Poco singer/steel guitarist Rusty Young, who wrote and sang "Crazy Love," dead at 75
George Grantham and bassist Pickin’ Up the Pieces. Meisner was soon replaced by Timothy B. Schmit. In the early years of Poco, Rusty mainly contributed as an instrumentalist and occasional songwriter. The band underwent various lineup changes during the 1970s, with Messina and Furay exiting, respectively, in 1970 and ’73. After Schmit left the band in 1977 — to replace Meisner in the Eagles — Young took on a bigger role in Poco, writing and singing more songs. In 1978, the band scored its first top-20 hit with “Crazy Love,” a song written and sung by Rusty that peaked at #17 on...
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