Greater Nashua
Messina and The Road Runners to perform in Nashua on Nov. 23
NASHUA - Jim Messina, a 64-year veteran of the music business, will be on stage with his band, The Road Runners, at the Performing Arts Center on Nov. 23. Born in 1947, Messina formed his first band, The Boutonnieres, during the summer of 1962 when he was just 13. The group eventually morphed into The Pendletons in the following months. When he was 16, Messina formed surf rock band The Jesters and released “The Dragsters” album in November 1964. After high school, Messina began working as a recording engineer for folk rock band Buffalo Springfield in 1966 and was ultimately chosen to play bass until the band broke up in 1968. Later that year, Messina joined forces with Richie Furay, who had also performed with Buffalo Springfield. Together, they formed Poco and made country rock cool. “It’s all art, it’s all good,” Messina said of genres being fused together. ...
