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Kenny Loggins
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American singer and guitarist
Film & TV
Everett, Washington, USA
Kenny Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Born in Everett, Washington, USA as Kenneth Clark Loggins. He is known as the King of the Movie Soundtrack because of his many successful movie soundtracks. He won many awards, including an Academy Award nomination for "Footloose" in 1985. He was previously married to Julia Cooper and Eva Ein. He appears as a…
Known for
- Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart — Self2026
- Michael Jackson: A Life in Music — Self (archive footage)2026
- The Greatest Night in Pop — Self2024
- Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary — Self2024
- Anne Murray: Full Circle — Self2021
- Find Your Groove — Self2020
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover2018
- Kenny Loggins and Friends Live on Soundstage2016
- Greatest Hits2016
- Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee — Self2015
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1948
Discography
- Celebrate Me Home1977
- I Believe In Love1977
- Easy Driver1978
- Nightwatch1978
- Keep the Fire1979
- This Is It1979
- I'm Alright1980
- Kenny Loggins Alive1980
- Don't Fight It1982
- Heart to Heart1982
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,697,650
- Total plays
- 16,700,718
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Kenneth Clark Loggins, born January 7, 1948, in Everett, Washington, is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Early in his career, his songwriting contributions were recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970. From 1972 to 1977, he performed as part of the duo Loggins and Messina, releasing seven albums. As a solo artist, Loggins gained recognition for his work on various film soundtracks, including an Academy Award nomination for the song "Footloose" in 1984. <a href="https://www.las
Key facts
- Born
- Kenneth Clark Loggins , ( 1948-01-07 ) January 7, 1948 (age 78) , Everett, Washington , US
- Genres
- Rock pop folk rock R&B soul soft rock
- Occupations
- Singer musician songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar harmonica
- Years active
- 1968–present
- Labels
- Columbia Mercury Walt Disney
- Spouses
- Eva Ein ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1990 ) Julia Cooper ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2004 )
- Website
- kennyloggins .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Everett
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Danger Zone
- Participant in
- Live Aid
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.kennyloggins.com
- Image
- Loggins FP5 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Residence
- Santa Barbara
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- Commons category
- Kenny Loggins
- date of birth
- 1948-01-07
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- birth name
- Kenneth Clark Loggins
- name in native language
- Kenny Loggins
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- social media followers
- 106038
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
- partner in business or sport
- Jim Messina
- member of
- Loggins and Messina
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Encyclopedic overview
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 with Jim Messina as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. His early soundtrack contributions date back to A Star Is Born in 1976, and he is known as the "King of the Movie Soundtrack". As a solo artist, Loggins experienced a string of soundtrack successes, including an Academy Award nomination for "Footloose" in 1985. Finally Home was released in 2013, shortly after Loggins formed the group Blue Sky Riders with Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman. He has won two Grammy Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award; and was nominated for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Background
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