Poco, founded in 1968 by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Richie Furay (inducted 1997 with
Buffalo Springfield ), was one of the earliest in the "country rock" genre commercially popularized by
The Eagles through a long string of early-to mid-'70s hits like "
." Poco's 1969 debut, "
Pickin' Up the Pieces ," received some critical acclaim but generated very litttle enthusiasm commercially.
Bud Scoppa wrote in Rolling Stone of Poco's unique talent of not only being able to take a sad song and make it better like a (Rock and Roll Hall of Famer)
Rod Stewart , but they actually write sad songs and perform them as they were about something better than sorrow.
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Veteran DJ Dave Herman, among the notable DJ's highlighted in the Rock and Roll Hall, told his WNEW-FM listeners after playing Poco's 1971 classic, ",": "You have to go far and wide through many a stack of albums to find a better song."
The band's biggest legacy may very well be what various disenchanted band members accomplished after departing Poco, not while actually still in the band.
Current Eagles bassist/vocalist Timothy B. Schmit replaced original Poco member Randy Meisner after Poco's debut album. Meisner was unhappy with Furay and Messina, feeling they gave him zero respect in the production of songs.Meisner went on to join Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon band and later The Eagles. Schmit later joined the Eagles in 1978.[Jimmy Messina, later of (Kenny) Loggins and Messina fame, who formed the band with Furay, departed in 1970, feeling Furay exhibited too much control.
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