Poco

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1995

First Recording: 1969

Previously Considered? Yes  what's this?

Poco
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Pickin' Up The Pieces (1969)
Legacy (1989)

Poco @ Wikipedia

Will Poco be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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Poco

01. Jim Messina (1968-1991: guitar, bass, vocals; Buffalo Springfield, Loggins & Messina)
02. Richie Furay (1968-Present: guitar; Buffalo Springfield)
03. Rusty Young (1968-Present: guitar; The Ides of March)
04. George Grantham (1968-2004: drums, vocals)
05. Randy Meisner (1968-1969; 1988-1991: bass, vocals; The Eagles)
06. Timothy B. Schmit (1969-1977: bass, harmonica, vocals; The Eagles)
07. Paul Cotton (1970-2010: vocals, guitar; Illinois Speed Press)
08. Jack Sundrud (1985-Present: vocals, bass, guitar; The Great Plains)
09. Steve Chapman (1978-1987: drums)

Posted by Roy on Monday, 05/27/2013 @ 10:28am


If Niirvana can get in with just 3 studio CDs and being the initiators of Grunge, then why not Poco as the initiators of Country-Rock? I know that Nirvana was one of the top bands from 1992 to 1994, but with Rusty revolutionizing the PSG, the Eagles elaborating on their sound, and much of country music basing their sound on Poco, is it really that much of a stretch to recognize their influence in the RRHOF? Also, a lot of their non-recognition could be traced to some higher-ups in the music business actively working against their success, e.g., one past record company releasing a live album at the same time a studio album is released with a new record company. There are other examples of some at the top of the music business at the time not wanting them to succeed.

Posted by Mike R on Sunday, 06/1/2014 @ 16:15pm


Poco didn't initiate country rock. The only ones who say that are Poco guys like Furay and Young who sadly today are still seeking glory or recognition which never came. It didn't come because they weren't good enough and Furay's ego. He's the reason people quit to find success elsewhere. Furay was so intent on proving he was as good as former bandmates Young and Stills etc it ate him up. He still sounds jealous and bitter over 40 years later, it's sad.So does Young. They are extremely pathetic when they refuse to give props to Gram Parsons. It's typical . They are the only ones who do not recognize his work as country rock. They do the same thing when discussing the Burritos. Same with the Byrd's and others. It's childish nonsense at this point over 40 years later .Maybe it's time to grow up and face the facts.Young talks like evryone in Nashville owes something to him and Poco, a band no one today in Nashville cites as an influence.To say much of country music bases their sound on Poco is pure lunacy worthy of a furay or Young comment ! Young played the steel trough leslie speakers making it sound like an organ. That was his revolution of the steel ! Did anyone take up on that appraoch ? No, because fans and steelers prefer their steel to sound like a steel.Even Young dropped that approach. So much for the revolution. Do some research on the stell please. See who really revolutionized it. You won't see Young's name in any article.

Don't blame record companies, read previous comments re: their many opportunities that most bands would kill for. Sometimes you just aren't good enough.

It's great to be loyal but keep some perspective about iy

Posted by Greg on Wednesday, 06/4/2014 @ 12:07pm


An interesting discussion. Both sides well stated. Of course they didn't 'invent' countrr rock-- no one did. Their music didn't break big until after Schmit, Furay and Messina left, and then that which broke wasn't representative of their best work. Meisner barely left a footprint in this band.They did squander opportunities (who moves to Colorado to make in the music business?). But if it's up to me they're in, for the excellence of their work from '68 to '79 and its obvious influence and resonance to this day.

