Poco is a Southern California country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay, Jim Messina
and Rusty Young following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968.
The title of their first album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, is a reference to the break-up of
Buffalo Springfield. Poco was part of the first wave of the West Coast country rock genre.
-Wikipedia
Origin:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres:
Country rock, rock, folk rock, soft rock
Years active:
1968-present
Labels:
Epic, ABC, MCA
Associated acts:
Buffalo Springfield, Eagles, Great Plains, Loggins and Messina, Sky Kings, Souther-Hillman-Furay Band
Members:
Rusty Young -
pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, lap steel guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Jack Sundrud -
bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
George Lawrence -
drums and percussion
Michael Webb -
keyboards, B3, electric guitar, accordion, mandolin, vocals
Past members:
1968-1969
Richie Furay - guitars, vocals
Jim Messina - guitars, bass, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, Dobro
Randy Meisner - bass, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
1969
Richie Furay - guitars, vocals
Jim Messina - guitars, bass, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, Dobro
George Grantham - drums, vocals
1969-1970
Richie Furay - guitars, vocals
Jim Messina - guitars, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, Dobro
Timothy B. Schmit - bass, harmonica, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
1970-1973
Richie Furay - guitars, vocals
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro
Timothy B. Schmit - bass, harmonica, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
1973-1976
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Timothy B. Schmit - bass, harmonica, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
1976
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Timothy B. Schmit - bass, harmonica, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
Al Garth - saxophone, violin
1976-1977
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Timothy B. Schmit - bass, harmonica, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
1978
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Charlie Harrison - bass, backing vocals
Steve Chapman - drums
1978-1983
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Charlie Harrison - bass, backing vocals
Steve Chapman - drums
Kim Bullard - keyboards, backing vocals
1984
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Steve Chapman - drums
Rick Seratte - keyboards, backing vocals
Charlie Harrison/Jeff Steele - bass
1985
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Jack Sundrud - bass, guitar, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
1986-1987
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Jack Sundrud - bass, guitar, vocals
Steve Chapman - drums
1988-1989
Richie Furay - guitars, vocals
Jim Messina - guitars, bass, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Randy Meisner - bass, guitar, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
1989-1990
Richie Furay - guitars, vocals
Jim Messina - guitars, bass, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Randy Meisner - bass, guitar, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
David Vanacore - keyboards
1990
Jim Messina - guitars, bass, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Randy Meisner - bass, guitar, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
Jack Sundrud - guitar, vocals
Dave Vanacore - keyboards
1991
Jim Messina - guitars, bass, vocals
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Randy Meisner - bass, guitar, vocals
Gary Mallaber was added on drums for a July 1991 Japanese tour
1992-1999
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Richard Neville - bass, vocals
Tim Smith - drums, backing vocals
Young and Cotton also appeared as a duo during this era playing acoustic sets
George Lawrence filled in on drums for Smith for some shows in 1999
2000-2004
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Jack Sundrud - bass, guitar, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals
2004-2010
Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Paul Cotton - guitars, vocals
Jack Sundrud - bass, guitar, vocals
George Lawrence - drums
Poco Quotes:
I'm working with a group called W.C.R. which stands for World Classic Rockers.
Randy Meisner
I live in the hills in Studio City and my wife and I feed deer every night. There are two little fawns up here and they are spotted and they are twins. We have been feeding them for 14 years, since we moved up here. It is just so neat I just had to say that. We feed them and they come up every night and they trust us. You have to build trust in animals.
Randy Meisner