Corroded Young, who helped to establish the band Poco, has died, They can confirm. He was 75.
Youthful died of a heart attack at his home in Davisville, Miss., on Wednesday, a rep told Variety.
Per the outlet, Poco, Poco was formed in 1968 by Young, Richie Furay, Jim Messina, George Grantham and Randy Meisner, who was before long supplanted by Timothy B. Schmit. Over its 50 or more year history, Young was the original band member to remain with Poco.
Poco’s present band members paid tribute to the late artist on Thursday.
Bassist and vocalist Jack Sundrud called Young “an innovator and a rock star.” “He remained the one constant in Poco for 53 years. It was an honor to perform alongside him for more than 25 of those years,” Sundrud said in a proclamation acquired by Fox News.
Sundrud added: “He was a gentle and kind man, and a great friend. I will miss him dearly.”
Rick Lonow called Young “a truly gifted musician” who was “a pioneer in “melding… ‘country instruments’ with rock music.”
The drummer, who likewise played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, added, “I love you Rusty; it was an honor to have played music with you.”
Guitarist and vocalist Tom Hampton said, “It might sound cliché to say he changed my life, but he did – in a profound way. I just can’t believe he’s gone.”
Brought into the world on Feb. 23, 1946, in Long Beach, Calif., Norman Russell “Rusty” Young is attributed as one of the first musicians to integrate a pedal steel guitar, which was vigorously connected with down home music at that point, into rock and move, as indicated by Rolling Stone.
Following the takeoff of a several original bandmembers during the ’70s, Young turned into a frontman for the gathering. He additionally composed Poco’s biggest song, “Crazy Love,” in 1978.
In a 2014 meeting with Goldmine, Young said: “I think things went the way they were supposed to go. We did have a big hit in 1978, and if it hadn’t been for Richie (Furay) leaving the band, and Timmy (Schmit) leaving the band, and Jimmy (Jim Messina) leaving the band, I never would have been a songwriter or a singer, so those things had to happen for my life to be the life it is. So I’m really pleased.”
Poco was putting on shows as of late as March 2020 until the COVID-19 pandemic stopped everything. In 2017, Young delivered his first-historically speaking independent collection named, “Waitin’ for the Sun.”
Youthful is survived by his wife Mary, their girl Sara and child Will, and Mary’s three kids Joe, Marci and Hallie. He likewise has five grandchildren.