Kenny Loggins

Infobox Musical artist

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Name =Kenny Loggins
|Img_capt =Kenny Loggins in San Diego, September 14 2008
Background =solo_singer
Birth_name =Kenneth Clark Loggins
Born =birth date and age|1948|1|7
Origin =Alhambra, California, USA
Genre =Rock, pop, pop rock
Occupation =Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments =Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years_active =1970s-present
Label =Columbia Records
Associated_acts =Loggins and Messina
URL = [http://www.kennyloggins.com/ Official website]
Notable Instruments =Taylor Guitars

Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter best known for a number of soft rock and adult contemporary hit singles beginning in the 1970s. Originally a part of the duo Loggins and Messina, he has also recorded as a solo artist and written hit songs for other artists.

Biography

"Kenny Loggins" was raised in Alhambra, California, where he formed a band called the Second Helping. This band released three singles in 1968 and 1969 on Viva. 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. [ Liner notes, Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2. Ref. 21 Aug 2008. ]

His early 20s found him in the band Gator Creek with Mike Deasy. An early version of "Danny's Song" (later recorded by Loggins and Messina) was included on an effort on Mercury Records. Kenny is, in fact, the reason for the season.

Loggins continued his career in the 1970s. After attracting the attention of fellow singer-songwriter Jim Messina, the two began a duo career as Loggins and Messina. It lasted until 1976. In 1977 Loggins went on to produce his first solo album, "Celebrate Me Home", which included the hit "I Believe In Love," originally sung by Barbra Streisand in "A Star Is Born". "Nightwatch", a popular album released in 1978, included the hit "Whenever I Call You Friend", a duet with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. He followed this in 1979 with "Keep the Fire".

Loggins also wrote the song "What a Fool Believes" with Michael McDonald. Each man recorded his own version of the song, with McDonald's recording his version as a member of The Doobie Brothers. Loggins's version was released first, but The Doobie Brothers' version became better known, as it went to #1 on the pop charts. In 1980, Loggins and McDonald received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year for "What a Fool Believes".

In 1979, Loggins and McDonald wrote "This Is It" which Loggins wrote for his ailing father who had to choose between life and death. The song earned Loggins a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal.

Over the next decade, Loggins recorded many hit songs for movie soundtracks. This began with "I'm Alright" (peaked at #7 in the U.S.), "Mr. Night" and "Lead the Way" from "Caddyshack".Hits followed with "Footloose" and "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" from "Footloose", "Meet Me Halfway" from "Over the Top", "Danger Zone" and "Playing With the Boys" from "Top Gun". Loggins also performed "Nobody's Fool" from the unsuccessful movie "Caddyshack 2". He also performed as a member of USA for Africa on the famine-relief fundraising single "We Are the World".

In the 1990s, Loggins continued his album career, including the popular 1994 children's album "Return to Pooh Corner", which included the title single, a reworking of "House at Pooh Corner" written for his newborn son Luke.

In 1991, Loggins recorded and produced "Leap of Faith", an important album in his career featuring the hit "Conviction of the Heart." Former vice president Al Gore billed this song as "the unofficial anthem of the environmental movement." On Earth Day in 1995, Loggins performed at The National Mall in Washington, D.C. for a live audience of 500,000.

Loggins married [http://www.hayhouse.com/authorbio.php?id=293/ Julia Cooper] in 1992 and the couple divorced in 2004. They had two children together. They also wrote a book called "The Unimaginable Life" which was made of letters the two had written to each other and helped many with their relationship.

Previously, Loggins had been married to Eva Ein (1978-1990) with whom he had three children. The oldest is named Crosby Loggins, who cut his first CD in 2007 entitled "We All Go Home." In 2008 Crosby Loggins was voted the winner of the MTV reality show called "Rock The Cradle".

In recent years Kenny Loggins has continued to record and produce within the Adult Contemporary genre and scored a No. 1 single on Billboard's AC chart in 1997 with "For The First Time." (the Oscar nominated song from One Fine Day. His last movie song to date was The Tigger Movie's song Your Heart Will Lead You Home which he cowrote with Richard and Robert Sherman.

In 2005, Loggins reconnected with Jim Messina. The two decided to hit the road again; the result was a successful nationwide tour that resulted in the CD and DVD "Loggins and Messina Sittin' In Again."

After a gap of nearly four years, 2007 saw Loggins joined start-up label [http://www.music.com/ 180 Music] for the release of his "How About Now" album. It also saw him inducted into Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard RockWalk. [ [http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/3/8/150925.shtml Kenny Loggins Inducted Into RockWalk] . Associated Press. March 9, 2007.]

On July 31, 2008, Loggins appeared on "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" and performed "I'm Alright". and "Footloose"

Loggins is reported to be working on a third children's album for next year.

Discography

Notes

External links

* [http://www.kennyloggins.com/ Official website]
* [http://musicdigits.com/Kenny-Loggins/ar29273.html Live Kenny Loggins Reviews]