Its a long way from Idaho, Jim, but congratulations. High quality finishes in a tremendous location,says this Zillow item. Messina tells a story about a time in 1967 when record producer Arif Mardin hired jazz musicians to play on a Buffalo Springfield song they were recording Kind Woman but Messina wanted more of a country feel to the record, so I added a steel player from Colorado: Rusty Young.. Soprano sax and fiddle pepper Loggins and Messinas Thinking of You, a number with an easy 70s groove that gets audience members fingers and toes tapping. Joining in on guitar and vocals, five-part harmonies ring out on Follow Your Dreams, a Poco song fromLegacywith a message which is clearly appreciated by the crowd. [19], In 2005, he re-united with Baucus and became his chief of staff. He founded The Messina Group,[when? Set to a porn soundtrack, it featured snippets of an old television ad for Taylors hair salon that showed the candidate clad in a medallioned, open-shirted disco outfit, massaging lotion into another mans face, and then appearing to reach toward the mans crotch, as a narrator intoned, Not the way we do business in Montana., Jim is tough, Baucus says. In retrospect, this move was widely viewed as a misstep as it slowed the process down, and opened it up to the influence of industry. James Messina (born December 5, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer and record producer. And on Monday, we saw it. Moving on to an instant classic from All Fired Up, Jack Sundrud handles the lead on his composition, Hard Country.. . During intermission, we take a moment to chat with Jim Messina, who is out in the lobby meeting and greeting his many fans. [2][3][4] His "innovative fusion of technology and politics led Google chairman Eric Schmidt to call the 2012 race 'the best-run campaign ever'. [36] The campaign was unsuccessful and Renzi was forced to resign as Prime Minister in its wake. [34] In a statement, Messina also added his personal admiration for Prime Minister David Cameron. White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning, Dep. all you need. Everybody was a douchebag, says a person who knew him then. I was in the Oval Office branch when the President signed the bill and watched Secretary Clinton hug him and congratulate him on the laws passage. A waltz featuring unusual shifts in rhythm, Messinas voice cries out in a country way accompanied by the crying of a country fiddle. When the Springfield disbanded in 1968, Jim and fellow bandmate Richie Furay formedPoco. Drums keep the beat going as the crowd claps along to the infectious rhythm of Pickin Up the Piecesan arrangement of another Richie Furay song for Poco which features a trio of solos including fiddle, steel pedal, and electric guitar. Remarks Ellen from Wyoming, PA, Both Jim Messina and Poco were incredible! In 1978, the pair created Legend, an album which became Pocos most commercially successful recording and which contained a song which Rusty Young wrote and sang lead vocal on Crazy Love. The album was certified gold. @WillLeaverton was a great 2012 staffer & battling tough medical condition. Summarizing the national uproar over the ad, the Denver Post at the time noted that "only the most naive adult would miss the implication that Taylor is a homosexual" and that clearly "the supposedly inclusive Democrats deftly played on the right's homophobia.". Jim's Bio Loggins and Messina (2005 & 2009) Loggins and Messina (1971-1976) Poco (1968-1970 & 1989) . At the conclusion, Young responds to audience cheers, exclaiming, Thats the first song I ever wrotebut I didnt know how to write words!. (What else? E-mail him atds@davidsirota.com, follow him on Twitter @davidsirota or visit his website atwww.davidsirota.com. Messinas work against government-funded health care did not stop after he left the White House in 2011. While acting as producer/audio engineer for Rock & Roll Hall of FamersBuffalo Springfield, Messina ultimately joined the band as its bass player. He kept score., In 2008, Messina joined Obamas presidential campaign and after the inauguration was named as a deputy chief of staff under the awful Rahm Emanuel. Music lovers are streaming into the SOPAC auditorium in South Orange, NJ, this Thursday, November 3, 2022 evening for a concert by the celebrated singer, songwriter, and music producer, Jim Messina. Its a gorgeous Saturday, March 30, 2019 evening in Collingswood, NJ, as music lovers make their way inside the historic Scottish Rite Auditorium for a concert of classic 70s rock with legendary artists Poco and Jim Messina. Voted one of the 150 Best Buildings and Places by the American Institute of Architects, the building which currently houses the auditorium was originally a mansion inhabited by the likes of Edward Collings Knight, Sr., inventor of the Pullman sleeping car for railroads. [25], After Obama won, Messina was named Director of Personnel for the Obama-Biden Transition team, helping Obama pick his cabinet.[26]. As we enter the historic Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood, NJ for tonights Poco and Jim Messina concert, we cant help but notice what a unique and fascinating concert venue it is. He was previously married to Jenny Sullivan. Nov 29, 2017, 08:10 ET. Well, Messina, a former aide to Montana Senator Max Baucus, served as Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Operations under President Obama where he became the unofficial enforcer for the. As the article explains, When they were negotiating special deals with industry, Messina and Baucus chief of staff Jon Selib were also pushing major healthcare companies and trade associations to pour millions of dollars into TV ads defending the bill.. Drums pound the beat on the rockin Hey There, as Lex Browning and Young pick and strum on their electric guitars. