IN MEMORIAM

Rusty Young

oco’s Rusty Young passed away on April 14 at the age of 75. In 1968, he co-founded the group with Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Randy Meisner and George Grantham. Prior to Poco, Young’s steel guitar was heard on Buffalo Springfield’s “Kind Woman,” written by Furay, who said, “My heart is saddened. Rusty was a dear and longtime friend who helped me pioneer and create a new Southern California musical sound called country rock. He was an innovator on the steel guitar and carried the name Poco on for more than 50 years. Our friendship was real, and he will be deeply missed. My prayers are with his