![]() ![]() ![]() 23, 1946 in Long Beach, Norman Russell “Rusty” Young grew up in Denver and played lap steel in local country and psychedelic rock bands in his teens. ![]() To fans and fellow musicians alike, he was a once-in-a-lifetime musician, songwriter, performer and friend.”īorn on Feb. Said Rick Alter, Young’s (and Poco’s) manager more than two decades, “Rusty was the most unpretentious, caring and idyllic artist I have ever worked with, a natural life force that he consistently poured into his music. It’s a classic, and it still pays the mortgage.” In a 2008 interview, Young said, “The only reason we’re talking now is ‘Crazy Love’. It was Young who wrote Poco’s biggest hit, “Crazy Love,” which was named the No. After both Furay and Messina left the group, Young shared frontman status with Paul Cotton for some of Poco’s most successful years in the ’70s and early ’80s. Poco was formed in 1968 out of the wreckage of Buffalo Springfield, as Richie Furay and Jim Messina hooked up with Young, who had been brought in to play steel guitar on one of that band’s final recordings, “Kind Woman,” to form a new group that would carry on in the tradition of the Springfield’s gentlest, rootsiest material. ![]()
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