Posted by Born Band Creature on Friday, 01/2/2015 @ 11:54am


Beyond LUDICROUS that POCO & RUSTY have been ignored. We have to start a petition.
Who is voting? Must be Nuts

Posted by Sidelle Brown on Thursday, 07/19/2018 @ 00:20am


Poco had longevity, but a myriad of members.
Actually a strong group with material, that in my opinion, exceeds the extremely more popular Eagles.
Deserve a nom.
Not likely for induction.
Unfortunately

Posted by Mark on Thursday, 07/19/2018 @ 19:07pm


Sorry no way. Very mediocre material for most of their 40 plus years. What they are doing for the last several decades is brutal, new music dreadful. Greg and Kenny's comments above nailed it on the head. They summed it up accurately and without the absurd bias many of these remarks contain. It can't be stated any better than they did. It's a big no for these guys especially when you consider all the country rock and southern rock bands that are not in and far more deserving than Poco.

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Posted by Amber Hill on Saturday, 07/25/2020 @ 07:07am


The RRHOF is a bad joke. Two thirds of the artists in the hall have no business being there. Some are great artists but their musical genre never was, and never will be considered anything close to Rock n Roll. When you look at many of the acts in the hall and many of those so far excluded, you have to wonder what the hell kind of brain damage does the selecting committee have? Bands as diverse as Mott the Hoople and Poco ( maybe deserving maybe not) are easily better choices than 25% of the crappy acts in the HOF, let alone the truly great performers that have been ignored like Warren Zevon, Todd Rundgren, (and add your own choices here) .

Somebody needs to start "The Real Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". Cleveland deserves better and so do we.

Posted by Robert Sweeney on Tuesday, 10/13/2020 @ 21:44pm


RIP Rusty Young

Posted by Roy on Friday, 04/23/2021 @ 18:08pm


Corey Bearak's post says it all. Read his well researched reason for Poco being inducted into the R&R Hall pf Fame. I was always a big fan. They influenced so much of the folk rock genre. The Eagles would not be the band they became without Poco. The extreme quality of their music makes them a so in.

Posted by Carl Hardy on Saturday, 01/8/2022 @ 08:27am


No, Poco did not invent country rock, actually nobody can pinpoint an exact moment when it all started. Perhaps the closest is Dylan's Nashville Skyline or the Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo. However, Poco's first album is a pivotal one and certainly they influenced and helped to shape the southern rock genre.
Rose of Cimarron is one of the greatest country rock songs ever, sublime and unique. Do they deserve to be inducted? That's a tough question, since Poco is today relatively unknown. They lack enough relevant material and certainly there are other country rock acts which probably deserved to be there first

Posted by Rolando Aponte on Tuesday, 02/15/2022 @ 15:59pm


I'm amazed that POCO has not been inducted. I had just thought they were…what an oversite. If you want to be taken seriously then do your homework.

Posted by richard hamling on Saturday, 04/16/2022 @ 18:27pm


POCO,,, have sold millions of records over the years and their style and sound have influenced many other musicians. They have always promoted excellence in vocal harmony and blazed the trail of Rock , Folk and Country. It's disappointing they have been overlooked all these years. It has been said that whenever the Eagles' needed a bass player they got him from Poco.

Posted by Ed Walmsley on Saturday, 09/17/2022 @ 15:43pm


Rest in peace, Randy Meisner

Posted by J.W. on Thursday, 07/27/2023 @ 21:30pm


RIP Meisnee :(

Posted by Will m on Friday, 07/28/2023 @ 00:14am


The Hall of Fame is a joke. Poco's harmonies and songwriting alone put them a category by themselves
They have been a major influence on many artists
Rusty Young is probably the finest slide guitarist in history. They were never given the notice they deserved. The Eagles owe a lot to this band.

Posted by Timothy Schwalier on Tuesday, 08/8/2023 @ 12:08pm


Poco in my estimation was just as good a representation of County Folk Rock as the Eagles. There harmony and strong song writing makes them worthy of induction. Richie Furay was Poco along with Rusty Young and Paul Cotton. A message recently by one reviewers risked Furay. This person is an idiot. Furay is an excellent musician and vital part of them Poco legend.

Posted by Carl Hardy on Tuesday, 03/5/2024 @ 08:23am


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