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. And then there are still more fees he nets for sitting on the boards of green energy companies like LanzaTech, which has received money from the Obama administration. After bassist Jack Sundrud announces, Rustys in the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame! the sound of Youngs crying steel guitar swirls throughout the Scottish Rite Auditorium as Sundrud handles the lead on Indian Summer.. In addition to touring with Loggins and Messina, for the past half-century, Jim Messina has continued to perform as a solo artist in addition to his recording work as a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, producer, and engineer. As a singer, writer, guitarist, producer, and engineer, Jim Messina made major contributions to music in the 1960s and 1970s as a key contributor to the Buffalo Springfield at the tail end of their history, as a co-founder of the country-rock band Poco, and as one half of Loggins & Messina.Messina was born in California in 1947, and raised in Harlingen, TX until he was eight years old. By signing up, I agree to receive emails from The Intercept and to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. 2023 Getty Images. Referring to the difficulties of farming life, Sundrud laments, Hard country/And this year they say that it looks like a drought/But I cant leave/My roots go deep in this hard country. Although the group starts the song with acoustic instruments, as the piece progresses, mandolin switches to electric guitar, acoustic guitar shifts to electric bass, playing the drums with hands changes to sticks, and pedal steel changes to lap steel. After welcoming the packed house, Messina introduces his first number as the first song I wrote when I was in my 20s and touring with that bearded guyKenny Logginsacknowledging, Now that Im older, the song takes on a new meaning.. Arguably the only congressional ad to ever reach such rarefied air was the 2002 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spot against Montana Republican Senate nominee Mike Taylor. A supremely talented guitarist, Jim Messina began working with the legendary band Buffalo Springfield in 1966 as a recording engineer on their second album Buffalo Springfield Again. When Buffalo Springfield split up, Messina, Young, and Furay started their own band with the idea of continuing to explore this new musical genre they were developing country rock. Hands clap to the guitar and fiddle intro to a medley of two well-known Loggins and Messina numbers Listen to a Country Song and Holiday Hotel. The crowd moves in their seats to the medleys infectious beat, and the audience cheers at the unique alto sax and fiddle duet before Rusty Young takes leave of the stage to large applause. As the spot faded to black, it showed Taylor then seeming to reach for the man's crotch as a voice-over said "Mike Taylor -- not the way we do business in Montana. Messina continues to provide insight on news outlets such as MSNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Fox News, BBC and others. Jim Messina was born in 1940s. Keep it focused on Spotlight Central for the best in Jersey entertainment news and reviews, For the best in Jersey entertainment reviews, news, and interviews, keep it focused on Spotlight Central, Run This Town: Jay Zs Best Collaborations, Rick Rubin: Rocks Ultimate Auteur And American Recordings, Cherish is the Word Spotlight on The Associations Jim Yester, Propagating Indian Music Culture through Fusion. Next, Poco performs its 1989 Top 40 hit, Call it Love, a pop confection which features a ringing rhythm guitar part, a tremolo guitar solo by Lex Browning, and an electric guitar solo played by Rusty Young as lights dance to the songs catchy beat. The mastermind behind President Obamas 2012 re-election campaign, Jim Messina seized the reins on what Bloomberg Businessweek dubbed the highest-wattage crash course in executive management ever undertakenand succeeded, earning the President another term in the White House. In this role, Messina provides strategic consulting to businesses around the world. Poco originated when the 60s rock band, Buffalo Springfield (For What Its Worth) was recording its final album and group members Stephen Stills, Neil Young, and Richie Furay started recording their own material without the other band members present. At this point, Messinas disingenuous attacks on Sanders and progressive policy have been laid bare. His fee is reportedly $50,000, but thats a bargain to get his insights on topics like The Moneyball President: How the Obama Reelection Campaign Handled Its Businessand Why It Matters for Yours.. As patrons take their seats inside the impressive Scottish Rite auditorium, soft purple and blue lights illuminate the stage which is framed by an exquisitely decorated proscenium arch. [9][10], In January 2013, the Obama administration announced the launch of Organizing for Action, an advocacy organization that would promote President Obama's policies, with Jim Messina as national chair. The other story involved his Republican challenger, a state senator named Mike Taylor, who was the target of an ad so devastating it got national attention. These days, Rusty Young continues to tour with Poco and its current line-up consisting of Jack Sundrud on bass, Rick Lonow on drums, and Lex Browning on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar. Jim Messina looks like he knows his way around a Bad Touch Puppet. [15][16] In 1993, as a college senior, Messina managed Dan Kemmis's successful re-election bid for mayor of Missoula, Montana. He was a key player in ensuring the Affordable Care Act included neither a single-payer plan or even a public option. Rusty Young, howeveralong with Jim Messinas replacement, Paul Cottoncontinued on with Poco. Youngs pedal steel guitar solo is superb, and the groups performance inspires audience members to stand at the conclusion of this beautiful country rock love song. Ken Silverstein[emailprotected]firstlook.org@KenSilverstein1. It is said that musician David Crosby referred to the venue as the coolest place I ever played!. It was a classic example of the tired old misdirect whereby a politician denies he has anything to do with a third-party attack on his opponent. We knocked on the door of the house and, to our great happiness and surprise, Messina opened it. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Likewise, Baucus now admits that he wasn't unaware of the spot -- on the contrary, he explicitly told his staff he "loved it." (The basic story is told in this Washington Post blow job, or beat sweetener, as its known in D.C. journalism circles.). This is another BFD, Mr. President. Lastly, the group performs Peace of Mind. Strong vocals take center stage before tenor sax and guitars take over. (Messina worked as Baucus' chief of staff at the time.) These days, the structure is divided into a Grand Ballroom which hosts weddings and other events, in addition to a stunning 1,050-seat auditorium which presents over 20 concerts per year by such notable musicians as America, Gordon Lightfoot, and Kansas. ", "May Hires Jim Messina for U.K. Conservative Election Team", "Obama Hires Boise High Graduate as Chief of Staff", "How to get an Obama staff job - Andie Coller", "Can Jim Messina get it done for President Obama? on about your day, ask yourself: How likely is it that the story you just read would have been produced by a different news outlet if The Intercept hadnt done it? Our current mode of health insurance failed his friend, and faced with that reality, Messina turned to a different form ofyou guessed itthe public option. OK, he said. I said suggested because the property was not bought in Messinas name. Here, the musicians launch into Richie Furays Kind Woman, the audience cheering the moment they hear the opening guitar lick. For information about upcoming concerts at the Scottish Rite Auditorium including The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa A Holographic Concert Experience on May 2, The David Bromberg Big Band with Los Lobos on Oct. 19, and Pink Martini on Oct. 25 please click on scottishriteauditorium.com. But that year, when managing Baucuss Senate re-election campaign, he released one of the more homophobic ads of modern political times. "[7] Dan Pfeiffer called Messina "the most powerful person in Washington that you haven't heard of. In this role, Jim continues to advise Democratic organizations on domestic political issues in the US. In 1978, the pair createdLegend,an album which became Pocos most commercially successful recording and which contained a song which Rusty Young wrote and sang lead vocal onCrazy Love. The album was certified gold. On Lovin Me, Messina sings, Take me in your arms/And let me love you again/I bet you wont get up and walk it on out the door, as audience members clap along and nod their heads to Messinas lyrical electric guitar solo. Lights flash on the crowd as Messina leads the audience in a heartfelt rendition of the Peace/Peace of mind lyrics which ultimately elicits a standing ovation from the crowd. [38], In June 2016, Messina began working with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy,[14] using data and targeted social media that ultimately helped Rajoy win a bigger than expected victory in that year's elections and take charge of a minority government in October of that year. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., adjusts Treasury Secretary Tim Geithners tie as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina looks on, Thursday, March 18, 2010. GRAMMY Award Nominated Rock Legend JIM MESSINA is a Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter with an undisputed expertise in the fine art of making hit music. Now, after . Renowned Democratic strategist and international consultant Jim Messina is widely regarded as one of the world's most successful political advisors. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Singing Me and the boys/Were gonna make a little noise in four-part harmony, the crowd claps along to the infectious rhythm before Lex Browning takes a mandolin solo and Rusty Young switches over to play the lap steel. Inviting the audience to jump in and give me a hand if I forget the words, he segues into Watching the River Run, a Loggins and Messina tune which is filled with strong and melodic guitar picking in addition to the sound of a flute which adds to the overall sweetness of the song. December 23 2014, 10:33 a.m. Long before Jim Messina became a trusted aide to President Barack Obama and one of the most powerful men in Washington, he was just a simple boy from Boise. Access the best of Getty Images and iStock with our simple subscription plan. He signed as an independent producer with Columbia Records. We were in Bozeman in a motel. The audience responds with a another rousing standing ovation. Revealing, This song was #1 for six weeks in 1970 but, today, has millions of streams on Spotify, Young performs Pocos biggest hitCrazy Love. The audience swoons on the famous, It happens all the time/This crazy love of mine chorus as the group sings in tight four-part harmony and the crowd reacts with avid cheers and applause. Baucus supported George W. Bush-era personal and corporate tax cuts, and other policies favored by the Wall Street firms, pharmaceutical companies, and lobbyists, from whom he raised so much money. Last year, Messina immediately hit pay dirt by opening a consulting firm called The Messina Group. Three years later, Messinas star had risen even further he was in charge of Obamas 2012 reelection. The best music, movies, TV, books, comedy and more. Previously, Jim served as Deputy Chief of Staff in President Barack Obamas White House, where he was integral to the passage of the historic health care bill, the economic stimulus act credited with saving the US economy, and the landmark repeal of Dont Ask Dont Tell. 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