Poco plans return to Newton Theatre

NEWTON — Country Rock pioneers Poco will return to The Newton Theatre on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at 8 p.m.

Poco found platinum success early in its career. It can easily be argued that Poco first created the combination of vocal harmonies, country licks and rock and roll rhythms that became known as country rock. Four decades later, Rusty Young, who wrote and sang massive hits Crazy Love and Heart of the Night still leads this incredible band.

Poco began when Richie Furay, Jim Messina and Rusty Young met during the Buffalo Springfield’s Last Time Around sessions in 1968. Rusty was called to play steel guitar on Richie Furay’s song, "Kind Woman" and after the session was over the three talked about starting a band. The addition of Randy Meisner and George Grantham completed the lineup and launched the band that would inspire a generation of musicians and would include as some of the genre’s most distinguished players.

With the release of their first album, "Pickin Up The Pieces", the only debut album to ever receive a perfect rating from Rolling Stone, Poco was off and running. with 24 original albums and 26 Best Of and anthology collections, Poco is one of the most prolific bands in rock history. In the last decade, the band has stayed true to form, releasing "Running Horse" in 2002, the all acoustic collection "The Wildwood Sessions" in 2003, "Bareback at Big Sky" in 2005 and "Keeping The Legend Alive", the critically acclaimed 40th Anniversary Live DVD. Loved by fans and critics alike, they are among the best of their career.

Still playing to crowds of Poconuts, still winning over new fans, still reaching for new challenges, the band continues to maintain a busy tour schedule, beings on stage at venues across the country. Longtime Poco bassist Jack Sundered, renown Muscle Shoals Section drummer George Lawrence, and the newest addition keyboard wizard Michael Webb, join Rusty Young, in building on the musical tradition that has been a hallmark of Poco for over 4 decades.

Tickets for Poco range from $29-$54 and are available at www.thenewtontheatre.com or the box office at 973-383-3700.