POCO
After rising in 1968 from the ashes of the Buffalo Springfield, Poco began infusing the L.A. folk/rock sound with their deep-rooted lyricism and the instrumentation of country music, a revelation and inspiration for the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and other future headliners. Poco’s albums chronicled their explorations, with two members always onboard to pilot each lineup: Young, who was there from the beginning, and singer/songwriter/guitarist Cotton, who arrived in the early seventies after Jim Messina left to produce Kenny Loggins.
…Crazy Eyes, their most accomplished studio album to date. Released late in 1973, it became their most successful LP up to that time, reaching number 38 and staying on the charts for almost six months.
…Legend, released late in 1978, became the best-selling LP in their history, earning a gold record in the course of rising to number 14. The accompanying single, the ethereal "Crazy Love," became their biggest hit ever, reaching number 17 on the pop charts (and number one as an adult contemporary hit); and it was nearly matched by Cotton's "Heart of the Night," one of the most beautiful songs in the group's history, which got to number 20 during the summer of 1979.
Poco in 2007 consisted of Rusty Young (playing an impressive array of stringed instruments, including mandolin) and Paul Cotton, with longtime bassist/singer Jack Sundrud, and drummer George Lawrence, who stepped into the breach when Grantham fell ill in 2004. Their set was weighted toward their middle years, in the 1970s, though Young and Cotton did a few of their own numbers from the early Epic Records era, and rescued a few worthy favorite numbers from obscurity in their set. They and Sundrud harmonized beautifully, and one year short of the group's 40th anniversary, they could still sell out two shows in a single night in a major suburban northeastern market. - Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
A $3.00/per person BYOB fee will be collected at the door and WILL ONLY affect our guests who chose to bring in their own Beer or Wine to Tupelo. We will simply ask you how many people in your party will be drinking and charge you accordingly. |
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