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Poco was an American country rock band originally formed in 1968 after the demise of Buffalo Springfield.Guitarists Richie Furay and Jim Messina, former members of Buffalo Springfield, were joined by multi-instrumentalist Rusty Young, bassist Randy Meisner and drummer George Grantham.
By January 2020, Poco friend and fan Tom Hampton was brought in by Sundrud to replace Browning for tour dates, but touring was suddenly halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [28] [29] Rusty Young died on April 14, 2021, at his home in Davisville, Missouri, from a heart attack. He was 75. [30] [31] Poco split after Young's death.
Drummer George Grantham and bass player Randy Meisner rounded out the original Poco lineup. [5] The band's membership fluctuated over the years. After Furay left the group, Young took on more song writing responsibility, along with Paul Cotton and Timothy B. Schmit. Young is best known for writing the Poco songs "Rose of Cimarron" and "Crazy Love".
James Messina (born December 5, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer, and record producer. He was a member of the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield, a founding member of the pioneering country rock band Poco, and half of the soft rock duo Loggins and Messina with Kenny Loggins.
Legacy is a studio album by the American country rock band Poco, released in 1989. [1] [2] The album reunited the five original members of the group; they had never recorded together. [3] It contained two top-40 singles, "Call It Love" and "Nothin' to Hide". Legacy was the second Poco album to be certified gold.
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In 2000, he toured with Dan Fogelberg; recordings from that tour became a live album, Dan Fogelberg Live. Schmit sang harmony on the title track of Katy Rose's debut album, Because I Can, produced by fellow Poco alumnus and Katy's father, Kim Bullard. Schmit's fifth studio album, Expando, was released in October 2009.
[33] Meisner decided to leave the group after the final date of the tour, and returned to Nebraska to be with his family. His last performance was in East Troy, Wisconsin, on September 3, 1977. [36] The band replaced Meisner with the same musician who had succeeded him in Poco, Timothy B. Schmit, after agreeing that Schmit was the only ...