Jim Messina
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Jim Messina (born James Messina, December 5, 1947, in Maywood, California) was a member of Buffalo Springfield, then an original member of the country rock band Poco, before he joined with Kenny Loggins to form the soft rock duo, Loggins and Messina.
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[edit] Career
While with Buffalo Springfield, he served as a recording engineer, producer, and eventually as a bass player (he replaced Bruce Palmer) on their last album.
Messina and Richie Furay, another Buffalo Springfield member, formed Poco after Buffalo Springfield broke up. Messina played lead guitar and supplied vocals and some songwriting to the band. After recording two albums, Messina left Poco.
After Poco, Messina was with Columbia Records, serving as an independent producer when he met Kenny Loggins. Messina and Loggins worked together on what was to be Loggins' first album. In the course of producing Loggins' work, Messina provided backup vocals and guitar work. Eventually, the two decided to put out the album as "Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin' In".
Loggins and Messina went on to make a number of popular albums. In 1976, the duo split: Loggins felt he had learned all he could from his "mentor" Messina and wanted to strike out on his own. Both went on to solo careers. Messina made some albums that did not make much of a splash, but Loggins' solo career took off. Messina, however, kept busy as a painter and as a songwriting coach. He now runs the successful Jim Messina's Songwriters' Performance Workshop.
In 2005, Loggins and Messina reconnected and decided to hit the road as a duo again. The result was a successful nationwide tour that produced the CD and DVD "Loggins and Messina Sittin' In Again."
[edit] Discography
[edit] Buffalo Springfield
- Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) (Engineer)
Mr. Soul, A Child's Claim To Fame, Everydays, Expecting To Fly, Bluebird, Hung Upside Down, Sad Memory, Good Time Boy, Rock & Roll Woman, Broken Arrow
- Last Time Around (1968) (Engineer, Bass, Guitar, Producer)
On the Way Home, It's So Hard To Wait, Pretty Girl Why, Four Days Gone, Carefree Country Day, Special Care, The Hour Of Not Quite Rain, Questions, I Am A Child, Merry-go-Round, Uno Mundo, Kind Woman
- Retrospective - The Best of Buffalo Springfield (1969)
For What it's Worth, Mr. Soul, Sit Down - I Think I Love You, Kind Woman, Bluebird, On The Way Home, Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing, Broken Arrow, Rock And Roll Woman, I Am A Child, Go And Say Goodbye, Expecting To Fly
[edit] Poco
- Pickin' up the Pieces (1968) (Producer, Guitar)
Hurry Up, You Better Think Twice, Honky Tonk Downstairs, Keep On Believin', Anyway Bye Bye, Don't Let It Pass By, Nobody's Fool, El Tonto De Nadie - Regresa
- Poco (1969) (Producer, Guitar, Writer, Singer)
- Deliverin (1970) (Producer, Guitar, Writer, Singer)
- Legacy (1989)
When It All Began, Call It Love, The Nature Of Love, What Do People Know, Nothin' To Hide, Look Within, Rough Edges, Who Else, Lovin' You Every Minute, If It Wasn't For You, Follow Your Dreams
- The Forgotten Trail (1990) (Producer, Guitar, Writer, Singer)
Disc 1: Pickin' Up The Pieces, Grand Junction, Consequently So Long, First Love, Calico Lady, My Kind Of Love, Hard Luck, Last Call (Cold Enchilada #3), Honky Tonk Downstairs, Hurry Up, You Better Think Twice, Anyway Bye Bye, I Guess You Made It, C'mon, Hear That Music, Kind Woman, Just For Me And You, Bad Weather, Lullaby In September
