Jim Messina
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\nJim Messina&rsquo\;s legendary career spans five decades\, three acclaimed rock super groups\, a solo career and a dizzying array of producing and engineering credits. \;He is an indisputable expert in the fine art of making hit music.
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\nStarting out as producer and recording engineer for \;Buffalo Springfield\, Messina later joined the band as bassist. After Buffalo Springfield split up in 1968\, Messina&rsquo\;s friendship with group founder \;Richie Furay \;led to the creation of \;Poco. Jim switched to playing lead guitar and the band went on to define a new musical genre that came to be known as country\;-rock. After two studio and one live album with Poco\, Messina left the group to devote his time to record producing. \;That fateful decision led to his 1971 collaboration with newcomer \;Kenny Loggins. The resulting duo\, \;Loggins and Messina\, went on to record nine albums over a period of seven years\, amassing sixteen million in sales.
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\n&ldquo\;Poco had been some real good-time music\,&rdquo\; reflects Messina. &ldquo\;Loggins &\; Messina just took that a step further and made it more sophisticated and attainable. Through the years\, the Loggins &\; Messina period yielded the stuff I&rsquo\;m most proud of.&rdquo\;
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\nDuring the 1980s\, Messina released three solo albums\, as well as recording and touring with the original Poco for its 1989 reunion album "\;Legacy\,"\; and two highly successful reunion tours for Loggins and Messina in 2005 and 2009. Solo acoustic performance dates by Jim were well-received and led to his forming a new band to tour with and do the best of his own material and as well as that of some of the illustrious company he'\;d kept over the years.
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\nWith an album of all-new material on River North\, Jim says he'\;s enjoying discovering who he is\, where he'\;s been and where he'\;s going &ndash\; all worthy destinations to be revered and celebrated.
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\nJim Messina&rsquo\;s legendary career spans five decades\, three acclaimed rock super groups\, a solo career and a dizzying array of producing and engineering credits. \;He is an indisputable expert in the fine art of making hit music.
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\nStarting out as producer and recording engineer for \;Buffalo Springfield\, Messina later joined the band as bassist. After Buffalo Springfield split up in 1968\, Messina&rsquo\;s friendship with group founder \;Richie Furay \;led to the creation of \;Poco. Jim switched to playing lead guitar and the band went on to define a new musical genre that came to be known as country\;-rock. After two studio and one live album with Poco\, Messina left the group to devote his time to record producing. \;That fateful decision led to his 1971 collaboration with newcomer \;Kenny Loggins. The resulting duo\, \;Loggins and Messina\, went on to record nine albums over a period of seven years\, amassing sixteen million in sales.
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\n&ldquo\;Poco had been some real good-time music\,&rdquo\; reflects Messina. &ldquo\;Loggins &\; Messina just took that a step further and made it more sophisticated and attainable. Through the years\, the Loggins &\; Messina period yielded the stuff I&rsquo\;m most proud of.&rdquo\;
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\nDuring the 1980s\, Messina released three solo albums\, as well as recording and touring with the original Poco for its 1989 reunion album "\;Legacy\,"\; and two highly successful reunion tours for Loggins and Messina in 2005 and 2009. Solo acoustic performance dates by Jim were well-received and led to his forming a new band to tour with and do the best of his own material and as well as that of some of the illustrious company he'\;d kept over the years.
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\nWith an album of all-new material on River North\, Jim says he'\;s enjoying discovering who he is\, where he'\;s been and where he'\;s going &ndash\; all worthy destinations to be revered and celebrated.
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\nVIDEO