Poco

Poco is a country rock band 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.

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

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Best Offs?

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2005 The Essential Poco

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• 2002 From the Inside/A Good Feelin' to Know
• 2004 Pickin' Up the Pieces/Poco
• 2004 The Last Roundup
• 2004 Keeping the Legend Alive
• 1998 The Ultimate Collection
• 1999 The Very Best of Poco
• 2000 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Poco
• 1995 Ghost Town / Inamorata