Jim Messina was a hugely influential force in the 1970s. He brought many of his memorable songs to a show in The Villages. Tony Violanti was there.

Yet Loggins, 76, who first enjoyed chart success as a member of the duo Loggins and Messina in the early to mid '70s, says his solo career might never have happened had it not been for a friendly ...

first as a member of the folk-rock duo Loggins & Messina and then as a hit-making solo artist. Loggins’ smooth, soulful voice and musical sensibilities have helped establish him as one of the ...