Steel guitarist Rusty Young is the band leader of Poco, an iconic country rock group that was formed in 1968. His stage presence, dynamic personality and obvious chops inspired many budding steel players of his generation. All of Poco's other original members have moved on, but Rusty Young continues to excite audiences to this day.
Steel guitarist John David Call was more understated in Pure Prairie League, another country rock band from that era. Similarly, his playing inspired many players, but he dropped from sight when he left the band in 1977. In June of last year, PPL fans were delighted to learn that John David Call has rejoined the band. Pure Prairie League maintains a sparse touring schedule of 2 or 3 gigs per month.
The news for pedal steel fans is that Poco is playing in Tucson, AZ, on Thursday, and both bands are playing in Riverside, CA, on Friday. Firefall is also playing both dates. Here are the details:
Thursday, June 2
Poco and Firefall (trio)
Fox Tucson Theater
17 West Congress Street
Tucson, Arizona
Friday, June 3
"Country Rock Legends"
Pure Prairie League, Poco and Firefall (full band)
Fox Performing Arts Center
3801 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, California
Lastly, just for kicks, I leave you with a link to a YouTube video (not steel guitar) of Rusty Young perfoming his new song, "Neil Young Is Not My Brother". Click here. He could have fooled me!
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