jdgm Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) Rusty Young, the great steel guitar player from Poco, passed away April 14th from a heart attack. He was 75. Young was at the heart of Poco - it became his band, eventually - and was one of the first steel guitar players to make an impact in rock, along with Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Al Perkins, Red Rhodes and a very few others. He wrote "Rose Of Cimarron" among other tunes and it was his distinctive steel guitar sound that distinguished Poco from every other 'country-rock' group; IMO Poco were the band who first defined that genre and were totally committed to it. They didn't sell millions of albums but were hugely influential and laid down the path for many bands who came after them, most notably the Eagles. The album "Deliverin'" is just one classic from Poco's fine discography and still holds up to this day. R.I.P. Edited April 17, 2021 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 We played Crazy Love for our first dance, 40 and a half years ago. rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Lotta great players moved in and out of that band, Rusty being a major one. RIP Rusty Whitefang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I love the song Under The Gun. RIP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I had a couple of Poco LPs in the vinyl days. Yes, loved their sound and songs. Country rock was more of a surprise over here in the uk in the 60s. After an initial 'WTF?', I allowed myself to enjoy it. Still do. The New Riders of the Purple Sage and the Marshall Tucker Band, also became favourites, but Poco were a little bit extra special. Thanks in no small part to Rusty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 RIP Rusty, I had the chance to see Poco , must have been around 1969 or so, at my age memories are starting to merge. However, they were one talented group of musicians . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Ah, Heart attack at 75? Too bad. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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