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James Messina (born December 5, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer, and record producer. He was a member of the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield, a founding member of the pioneering country rock band Poco, and half of the soft rock duo Loggins and Messina with Kenny Loggins. [1] Early life.
Buffalo Springfield — Jim Messina: Musician and Artist. DEWEY MARTIN, JIM MESSINA, NEIL YOUNG, RICHIE FURAY, AND STEVEN STILLS. 1966-1968. Jim Messina began working with Buffalo Springfield around 1966 as a recording engineer on the second album entitled "Buffalo Springfield Again."
Neil Young launched his solo career and later joined Stills in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in 1969. Furay, along with Jim Messina, went on to form the country-rock band Poco. Buffalo Springfield was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, and briefly reunited for a comeback tour in 2011.
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Dec 5, 2018 · Neil Young, “The Emperor of Wyoming” (1968): Fortunately, unemployment wasn’t a problem for Messina in the wake of Buffalo Springfield’s breakup, thanks to one of his fellow bandmates.
The line-up at the time officially consisted of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, and Jim Messina, though the band itself was essentially broken up and the album was put together from previous recordings, some made up to a year earlier.
Apr 17, 2022 · We spoke with Messina from his home in Tennessee shortly before his 2022 tour began. A logical place to start was with Buffalo Springfield, formed in 1966 by Neil Young, Stephen Stills,...
Young traded a Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins to his Buffalo Springfield bandmate, Jim Messina for “Old Black” in late 1968 or early 1969. The guitar was used by then, of course. “Old Black” began its life as a 1953 Gibson Goldtop but was painted black prior to Neil acquiring it.
