Overview
Enjoy the stories behind Kenny Loggins' legendary five-decade career as a celebrated songwriter, chart-topping collaborator, and āThe Soundtrack Kingā with this pop iconās intimate and entertaining music memoir.
In a remarkable career, Kenny Loggins has rocked stages worldwide, released ten platinum albums, and landed hits all over theĀ BillboardĀ charts. His place in music history is marked by a unique gift for collaboration combined with the vision to evolve, adapt, and persevere in an industry that loves to eat its own. Loggins served as a pivotal figure in the folk-rock movement of the early ā70s when he paired with former Buffalo Springfield member Jim Messina, recruited Stevie Nicks for the classic duet āWhenever I Call You āFriend,āā then pivoted to smooth rock in teaming up with Michael McDonald on their back-to-back Grammy-winning hits āWhat a Fool Believesā and āThis Is Itā (a seminal moment in the history of what would come to be known as yacht rock). In the ā80s, Loggins became the king of soundtracks with hit recordings forĀ Caddyshack,Ā Footloose, andĀ Top Gun; and a bona fide global superstar singing alongside Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson on āWe Are the World.āĀ
InĀ Still Alright, Kenny Loggins gives fans a candid and entertaining perspective on his life and career as one of the most noteworthy musicians of the 1970s and ā80s. He provides an abundance of compelling, insightful, and terrifically amusing behind-the-scenes tales. Loggins draws readers back to the musical eras theyāve loved, as well as addressing the challenges and obstacles of his life and workāincluding two marriages that ended in divorce, a difficult but motivating relationship with the older brother for which āDannyās Songā is named, struggles with his addiction to benzodiazepines, and the revelations of turning seventy and looking back at everything that has shaped his musicāand coming to terms with his rock-star persona and his true self.
This book title, Still Alright (A Memoir) - 9780306925382, ISBN: 9780306925382, by Kenny Loggins, Jason Turbow, published by Hachette Books (June 13, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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