Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.[3] His early songwriting compositions were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970,[4] which led to seven albums, performing as the group Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977.[5] As a solo artist, Loggins experienced a string of soundtrack successes, including an Academy Award nomination for "Footloose" in 1984.[6] His early soundtrack contributions date back to the film A Star Is Born in 1976,[7] and for much of the 1980s and 1990s, he was known as "The Soundtrack King".[3][8] Finally Home was released in 2013, shortly after Loggins formed the group Blue Sky Riders with Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman.[9]