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Poco is a band that was started by Richie Furay (vocals and rhythm guitar) and Jim Messina (lead guitar and vocals) following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. Other initial members were Rusty Young (pedal steel and dobro), George Grantham (drums and vocals) and Randy Meisner (bass and vocals). The first album Pickin' Up the Pieces was significantly delayed, so Meisner joined Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band and then became a founding member of The Eagles in 1971. Timothy B. Schmit subsequently replaced Meisner in the band. Poco (1971) and Deliverin' (1972) followed. Messina then left the band, being replaced by Paul Cotton. Messina experienced considerable subsequent success with Kenny Loggins as Loggins & Messina. After two more Poco albums: A Good Feelin' to Know and Crazy Eyes, Furay also left the band, forming the Souther Hillman Furay Band.

For Poco, the albums Seven, Cantamos, Head over Heels, Rose of Cimarron and Indian Summer followed. In 1977, both Schmit and Grantham left; being replaced by Steve Chapman and Charlie Harrison. Schmit joined the Eagles replacing Meisner on bass, generating the curiosity that all Eagles' bassists had first played with Poco. The new quartet recorded Legend which featured 'Crazy Love' and 'Heart of the Night'. Kim Bullard then joined the band, and four more albums: Under the Gun, Blue and Gray, Cowboys and Englishmen and Ghost Town were released.

Furay, Schmit and Grantham have, since their departures, each appeared at various times with the band, which has, as a unit, broken up and re-formed a number of times. Inamorata was released in 1984 and Legacy in 1989 (produced by Richard Marx).

Discography

  • 1969 Pickin' Up The Pieces - Epic records
  • 1970 Poco
  • 1971 Deliverin'
  • 1972 From The Inside
  • 1973 A Good Feelin' To Know
  • 1973 Crazy Eyes
  • 1974 Seven
  • 1974 Cantamos
  • 1975 Head Over Heels - now with ABC records
  • 1976 Live
  • 1976 Rose Of Cimarron
  • 1977 Indian Summer
  • 1978 Legend
  • 1980 Under The Gun
  • 1981 Blue And Gray
  • 1982 Cowboys & Englishmen
  • 1982 Ghost Town
  • 1984 Inamorata - with Furay and Schmit guesting
  • 1989 Legacy - with original 1968 lineup
  • 1996 On the Country Side
  • 2001 Take Two
  • 2002 The Very Best of Poco
  • 2002 Running Horse
  • 2004 Keeping the Legend Alive
  • 2005 Bareback at Big Sky

The Last Roundup 2004

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