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Kenny Loggins

1948 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenny Loggins is the 687th most popular musician (down from 427th in 2019), the 3,834th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,325th in 2019) and the 211th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kenny Loggins ranks 687 out of 3,175Before him are Philip Selway, Steve Jones, Liam Gallagher, Stephen Kovacevich, Lindsey Buckingham, and Captain Beefheart. After him are Jadranka Stojaković, Paul Tortelier, Jeff Porcaro, Eric Woolfson, Rudolf Barshai, and Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Kenny Loggins ranks 247Before him are Zdravko Tolimir, Susan Blakely, Gottfried Helnwein, Volker Finke, Ang Rita, and Dee Wallace. After him are Meg Foster, Wadih Sa'adeh, George Wendt, Muse Bihi Abdi, Terry Goodkind, and Mahamane Ousmane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny Loggins ranks 3,834 out of 20,380Before him are Cy Twombly (1928), Johnny Kitagawa (1931), Captain Beefheart (1941), Carl Brashear (1931), Gerard Damiano (1928), and Dee Wallace (1948). After him are Peter Strauss (1947), Dolley Madison (1768), Lee Konitz (1927), Meg Foster (1948), Richard Anderson (1926), and Arielle Dombasle (1953).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kenny Loggins ranks 211Before him are Tico Torres (1953), Tom Fogerty (1941), Eric Singer (1958), Stephen Kovacevich (1940), Lindsey Buckingham (1949), and Captain Beefheart (1941). After him are Jeff Porcaro (1954), Chaka Khan (1953), Jelly Roll Morton (1890), Suzanne Vega (1959), Rufus Wainwright (1973), and Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929).