Poco Poco are an American country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. During recording of the last Buffalo Springfield album, each of the three lead singers (Stephen Stills, Neil Young and Richie Furay) recorded songs without the other members present. One of Furay's solo songs was the country-influenced ballad "Kind Woman", which he recorded with the help of producer / engineer / bassist Jim Messina and pedal steel guitarist Rusty Young. When Buffalo Springfield then split up, Furay, Messina and Young decided to start their own group oriented toward such songs. You Better Think Twice Their title of their first album, "Pickin up the Pieces" refers to the break up of the Springfield and is the only debut album to ever receive a perfect review rating from Rolling Stone Magazine. A favorite of AOR FM staions in the early 70's, Poco was considered to be a highly innovative and pioneering band. Although the band charted a handful of Top 20 hits, overall their Top 40 success was somewhat uneven. Throughout the years Poco has performed in various groupings, with the latest version still active today. With 24 original albums and 26 "Best of" and anthology collections, the band boasts a catalog of 50 releases. Just For Me And You The original lineup was Furay (vocals, rhythm guitar), Messina (lead guitar, vocals, producer), Young (pedal steel guitar, banjo, dobro, guitar, mandolin and vocals), George Grantham (drums and vocals) and Randy Meisner (bass and vocals). The group were signed to Epic Records, which acquired the rights to Furay and Messina from Atlantic Records (the Springfield's label) in return for the rights to David Crosby from the Byrds and Graham Nash from the Hollies (who were moving to Atlantic as part of Crosby, Stills & Nash). Originally, the new group was named "Pogo" after the famous comic strip character, but it had to change its name when Pogo creator Walt Kelly objected to their use of the name. "Poco" is a Spanish term meaning "little or diminish." Good Feelin' To Know Their first album, Pickin' Up the Pieces (1969) is considered by many to be the best and most important album of a new musical genre that united country with rock music. However, the album was not a commercial success, falling short of the top 50 on the Billboard album charts. Rose Of Cimarron Prior to its release, Meisner left the group as a result of a conflict with Furay (reportedly, Meisner had objected after Furay barred all but himself and Messina from the first album's final mix playback sessions). After a stint playing with Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band, he later became a founding member of The Eagles. Messina assumed the bass chores until Timothy B. Schmit came in to replace Meisner in September 1969. In early 1978, Schmit joined the Eagles after the Hotel California tour, once again replacing Randy Meisner on bass / vocals after Meisner left the band.