Poco

Poco is a country-rock band, founded in Los Angeles in 1968.

Band History

Poco was founded (both ex Boenzye Creque from Denver ) and Randy Meisner (ex The Poor ) by Richie Furay and Jim Messina (both ex Buffalo Springfield ), along with George Grantham (* January 20, 1947 ) and Rusty Young.

In 1969, she released her first album Pickin 'Up the Pieces. The Poco albums (1970) and deliverin ' (1971 ) followed. Messina left the band and was subsequently quite successfully with Kenny Loggins as Loggins & Messina. As a replacement was Paul Cotton (The Illinois Speed ​​Press ) in the band whose style shifted a little to rock ' n ' roll back.

After the two albums A Good Feelin ' to Know and Crazy Eyes also Furay left the band to form the Souther -Hillman - Furay band.

The albums Seven, Cantamos, Head over Heels, Rose of Cimarron and Indian Summer, and 1977 Schmit and Grantham left the band and were replaced by Steve Chapman and Charlie Harrison. Schmit replaced Meisner in the Eagles, which meant that their bassist had all previously played with Poco.

In the new cast album Legend ( 1978) was recorded, were included on the Crazy Love and Heart of the Night. After Kim Bullard had joined the band, five more albums were released: Under the Gun ( 1980) Blue and Gray ( 1981), Cowboys and Englishmen (1982) Ghost Town ( 1982) and Inamorata (1984). But then began a five-year break.

In 1989, the album was recorded legacy in the start- cast of 1968 ( George Grantham, Rusty Young, Jim Messina, Richie Furay and Randy Meisner ) and produced by David Cole.

It was not until 2002, after another 13 -year break, the album Running Horse appeared in the cast Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, George Grantham and Jack Sundrud. In May 2004 there was a spectacular appearance in Nashville. In the occupation of George Grantham, Paul Cotton, Rusty Young, Jack Sundrud and Ritchie Furay, the band played a CD / DVD ( Keep the legend alive ). The DVD is to be had in Germany under the name Pickin 'Up the Pieces.

With the live album Bareback at Big Sky (recorded in April 2005, published in September 2005) there was a change to the drums. George Grantham, who suffered a stroke during a concert of the band and has since been partially paralyzed, was replaced by George Lawrence.

The band toured in May 2005 by Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands. In June 2006, they performed at, among others, in the Netherlands and in Belgium. In December 2006, the live album The Wildwood Sessions was released. It is an acoustic gig by Rusty Young, Paul Cotton and Jack Sundrud.

The end of 2010 Paul Cotton left the band and was replaced by Michael Webb.

Discography

Original albums:

Samplers, compilations, re-releases:

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