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R.I.P. Rusty Young of Poco 1946-2021 Poco’s Rusty Young has died from a heart attack at age 75. Normal Russell ‘Rusty’ Young formed Poco in 1968. He had previously been the road manager for Buffalo Springfield. Buffalo Springfield gave Rusty his first record credit with they needed a steel guitarist for their song ‘Kind Woman’ on the final album ‘Last Time Around’. After Buffalo Springfield broke up Young and Randy Meisner (later of Eagles), Jim Messina and Richie Furay formed Poco with drummer George Grantham. Meisner quit a year later and was replaced with Timothy B. Schmit, w...

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...

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 the Bill...

Apr 16, 2021 Rusty Young was one of the founding members of Poco and the only musician to stay with the band for over 50 years. His song , "Crazy Love" was the band's biggest hit. He has said that he wrote it in 30 minutes while working on his house. He was a virtuoso on pedal steel guitar. Young was 75 years old. Poco is in The Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Read about what Richie Furay says about his former band mate and friend here. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rusty-young-poco-dead-obit-1156578/  

Getty Rusty Young, a founding member of the country rock band Poco who wrote its hit song “Crazy Love,” has died at 75. Young’s management confirmed Thursday that Young, born Norman Russell Young, died of a heart attack Wednesday at his home in Davisville, Missouri. “I just received word that my friend Rusty Young has passed away and crossed that line into eternity,” founding member Richie Furay told Variety. “My heart is saddened. He was a dear and longtime friend who help me pioneer and create a new Southern California musical sound called ‘country rock.’ He was an innovator...