Disc 2: You Are The One, From The Inside, A Good Feelin' To Know, I Can See Everything, And Settlin' Down, Blue Water, Fool's Gold, Nothin's Still The Same, Skunk Creek, Here We Go Again, Crazy Eyes, Get In The Wind, Believe Me, Rocky Mountain Breakdown, Faith In The Families, Western Waterloo, Whatever Happened To Your Smile, Sagebrush Serenade
[edit] Loggins & Messina
- Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina - Sittin' In (1971)
Nobody But You, Danny's Song, Vahevala, Trilogy: Lovin' Me, To Make A Woman Feel Wanted and Peace Of Mind, Back To Georgia, House At Pooh Corner, Listen To A Country Song, Same Old Wine, Rock N' Roll Mood
- Loggins & Messina (1972)
Good Friend, Whiskey, Your Mama Don't Dance, Long Tail Cat, Golden Ribbons, Thinking Of You, Just Before The News, Till The Ends Meet, Holiday Hotel, Lady Of My Heart, Angry Eyes
- Full Sail (1973)
Lahaina, Travelin' Blues, My Music, A Love Song, You Need A Man/Comin' To You, Watchin' The River Run, Pathway To Glory, Didn't I Know You When, Sailin' The Wind
- On Stage (1974)
House at Pooh Corner, Danny's Song, You Could Break My Heart, Lady of My Heart, Long Tail Cat, Listen to a Country Song, Holiday Hotel, Just Before the News, Angry Eyes, Golden Ribbons, Another Road, Vahevala, Back to Georgia, Trilogy: Lovin' Me -To Make a Woman Feel Wanted - Peace of Mind, Your Mama Don't Dance, Nobody But You
- Mother Lode (1974)
Changes, Brighter Days, Be Free, Move On, Time To Space, Lately My Love, Get A Hold, Growin', Fever Dream, Keep Me In Mind
- So Fine (1975)
- Native Sons (1976)
Sweet Marie, Pretty Princess, My Lady My Love, When I Was A Child, Wasting Our Time, Peacemaker, It's Alright, Boogie Man, Fox Fire, Native Son
- Finale (1976)
Travelin' Blues Medley, Keep Me in Mind, Pretty Princess, Brighter Days, Be Free, Peacemaker, Growin', Motel Cowboy, Country Medley, Oklahoma Home of Mine, Changes, You Need a Man, Lately My Love, Rock and Roll Medley
- Best of Friends (1977)
Angry Eyes, Be Free, Vahevala, Peace Of Mind, My Music, Thinking Of You, House At Pooh Corner, Watching The River Run, Danny's Song, Your Mama Don't Dance
- Live: Sittin' in Again at Santa Barbara Bowl (2005) CD & DVD
1. Watching the River Run, 2. House At Pooh Corner, 3. Listen to a Country Song/Holiday Hotel, 4. Back To Georgia, 5. Trilogy: Lovin' Me, Make A Woman Feel Wanted, Peace of Mind, 6. Your Mama Don't Dance, 7. A Love Song, 8. Same Old Wine, 9. Changes, 10. Vahevala, 11. Angry Eyes, 12. Nobody But You, 13. Danny's Song
[edit] Jim Messina
- Oasis (1979)
New And Different Way, Do You Want To Dance, Seeing You (For The First Time), Free To Be Me, Talk To Me, Love Is Here, Waitin' On You, (Is This) Lovin' You Lady, The Magic Of Love
- Messina (1981)
Money Alone, Sweet Love, Break The Chain, Child Of My Dreams, Whispering Waters, Lovin' You Every Minute, Stay The Night, It's All Right Here, Move Into Your Heart
- One More Mile (1983)
One More Mile, Meant To Be Together, I Got Radio, Playin' That Rock N' Roll, The Island, Treat Her Right, We Got To Get Back, Big Tease, Can't Live With Out You, Forever My Love
- Watching The River Run (1996)
Follow Your Dreams, Watching The River Run, Whispering Waters, Mexican Minutes, Listen To A Country Song, Child's Claim To Fame, Kind Woman, You Better Think Twice, Your Mama Don't Dance, Angry Eyes, Peace Of Mind
