Bass Player: Larry Sims

Loggins and Messina was an American Rock-Pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina, who achieved their success in the early to mid-1970s. Among their well-known songs are “Danny’s Song”, “House at Pooh Corner“, and “Your Mama Don’t Dance“. After selling more than 16 million records and becoming one of the leading musical duos of the 1970s,^[2] Loggins and Messina broke up in 1976. Although Messina would find only limited popularity following the breakup, Loggins went on to further success in the 1980s. In 2005 and again in 2009, Loggins and Messina reformed for tours in the United States.

Larry Sims was the original bass player and singer in Loggins and Messina. He was a member of the ’60s group The Sunshine Company before meeting Jim Messina in Huntington Beach, California. Once Loggins & Messina teamed up, Sims was brought into the fold. He played on all six studio albums including the hits “Danny’s Song”, “House at Pooh Corner”, and “Your Mama Don’t Dance” before the group broke up in 1976.

“Larry was a very talented, likeable easy-going guy; no stress, no hassle,” Kenny Loggins shared shortly after Sims’ death in 2014. “I think that attitude served him well as he coasted through the intensity that was L&M in the early 70s. I’ll always remember his easy way and positive attitude with fondness.He was an excellent bass player, but his voice is what set him apart. His smooth vocals were sometimes mistaken for Stephen Stills’, as on the last 32 bars of ‘Golden Ribbons.’ But my favorite performance is Larry’s lead vocal on Jim Messina’s tune, ‘Keep Me In Mind.’”

This is a special request that came through the website and it features the complete Larry Sims bass performance for the track ‘Peacemaker’ from the 1976 Loggins and Messina album, ‘Native Sons’.