Rusty Young (musician)

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Young performing in 2007

Rusty Young (born Norman Russell Young on February 23, 1946, in Long Beach, California) is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter best known as one of the frontmen in the seminal country rock and Americana band Poco.

A virtuoso on pedal steel guitar, he is celebrated for the ability to get a Hammond B3 organ sound out of the instrument by playing it through a Leslie speaker cabinet and as an innovator of producing other rock sounds from the instrument.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Rusty was raised in Colorado. He began playing lap steel guitar at age 6, and taught guitar and steel guitar lessons during his high school years. During that time, he also played country music in late night bars. Rusty played in a well known Denver psychedelic rock band "Boenzee Cryque".^[3]

Poco

In the late 1960s, a former guitar student became the road manager for The Buffalo Springfield (Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Jim Messina, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin, and Bruce Palmer). The band was looking for a steel guitarist for the Furay ballad "Kind Woman" and Young was hired. Befriending Furay and Messina while playing and recording with their group, he became a founding member of Poco in 1968 upon Buffalo Springfield's demise. Bass player Randy Meisner and drummer George Grantham rounded out the original Poco lineup.^[3]

Regarded as one of the seminal acts of its day, Poco joined Gram Parsons, The Byrds, and The Flying Burrito Brothers in pioneering the country rock sound. The band's membership fluctuated over the years. After founding guitarist Richie Furay left the group, Young took on more song writing responsibility, along with Paul Cotton and Timothy B. Schmit.

Poco members have been prolific songwriters, releasing more than 25 original albums. Poco, and Young in particular are considered forerunners of the American music genre. Young and Paul Cotton (guitar, vocals) were the core of the band from 1971 to 2009. The group continues to play and tour as of 2013, and released a studio album in 2013. ^[4]

References

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/poco-r75605/review
↑ Gressel, Janine. "Poco Plays Pretty Music at Eagles, July 3, 1969". Seattle Times.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Chadbourne, Eugene. Rusty Young biography at AllMusic. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
↑ "In The Eagles’ shadow". www.star-ecentral.com. Retrieved 2008-05-18.

External links

Interview with Rusty Young on Yuzu Melodies

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Rusty Young Jack Sundrud George Lawrence Michael Webb George Grantham Richie Furay Jim Messina Randy Meisner Timothy B. Schmit Paul Cotton Al Garth Steve Chapman Charlie Harrison Kim Bullard Rick Seratte Jeff Steele Dave Vanecore Gary Mallaber Richard Neville Tim Smith

Albums	Pickin' Up the Pieces Poco Deliverin' From the Inside A Good Feelin' To Know Crazy Eyes Seven Cantamos Head Over Heels Live Rose of Cimarron Indian Summer Legend No Nukes Under the Gun Blue and Gray Cowboys & Englishmen Ghost Town Inamorata Legacy Running Horse The Last Roundup Keeping the Legend Alive Bareback at Big Sky The Wildwood Sessions Live at Columbia Studios, Hollywood 9/30/71 All Fired Up

Compilations	The Very Best of Poco Ride the Country Poco: The Songs of Paul Cotton Poco: The Songs of Richie Furay The Best Of Backtracks Crazy Loving: The Best of Poco 1975–1982 Retrospective The Forgotten Trail (1969–74) On the Country Side The Essential Collection (1975–1982) The Ultimate Collection The Very Best of Poco 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Poco Take Two The Very Best of Poco Alive in the Heart of the Night Keep on Tryin' Poco Live The Essential Poco Gold Best of Poco Live Standing Room Only Setlist: The Very Best of Poco Live

Notable Songs	"Pickin' Up the Pieces" "You Better Think Twice" "Kind Woman" "C'mon" "Bad Weather" "A Good Feelin' to Know" "Keep on Tryin'" "Rose of Cimarron" "Indian Summer" "Crazy Love" "Heart of the Night" "Call It Love"

Related Articles	Buffalo Springfield Eagles Great Plains Loggins and Messina Souther-Hillman-Furay Band Country Rock List of Poco Line-ups Discography

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Name	Young, Rusty
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Date of birth	February 23, 1946
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