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Topic: Rusty Young and Poco |
John D. Carter
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Canton, Ohio, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2006 7:50 pm |
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| I saw Poco live last night in Akron, OH. Rusty Young on his Carter Pedal was awesome. He displayed an impressive command of the instrument. I was only a few feet from the stage and got to briefly compliment him on his playing after the show. I have since read that he also does lap steel but not last night. Does anyone know of his non-pedal work? |
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Loni Specter
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West Hills, CA, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2006 1:08 am
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| I saw him play a Rickenbacher Silver Hawaiian about a year ago at the Canyon Club in Agoura, CA. Played it very overdriven. He is very talented. As a mater of fact I happened to be listening to Buffalo Sprinfield driving around today. "Kind Woman" is one of my all time favorites. |
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James Quackenbush
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Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2006 11:52 am
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I didn't even know that Poco was back together again !!....Hmmmmm
It was many years ago at the Philmore East on the lower east side !!....
Young and dumb, and lovin every minute of it !!....
I still have an old Poco cassette that was housed in a cardboard holder !....  |
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Peter Jacobs
From:
Northern Virginia
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Posted 5 Mar 2006 1:34 pm
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1976, Madison Square Garden -- the Outlaws, Poco and the Doobe Brothers. Zowie. Rusty played pedal steel - no Melobar or lap. He always amazed me -- his break on Sagebrush Seranade blows me away every time I hear it.
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Dave Sky
From:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2006 3:28 pm
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I saw Poco in 1969 in CA. They opened for the WHO!
I didn't even know what a steel guitar was then.
Dave |
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Jim Ives
From:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2006 10:18 am
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Loni,
I saw Poco then at the Cyn Club too. Lap steel sounded fine, but they didn't play "Kind Woman" which was a disappointment to me. The sound system was too loud, to the point of distorting.
Jim |
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John D. Carter
From:
Canton, Ohio, USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2006 2:46 pm
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| I did not know a whole lot about Poco until just recently. My wife knows the drummer's wife and this peaked my interest. I was excited about discovering the inclusion of the steel guitar. I am not even sure they played "Kind Woman" last Friday, but I will check out the number. Is "Kind Woman" done with lap or pedal? I too, thought the volume was a bit too elevated, but rock style bands do this, I understand, to keep the excitement and adrenalin flowing. |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 7 Mar 2006 12:09 am
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"Kind Woman" first appeared on the final Buffalo Springfield album, "Last Time Around" which I believe came out in 1968. Richie Furay sang the lead vocal, and Rusty Young played pedal steel.
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Mark
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John D. Carter
From:
Canton, Ohio, USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2006 4:54 am
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| Thanks for the info guys. This forum is indeed a wealth of information on anything having to do with the steel guitar! |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 7 Mar 2006 1:25 pm
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| "You'd better think twice", one of my favorite tunes... Played it a bunch during my DJ years. |
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Geoff Brown
From:
Nashvegas
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Posted 15 Mar 2006 2:29 am
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Anyone know the current lineup? Their website lists tour dates, but all other info I saw was old.
I've read nothing about George Grantham since his stroke in '04. I hope he's still among us. One of the tightest drummers I've ever heard. |
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 15 Mar 2006 10:07 am
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The new drummer is George Lawrence.
The bassist is Jack Sundrud.
Then of course there is Paul Cotton and Rusty Young.
Richie Furay showed up awhile back at a gig at the Belcourt Theater in Nashville.
There is a good article on Poco in the magazine "Hittin' the Note" issue 47, which has Susan Tedeschi on the cover.
I think this one is from Dec/Jan.
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[This message was edited by Mark Eaton on 15 March 2006 at 10:08 AM.] |
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Michael Miller
From:
Virginia
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Posted 15 Mar 2006 11:41 am
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| I bought their last cd/dvd last year. Seems to me Rusty Young IS Poco now. Everybody else seemed to have a minor role. He even sang lead and played a bunch of lead guitar. It was good but not the Poco I saw in 1972. |
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