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An 18 Year Old Jim Messina Before Joining Buffalo Springfield Or Poco And Becoming A Well Known 70's Folk Rocker With Kenny Loggins Released An Instrumental Surf Rock Album Circa '64 That Was Credited To "Jim Messina And His Jesters". Besides Messina On Lead Guitar Members Included Guitarists Bill Beckman And Ron House Jim Sholstedt On Bass Dave Archuleta On Saxophone And Larry Cundieff On Drums. They Won A Lot Of Local Mid-60's Band Competitions In Southern California And Were Good Enough Record An Entire LP For Audio Fidelity The Album Was Entitled The Dragster And Featured 14 Songs 11 Of Them Credited To Jim Messina That Showed Obvious Stylistic Debts To Dick Dale. The Covers Included Surf-Guitar Versions Of Bill Doggett's Honky Tonk And Bill Justis' Raunchy Both Popular 50's Instrumental Hits. The Album Was First Re-Released In 1973 To Capitalize On The Success Of Loggins And Messina.

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