Poco
The band Poco rose from the ashes of the Buffalo Springfield. While Stephen Stills headed to CSN, and Neil Young started a solo career and later joined CSNY, Richie Furay and Jim Messina formed Poco with Rusty Young, George Grantham and Randy Meisner.
Meisner fell out with Messina and Furay before the first album was released, and though his bass parts and harmonies remained, he was not listed as a member when "Pickin' Up the Pieces" was released.
By the time Poco's second album was released, Timothy B. Schmit had joined in place of Meisner. Meisner, of course, became a founding member of The Eagles.
Clip number one is a clip from a John Byner TV show. the band mimes to Messina's "You Better Think Twice", while on a boat. As a funny note, The Flying Burritos Brothers were on the same show and had a similarly cheesy clip.
Clip number two is the band live on German TV. By this time, Paul Cotton had replaced Jim Messina on guitar. Messina formed Loggins & Messina with Kenny Loggins.
By the time Poco had any Top 10 hits, Furay was long gone, having left the band to form the 'supergroup' Souther, Hillman, Furay. Tim Schmit would once again replace randy Meisner, this time in The Eagles.
The original lineup reunited in 1989 and record an album which yielded the hit, "Call It Love", which is clip number three. Furay and Grantham contributed minimally, though Furay's "Where It All Began" was a sweet Poco history lesson and one of the highlights of the reunion album.
Poco still plays the occasional live show with Cotton and Young. Furay occasionally appears, but is now a minister.
Meisner fell out with Messina and Furay before the first album was released, and though his bass parts and harmonies remained, he was not listed as a member when "Pickin' Up the Pieces" was released.
By the time Poco's second album was released, Timothy B. Schmit had joined in place of Meisner. Meisner, of course, became a founding member of The Eagles.
Clip number one is a clip from a John Byner TV show. the band mimes to Messina's "You Better Think Twice", while on a boat. As a funny note, The Flying Burritos Brothers were on the same show and had a similarly cheesy clip.
Clip number two is the band live on German TV. By this time, Paul Cotton had replaced Jim Messina on guitar. Messina formed Loggins & Messina with Kenny Loggins.
By the time Poco had any Top 10 hits, Furay was long gone, having left the band to form the 'supergroup' Souther, Hillman, Furay. Tim Schmit would once again replace randy Meisner, this time in The Eagles.
The original lineup reunited in 1989 and record an album which yielded the hit, "Call It Love", which is clip number three. Furay and Grantham contributed minimally, though Furay's "Where It All Began" was a sweet Poco history lesson and one of the highlights of the reunion album.
Poco still plays the occasional live show with Cotton and Young. Furay occasionally appears, but is now a minister.
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