Kenny Loggins
Christopher Cross and Kenny Loggins Played Yacht Rock … on an Actual Yacht
At a time when the “yacht rock” sound remains beloved, two titans of the genre teamed up last night (June 13) in New York for a concept so perfect, it’s hard to believe it hadn’t been done before. Christopher Cross and Kenny Loggins each played sets on the actual yacht The Horizon’s Edge as part of SiriusXM’s exclusive “Yacht Rock the Boat” event, soundtracking a three-hour sunset cruise around the west side of Manhattan for a few hundred subscribers and VIP guests. And yes: captain’s hats were provided upon entry. Cross, 71, remains a figurehead of yacht rock thanks to his 1980 classic “Sailing,” but he is still working his way back from COVID-19-related illnesses that left him unable to walk or play guitar for an extended period of time. Nodding to the theme of the evening with his Steel...
Don’t Worry About Him: After 50 Years of Hitmaking, Kenny Loggins Is Still Alright
Kenny Loggins may forever be associated with his era-defining contributions to the soundtracks for such ’80s classics as Caddyshack, Footloose and Top Gun, but they are just a few of the countless milestones in his eventful, 50-plus-year career in music. Already a folk-rock superstar by his early 20s as part of the duo Loggins & Messina, the artist went on to inadvertently pioneer yacht rock thanks to his own late ‘70s solo work and a series of hit collaborations with Michael McDonald (“What a Fool Believes,” “This Is It”). He spent the following decade as one of the most commercially successful artists in the world and has rarely stopped working since, dabbling in everything from country, children’s and holiday music and winning new fans at every step of the way thanks to his willingn...
Leather Pants and Chicken Wings: The Real Stories Behind Live Aid
Take it from Rob Halford: It is difficult pulling leather chaps over sweaty legs. The Judas Priest frontman would learn that lesson anew when his band arrived at the since-demolished John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia to perform as part of Live Aid, which unfolded on two continents 35 years ago today. “It was an absolutely boiling, scorching, muggy day — I remember that,” Halford recalls of the ambitious, 16-hour-long benefit concert experienced globally by more than a billion people in over 140 countries. “As I was putting my leathers on, I was going, ‘Oh, here we go again … mad dogs and Englishmen going out in the midday sun.’” As Live Aid was happening, Halford — like all of the big-name musicians and actors who’d brave the Philly summer heat that sweltering day — knew that the fir...
