, he appeared at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, Illinois. He stopped by the Eddie and Jobo Show in Chicago to talk about his music, his personal life, and what kind of performance you can expect from him.

In the 2014 series finale "The Father/Daughter Dance" of Raising Hope, Loggins appeared as himself. He performed "Danny's Song."

The Art of the Deal, a parody film directed by Donald Trump, features an original song by Loggins, "The Art of the Deal," written specifically for the film.

Loggins appeared on ABC's Greatest Hits in July 2016.

On Thundercat's single "Show You the Way," Loggins appeared alongside McDonald in January 2017.

In episode 1 of Grace and Frankie, Loggins made a cameo appearance as himself.

At the San Diego International Film Festival in October 2018, Loggins received the inaugural Music Icon Award.

Loggins appeared on September 22 and 24, 2022, in Los Angeles, California, for a 50-year anniversary of when they competed in the Bowl in support of their debut song, "Sittin' In," during the Bowl's 50th anniversary. "Danny's Song" and "House at Pooh Corner" were among Kenny Loggins' second acts on his own, with songs including "I'm All Right," "Footloose" and "Danger Zone" among the opening acts.

Loggins is a member of the Blue Sky Riders, a country music band that also stars Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman. On January 29, 2013, they released their debut album, Eventually Home. In 2015, the band launched Why Not, their second studio album, to Kickstarter backers.

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